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EVN posts 49 pct profit rise

EVN posts 49 pct profit rise

National utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN)’s post-tax profit last year surged 49 percent from 2019 to VND14.48 trillion ($631.47 million).
French loan to partly fund central highlands hydropower plant

French loan to partly fund central highlands hydropower plant

Vietnam Electricity will borrow EUR74.7 million ($88.9 million) from the French Development Agency to build a hydropower plant in the Central Highlands.
June 30, 2021 | 10:28 am GMT+7
Laos to supply Vietnam power from Mitsubishi-built wind farm

Laos to supply Vietnam power from Mitsubishi-built wind farm

Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation will develop Southeast Asia’s largest wind farm in Laos to supply electricity to Vietnam, where demand is expected to grow continuously.
June 17, 2021 | 06:15 pm GMT+7
IFC funds two wind power projects in Vietnam

IFC funds two wind power projects in Vietnam

The International Finance Corporation is set to provide a financing package of $57 million for two wind power projects in central Vietnam.
May 27, 2021 | 10:20 am GMT+7
Central province seeks approval for $27-bln LNG project by US firm

Central province seeks approval for $27-bln LNG project by US firm

The central province of Khanh Hoa wants the government to add a new liquefied natural gas project worth $27 billion to the 2021-30 national energy master plan.
May 17, 2021 | 12:19 pm GMT+7
Energy projects suffer as developers struggle to get tax refunds

Energy projects suffer as developers struggle to get tax refunds

Energy project developers in Vietnam are struggling to get tax refunds for their billion dollar investments over legal tangles and confusion.
May 06, 2021 | 07:35 pm GMT+7
Vietnam to reduce thermal power production

Vietnam to reduce thermal power production

Vietnam targets reducing coal-fired power production by 6 percent this year to prioritize solar and wind energy even as it grapples with limited transmission capacity.
May 05, 2021 | 06:17 pm GMT+7
Samsung Vietnam proposes direct purchase of renewable energy

Samsung Vietnam proposes direct purchase of renewable energy

Electronics giant Samsung Vietnam has proposed that it joins a trial program to purchase power directly from renewable power plants instead of monopoly distributor Vietnam Electricity.
May 04, 2021 | 03:20 pm GMT+7
Government mulls allowing companies to buy renewable power directly from producers

Government mulls allowing companies to buy renewable power directly from producers

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is considering allowing companies to buy power directly from renewable power plants instead of monopoly state distributor Vietnam Electricity.
April 12, 2021 | 11:29 am GMT+7
Renewable power generation rises 181 pct

Renewable power generation rises 181 pct

Solar and wind power generation in the first quarter rose 181 percent year-on-year to 7.79 billion kilowatt-hours.
April 09, 2021 | 08:38 am GMT+7
Vietnam needs coal-fired plants for 15 years at least

Vietnam needs coal-fired plants for 15 years at least

Despite the associated environmental problems, Vietnam cannot do without coal-fired power plants for another 15 years at least, experts say.
March 19, 2021 | 10:14 am GMT+7
World Bank okays $86 mln for energy efficiency in Vietnam

World Bank okays $86 mln for energy efficiency in Vietnam

The World Bank will provide Vietnam with $86.3 million to support the development of a commercial financing market for investing in industrial energy efficiency.
March 09, 2021 | 08:35 am GMT+7
Electricity oversupply forces authorities to cut solar output

Electricity oversupply forces authorities to cut solar output

After years of facing the threat of power shortages, Vietnamese authorities are concerned about an electricity glut this year, and are cutting renewable energy production.
February 24, 2021 | 03:06 pm GMT+7
US energy giant to pull out of northern coal-fired power plant

US energy giant to pull out of northern coal-fired power plant

U.S. energy company AES will sell its entire stake in a coal-fired power plant in northern Vietnam to a consortium led by a U.S.-based investor.
January 07, 2021 | 06:22 am GMT+7
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