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Southern Vietnam's largest hydropower dam to discharge water as flooding threatens HCMC, neighboring areas

Southern Vietnam's largest hydropower dam to discharge water as flooding threatens HCMC, neighboring areas

Tri An, the largest hydropower reservoir in southern Vietnam, will release water at 10 a.m. on Monday as rising Dong Nai River levels pose a flood risk to the region, including Ho Chi Minh City.
Hydropower production rises 24%

Hydropower production rises 24%

Hydropower output surges in the north as water levels rise

Hydropower output surges in the north as water levels rise

Searing heat returns to Vietnam for five days

Searing heat returns to Vietnam for five days

Strong heat returned to northern Vietnam Friday, with highs of 35-37 degrees Celsius expected to last around five days.
June 16, 2023 | 04:13 pm PT
Completing new power plant takes up to four years: analyst

Completing new power plant takes up to four years: analyst

It takes three to four years to complete a new power plant in Vietnam due to hurdles in land acquisition and government-private firm negotiation, an analyst has said.
June 15, 2023 | 06:03 pm PT
National electricity regulation director suspended amid probe on widespread blackouts

National electricity regulation director suspended amid probe on widespread blackouts

The director of the National Load Dispatch Center was suspended starting Wednesday pending an investigation regarding widespread power outages in northern Vietnam.
June 15, 2023 | 12:14 am PT
Northern hydropower dams remain dry

Northern hydropower dams remain dry

Many hydroelectric dams in the north continue to languish without water, and have been forced to either stop power generation or run well below capacity.
June 13, 2023 | 08:47 pm PT
Production back on track as power shortages ease

Production back on track as power shortages ease

After factory hours in Vietnam's northern region were cut to save power during the heatwave last week, producers are now allowed to resume normal operations as power shortages begin to ease.
June 13, 2023 | 06:34 pm PT
Vietnam lacks a million tons of coal for power production

Vietnam lacks a million tons of coal for power production

Thermal power plants in northern Vietnam are short of over one million tons of coal for power production for this and next month, which could intensify electricity shortage in the region.
June 13, 2023 | 05:00 pm PT
Anatomy of north’s desperate power shortage

Anatomy of north’s desperate power shortage

Le Dinh Hung, who works for a phone components manufacturer in Bac Ninh Province, was given a day off because of a power blackout.
June 13, 2023 | 03:43 pm PT
Rains leave hydropower sector awash in profits, thermal plants struggle

Rains leave hydropower sector awash in profits, thermal plants struggle

Hydropower plants are seeing a jump in profits thanks to the rise in rainfall, but thermal plants are doing poorly due to rising input costs.
August 3, 2022 | 10:30 pm PT
EVN fears power shortage as dams in rain-hit north discharge water early

EVN fears power shortage as dams in rain-hit north discharge water early

Early water release from major hydropower dams due to the continuing heavy rains could cause electricity shortages in the north, national utility Vietnam Electricity has warned.
June 18, 2022 | 12:23 am PT
Earthquakes trigger call for detailed research, dams suspect

Earthquakes trigger call for detailed research, dams suspect

Recent earthquakes in the Central Highlands are a cause for concern, says the Institute of Geophysics, calling for extensive studies and research to ascertain causes and draw up response plans.
May 11, 2022 | 07:31 pm PT
Hydropower dams bear blame for province's earthquake surge

Hydropower dams bear blame for province's earthquake surge

Kon Tum Province in the Central Highlands is seeing unusually active seismic events, with the number of earthquakes recorded over the past year five times that of the previous 120 years.
April 19, 2022 | 01:16 am PT
Hydropower profits up, thermal and gas plants flounder

Hydropower profits up, thermal and gas plants flounder

Many hydropower plants made bigger year-on-year profits in 2021, while that of coal and gas-fired power plants decreased or remained flat.
January 23, 2022 | 01:28 am PT
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