electricity sector gets bot boost

Electricity sector gets BOT boost

Vietnam-based manufacturers are looking forward to a more stable power supply in the near future, with a series of build-operate-transfer power plants speeding up and coming online, and many foreign investors showing strong interest in the segment due to the high demand.
decision benefits gas producers

Decision benefits gas producers

Gas and oil power plants are expected to benefit from the new decision of the Ministry of Industry and Trade that has suspended the operation of the competitive electricity generation market.
vung ang 1 power plant caught red handed

Vung Ang 1 power plant caught red handed

PetroVietnam was found in violation when it ignored the prime minister’s directive by permitting the management board of Vung Ang 1 thermal power plant to buy nearly one million tonnes of illegal coal to produce electricity, according to newswire Labour.
evn looking for alternative capital sources

EVN looking for alternative capital sources

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is struggling to find sources of funding to meet its need of estimated $40 billion for its approved projects by 2020.
coal prices power generator coal company reach agreement

Coal prices: Power generator, coal company reach agreement

The Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) and its coal supplier Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) have finally reached an agreement on coal selling prices for power production.
bargasse based electricity a possibility

Bargasse based electricity a possibility

Vietnam Sugarcane and Sugar Association (VSSA) hopes to set up power plants that run on sugarcane by-products.
new energy sources households can generate solar power

New energy sources: households can generate solar power

More and more households plan to install solar panels on their roofs to generate electricity. Once EVN completes its policy on electricity purchase, households will be able to join the electric power market.
closer look at three companies to be divested by vnpt and evn

Closer look at three companies to be divested by VNPT and EVN

In late August, Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) will divest their capital in three major companies with a total charter capital amount of VND1 trillion ($44 million).
third times the charm pv power announces december ipo

Third time’s the charm: PV Power announces December IPO

PV Power, a wholly-owned subsidiary of state-owned PetroVietnam and the second largest electricity producer in Vietnam after Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) in terms of capacity, hopes to complete its equitisation in December this year, after having missed the deadline numerous times, according to information published on the company’s website.
carlsberg moves towards industry leading sustainability ambitions

Carlsberg moves towards industry-leading sustainability ambitions

Danish-invested Carlsberg Vietnam is making steps towards reducing the volume of water and electricity used at its breweries as part of its industry-leading sustainability ambitions.
electrical substation fire disrupts samsung operations until august 10

Electrical substation fire disrupts Samsung operations until August 10

The power supply for the Samsung complex in the northern province of Thai Nguyen will return to normal by August 10, 2017 at the earliest after the electrical substation that supplies electricity to the South Korean electronics giant complex caught fire three days ago. The incident may hurt Samsungs manufacturing operations.
effective policies from august

Effective policies from August

Higher pension and social insurance subsidy, social insurance payment level, and adjustment of the average electricity retail sales come into effect since August, 2017.
da nang to have first waste to electricity project

Da Nang to have first waste-to-electricity project

The Empire Group and ViDe Bridge Limited Company of Vietnam will implement a project producing electricity from urban solid waste using advanced technology in the central city of Da Nang, Lao Dong newspaper reported.
new decision to boost power pricing transparency

New Decision to boost power pricing transparency

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has promulgated a new decision allowing the Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN) to raise the average retail price of electricity by between 3-5 per cent on its own, without approval from the  Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Nguyễn Anh Tuấn, director of the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Việt Nam (ERAV) spoke with the media about the decision.
siemens and local power partner open new control centre for 21 provinces

Siemens and local power partner open new control centre for 21 provinces

Global engineering powerhouse Siemens and state-run energy company Electricity of Vietnam Southern Power Corporation have just opened a new main control centre in Ho Chi Minh City.