the fire at vinh tan 4 thermal power plant

The fire at Vinh Tan 4 thermal power plant

A fire is reported at Vinh Tan 4 thermal power plant in central province of Binh Thuan, which is invested by state-run Electricity of Vietnam today.
evn banned from investing in property banking sectors

EVN banned from investing in property, banking sectors

Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) is not permitted to mobilise capital to invest in the real estate and finance sectors.
exchange rate fluctuations may push up power prices

Exchange rate fluctuations may push up power prices

As Vietnam Electricity Corporation (EVN) has to borrow from official development aid (ODA) and foreign financial institutions demand to invest in its projects, exchange rate pressures may not decrease in the near future, which will likely impact power price.
power tariff likely to keep unchanged this year

Power tariff likely to keep unchanged this year

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has not yet decided to adjust power tariffs this year and has been calculating basic prices, the ministry on Friday announced at an electricity production cost conference in Ha Noi.
evn invests 59b in power projects in 2016

EVN invests $5.9b in power projects in 2016

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) said it invested around VND134.85 trillion (US$5.93 billion) to boost the capacity of the national power grid in 2016.
evn expects increased cost of production in 2017

EVN expects increased cost of production in 2017

Vietnam Electricity expects an increase of at least VND4.6 trillion ($206.3 million) in its production costs in 2017.
evn asked to keep key role in national electricity supply

EVN asked to keep key role in national electricity supply

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) should continue promoting its key role as a State-run company in national power supply, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said at a conference in Hanoi on January 3.
wind power holds key to a sustainable energy future

Wind power holds key to a sustainable energy future

Investing in renewable energy sources, particularly wind power, is key to address Vietnam’s growing electricity demand and to ensure the nation’s energy security as well as green growth strategy. The successful path towards this ultimate goal now depend on what policies and technologies Vietnam will take on to make the nation’s fully untapped potential a reality. Hai Tram reports.
ge energy connections to contribute to more efficient energy distribution

GE Energy Connections to contribute to more efficient energy distribution

Vietnam’s national electricity grid faces challenges that GE Energy Connections can help solve, making the overall system more reliable and efficient.
govt aims for stable power tariff

Gov’t aims for stable power tariff

The electricity sector in 2017 will strive to prevent the power tariff from stirring controversy, said Hoàng Quốc Vượng, deputy minister of Industry and Trade.
evn to resume quang trach i in late 2017

EVN to resume Quang Trach I in late 2017

State-run Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) will resume the construction of Quang Trach I thermal power plant at the end of 2017, with a total investment capital of VND33 trillion ($1.47 billion), according to newswire Tuoitre.
moit abolishes 471 hydro electricity projects

MoIT abolishes 471 hydro-electricity projects

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has terminated eight terraced hydropower stations and 463 small hydro-electricity plants.
evn confirms profit for 2016

EVN confirms profit for 2016

In spite of reporting a massive loss in the first half of this year, state-run Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) confirmed that it will have profit for the whole year, according to newswire Dantri.
evn reports massive loss in first half of 2016

EVN reports massive loss in first half of 2016

State-run Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has reported a loss of VND6.371 trillion ($282.9 million) due to foreign exchange fluctuations, making it suffer an after-tax loss of VND716 billion ($31.8 million) in the first half of this year, according to newswire Vneconomy.
efficient technology helps lower emissions

Efficient technology helps lower emissions

Electricity is something we often take for granted, but more than a billion people don’t have access to electricity today - that’s 11 times the population of Vietnam, or 17 per cent of the world population. And another 40 per cent don’t have access to reliable power.