pm approves evns capital increase

PM approves EVN's capital increase

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a plan to raise Electricity of Viet Nam's (EVN's) charter capital to VND160 trillion (US$7.62 billion) by the end of 2015.
officials say price transparency needed

Officials say price transparency needed

Officials agreed on March 16 that they need to do more to ensure commodity prices operate on market mechanisms with greater transparency, even as national utility Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) was roundly criticised for opacity in its price calculations.
cpi to increase in march on back of higher power tariffs

CPI to increase in March on back of higher power tariffs

The country's consumer price index (CPI) is expected to increase 0.26 per cent following the hike in electricity tariffs and petroleum, said Nguyen Bich Lam, the head of the General Statistics Office.
prime minister approves power price hike of 75

Prime Minister approves power price hike of 7.5%

Electricity prices will go up 7.5 percent to an average of VND1,622.05 per kWh from March 16.
govt to increase electricity price

Gov’t to increase electricity price

The Government has decided to raise the price of electricity by 7.5% since March 16 after a meeting held on Thursday.  
vietnam to increase electricity prices 75 percent since mar16

Vietnam to increase electricity prices 7.5 percent since Mar.16

The prices of electricity in Vietnam will go up 7.5 percent since March 16 at the suggestion of the state-run Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), according to a source from the office of the central government released today.
evn seeks shocking price hike

EVN seeks shocking price hike

By Hieu Minh The Ministry of Trade and Industry has given the go ahead for yet more increases in electricity prices following a plea from the state-owned  Electricity of Vietnam.
duyen hai 1 turbine joins national grid

Duyen Hai 1 turbine joins national grid

The first turbine of the Duyen Hai 1 thermoelectricity plant in Duyen Hai District was successfully connected to the national grid on Saturday.
power tariffs to rise 95 per cent

Power tariffs to rise 9.5 per cent

Electricity tariffs will be hiked up to 9.5 per cent in 2015, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
evn reports 235 million profit in 2013

EVN reports $235 million profit in 2013

The state-run Electricity of Vietnam reported a profitable business in 2013, partially offsetting losses incurred in previous years.
evn plans to increase power prices

EVN plans to increase power prices

The Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) has proposed to increase the power price by an average 9.5 per cent from this month.
evn begins expansion of duyen hai 3 thermal plant

EVN begins expansion of Duyen Hai 3 thermal plant

Electricity of Vietnam began construction on the expanded Duyen Hai 3 thermal power plant last week, immediately after signing an engineering and procurement and construction contract with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation.
work on construction of power supply for nuclear power plant starts

Work on construction of power supply for nuclear power plant starts

The Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) on December 12 started the construction of a power supply system which will serve the building of Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plant.
sumitomo wins deal to build extended thermal power plant

Sumitomo wins deal to build extended thermal power plant

Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) on November 25 awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth US$891 million to Japan’s Sumitomo to build the extended Duyen Hai 3 thermal power plant.

Foreign firms power into electricity generation market

Growing demand for power is encouraging more and more foreign power companies to invest in Vietnam.