pm orders recent hikes in household electricity bill under scrutiny

PM orders recent hikes in household electricity bill under scrutiny

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Electricity of Vietnam to review recent hikes in household electricity bill, stressing that mistakes that affect people’s rights must be avoided and violations, if any, must be strictly handled.
pv power to invest and build nhon trach 3 and nhon trach 4 thermal power plants

PV Power to invest and build Nhon Trach 3 and Nhon Trach 4 thermal power plants

Vietnam's second-largest electricity producer PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) has officially confirmed its approval of investment for Nhon Trach 3 and Nhon Trach 4 thermal power plants, with a combined capacity of between 1,300 to 1,760MW.
ha tinh gives green light to 6965 million usd wind power plant

Ha Tinh gives green light to 696.5 million-USD wind power plant

The People's Committee of the central province of Ha Tinh has approved a wind power project with a total investment of over 16.2 trillion (696.5 million USD).
vietnam and germany launch technical co operation project on bioenergy

Vietnam and Germany launch technical co-operation project on bioenergy

The Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH jointly hosted the inaugural workshop of the Climate Protection through Sustainable Bioenergy Markets in Vietnam (BEM) project.
evn calls for investment in solar power plants on reservoirs

EVN calls for investment in solar power plants on reservoirs

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is seeking investors in new electricity projects, including solar power plants on reservoirs, in an effort to ensure the safe and stable operation of the country’s electricity market.
transferring solar projects to foreign investors normal moit

Transferring solar projects to foreign investors 'normal': MoIT

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has said that transferring all or part of a solar power project was normal according to market rules and the Investment Law.
bac lieu attracts lions share of fdi capital in first four months

Bac Lieu attracts lion’s share of FDI capital in first four months

The southern province of Bac Lieu topped the country in attracting foreign investment in the first four months of 2020 with a single project worth 4 billion USD producing electricity from LNG, the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) has reported.
hcm city steps up rooftop solar power development

HCM City steps up rooftop solar power development

Vietnam Electricity Ho Chi Minh City (EVN HCMC) on May 12 signed a memorandum of understanding on solar power development with the Bach Khoa Investment and Development of Solar Energy Corporation, the Vietnam Ecological Solutions JSC and the TTC Energy JSC.
vietnam freshens solar sector with fit

Vietnam freshens solar sector with FIT

The Prime Minister on April 6 issued Decision No.13/2020/QD-TTg on mechanisms for encouragement of development of solar power in Vietnam. Vaibhav Saxena, foreign lawyer at Vietnam International Law Firm, ventures into how the new policy, taking effect on May 22, impacts on both the market and investors.
evn wants to public list of planned solar power projects in ninh thuan

EVN wants to public list of planned solar power projects in Ninh Thuan

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has required the Ministry of Industry and Trade to publish the list of grid-connected solar power projects which were added to the power planning with the total cumulative capacity of not more than 2,000MW in the southern province of Ninh Thuan.
solar power grows 28 fold in vietnams energy mix

Solar power grows 28-fold in Vietnam's energy mix

In the first three months of this year, Electricity of Vietnam mobilised 2.76 billion kWh of renewable energy, including 2.31 billion kWh of solar power, signifying a 28-fold increase on-year.
retail price of electricity to drop 10 per cent in three months

Retail price of electricity to drop 10 per cent in three months

The government has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Industry and Trade to decrease the retail price of electricity by 10 per cent over the course of three months, in April, May, and June.
retail price of electricity expected to decrease by 10 per cent due to covid 19

Retail price of electricity expected to decrease by 10 per cent due to COVID-19

At the government’s regular meeting on April 1, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) proposed the prime minister to adjust the selling price of electricity to support households, manufacturers and hospitality facilities in the general difficulties caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
covid 19 indonesia offers free electricity discounts for poor households

COVID-19: Indonesia offers free electricity, discounts for poor households

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo announced on March 31 that the country will provide free electricity and discounts for poor households to help them cope with the economic shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
banpu group makes its debut in vietnams green energy sector

Banpu Group makes its debut in Vietnam’s green energy sector

As one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies with a high demand for electricity, Vietnam is in the sights of investors from abroad. Banpu Group CEO Somruedee Chaimongkol outlined to VIR’s Nguyen Thu the firm’s ambition to expand its portfolio and create a greener and smarter strategy.