18-03-2020 14:00
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has requested that relevant agencies and other ministries to formulate new plans in order to improve the current structure of residential electricity price tables to reflect economic growth and increased usage. Energy efficiency expert Mai Van Trung writes on the proposal of rate changes in and the possible effects on different households across Vietnam.
16-03-2020 15:10
The feed-in tariff (FiT) for biomass power projects will range from VND1,634 to VND1,968 (7.1-8.6 US cents) per kWh, exclusive of value-added tax, setting the stage for more investment in biomass electricity and to achieving the objectives of the revised Power Development Plan VII.
05-03-2020 16:55
As many as 24,300 rooftop solar power projects with a total capacity of 465.8 MWp have been installed and put into operation by early March, according to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).
19-02-2020 14:51
The Vietnam Business Forum will roll out next week the second edition of the Made in Vietnam Energy Plan (MVEP 2.0), a business case for the primary use of Vietnam’s domestic resources to stimulate investment in clean, secure and affordable energy generation.
24-01-2020 16:03
The Bac Lieu LNG-to-power project marks the first billion-dollar foreign direct investment project in 2020 after a year going without projects of this magnitude, effectively tripling the first-month foreign investment inflows against last year.
23-01-2020 21:19
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has agreed to keep the current feed-in tariff of 9.35 US cents per kWh for rooftop solar power until 2021 as recommended by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
06-01-2020 15:20
The signing ceremony of the power purchase agreements (PPA) of Nam San 3A (69MW) and Nam San 3B (45MW) hydropower plant projects between Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Phongsubthavy Group took place on January 4, 2020, in the framework of the 42nd Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee.
23-12-2019 11:35
T&T Group proposed investment for Hai Lang liquefied natural gas (LNG) electricity centre with total capital of US$4.4 billion in a meeting with the Quang Tri People’s Committee last week.
20-12-2019 12:24
Recent developments in the electric vehicle sector have shown that personal and commercial transpotation can soon solely rely on electricity
05-12-2019 11:18
Over the past few years, although there has been a climb in investment in renewable energy, authorised agencies and financiers have expressed concerns about capacity of absorbing electricity of the national power grid. Duong Manh Cuong, senior project officer of the Ministry of Industry and Trade/GIZ Energy Support Programme, told VIR’s Nguyen Thu how smart grids can cope with the challenges.
02-12-2019 15:34
DNV GL’s new report Offshore wind: The power to progress, delves into 12 key factors which influence the adoption of offshore wind, outlining the successes, challenges, and lessons learnt.
02-12-2019 14:39
While Vietnam is facing many challenges in producing electricity, renewable energy is emerging as the tipping point for advancing development that is inclusive and sustainable in the country. Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, country director, Oxfam in Vietnam delves into this issue.
27-11-2019 12:03
AES-VCM Mong Duong Power Co., Ltd., in co-operation with the Centre for Education Development, has presented AES-VCM Future Energy Scholarships to outstanding students from Quang Ninh and northern provinces majoring in electricity at Hanoi University of Science and Technology and Electric Power University.
09-11-2019 11:30
The Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, in the National Assembly question and answer session on Thursday, said that Viet Nam was facing a high risk of electricity shortage in the period of 2019-20, lasting until 2022-23.
26-09-2019 09:55
Renewable power facilities should be built in localities where strong consumption exists and electricity transmission is direct to avoid power loss, business leaders said on Wednesday.