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Government seeks monopoly over nuclear power

Government seeks monopoly over nuclear power

The government wants to retain its monopoly over nuclear power, proposed amendments to the Electricity Law show.
Vietnam launches 500kV circuit-3 power transmission line

Vietnam launches 500kV circuit-3 power transmission line

Vietnam will not experience power shortage, PM tells global investors

Vietnam will not experience power shortage, PM tells global investors

Company fined $25,000 for building wind farms on protection forest land

Company fined $25,000 for building wind farms on protection forest land

The main investor of two wind farms in Quang Tri Province has been fined for installing wind turbines on protection forest land without approval.
December 23, 2023 | 10:00 pm PT
Vietnam's power prices increase by 4.5%

Vietnam's power prices increase by 4.5%

Vietnam's power prices increased by 4.5% to over VND2,000 (8.2 U.S. cents) per kWh starting Thursday, the second time they went up this year.
November 9, 2023 | 02:04 am PT
Energy director arrested for appropriating documents of state-owned power firm

Energy director arrested for appropriating documents of state-owned power firm

Ngo Thi To Nhien, director of the Vietnam Initiative for Energy Transition Social Enterprise, has been arrested for allegedly appropriating internal documents regarding state-owned Electricity of Vietnam.
October 1, 2023 | 01:17 am PT
Power supply guaranteed for northern demand

Power supply guaranteed for northern demand

Rising water levels at hydropower plants have ensured supply for average electricity demand in northern Vietnam, and load shedding is no longer necessary.
June 23, 2023 | 01:44 am PT
Northern Vietnam's unrelenting power outages explained

Northern Vietnam's unrelenting power outages explained

Hanoi and other northern localities have been suffering from intermittent blackouts this month, most of them unannounced.
June 9, 2023 | 10:26 pm PT
Hanoi cuts public lighting to save power in heat waves

Hanoi cuts public lighting to save power in heat waves

Vietnam slashes public lighting in a bid to avoid straining the power grids amid anticipated heat waves. Offices and households are also encouraged to cut back on electricity use.
May 31, 2023 | 04:00 am PT
Vietnam hydropower plant expanding to meet Southeast Asia's largest

Vietnam hydropower plant expanding to meet Southeast Asia's largest

Northern Vietnam’s Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant is adding generators to raise its capacity on par with another Vietnamese plant that is largest in Southeast Asia.
May 29, 2023 | 07:15 pm PT
Vietnam province buys electricity from China

Vietnam province buys electricity from China

A part of Quang Ninh Province that borders China will use electricity entirely provided by a Chinese company in Guangxi Province this summer.
May 22, 2023 | 11:09 pm PT
Central Highlands province wants to pull the plug on 4 hydropower plants

Central Highlands province wants to pull the plug on 4 hydropower plants

The Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has called on the government to scrap plans for four hydropower plants saying they would have an adverse impact on forests.
December 18, 2022 | 06:50 pm PT
Vietnam Electricity reports losses of $635 mln

Vietnam Electricity reports losses of $635 mln

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) posted losses of VND15.758 trillion ($635.4 million) between January and October, with higher fuel prices a major contributing factor.
November 28, 2022 | 07:34 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
Remove 14,100 MW of coal plants from plan: ministry

Remove 14,100 MW of coal plants from plan: ministry

The Ministry of Industry and Trade wants coal-fired plants with a capacity of 14,120 megawatts scrapped from electricity production plans for Vietnam to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
July 28, 2022 | 02:45 am PT
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