power project faces financial snafu

Power project faces financial snafu

Kien Luong thermoelectricity centre, to be one of Vietnam’s largest power centres, remains on paper as its investor faces financing troubles.
quang ninh electricity project meets milestone

Quang Ninh electricity project meets milestone

AES-VCM Mong Duong Power Company Limited last week began the installation of the Unit 2 Steam Drum at its Mong Duong 2 power plant in northern Quang Ninh province, suggesting the construction is nearly two-thirds complete.
alstom to supply main equipment for key substations

Alstom to supply main equipment for key substations

Alstom has signed two €16 million contracts with the National Power Transmission Corporation (NPT), a subsidiary of Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) to supply primary equipment and materials for the 500/220kV My Tho and Vinh Tan substations.
alstom delivers for power plants

Alstom delivers for power plants

Alstom and its consortium partner, Hydrochina Zhongnan Engineering Corp, have inked a deal worth over €90 million with Electricity of Vietnam.
evn secures 258 billion loan for 2013 projects

EVN secures $2.58-billion loan for 2013 projects

The Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) is completing procedures and negotiations with foreign banks and financial institutions to get a $2.58-billion loan for its power projects in 2013.
alstom to make equipment for lai chau hydropower plant

Alstom to make equipment for Lai Chau hydropower plant

Alstom and its consortium partner Hydrochina Zhongnan Engineering Corp on Thursday signed a contract worth over 90 million euros with Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to provide equipment for the 1,200 MW Lai Chau hydropower plant located on the Da River in Lai Chau Province.
nearly vnd45 trillion for power projects in south

Nearly VND4.5 trillion for power projects in south

The Southern Electricity Corporation has announced that it will invest nearly VND4.5 trillion ($225 billion) for major power projects this year in efforts to ensure electricity supply for people in southern region.
vdb continues to finance evn projects

VDB continues to finance EVN projects

The Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) and Vietnam Electricity (EVN) reached an agreement on a major loan on January 7th in Hanoi.
evn reshuffles deck for winning card

EVN reshuffles deck for winning card

State-run power supplier Electricity of Vietnam expects to finish two bond issuance projects by mid this year.
failure to plug into new power sources

Failure to plug into new power sources

Although the landmark 2,400 megawatt Son La hydropower plant was plugged into the national power grid not long ago, the potential for electricity shortages still loom across Vietnam.
prime minister delivers warning to former evn chairman

Prime Minister delivers warning to former EVN chairman

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to give a warning to former chairman of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Dao Van Hung, for big losses of the group’s subsidiary EVN Telecom.
hydropower burst spurs on evn

Hydropower burst spurs on EVN

A sharp hike in hydro-power price has helped Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the nation’s sole power distributor, wrap up 2012 with a bang.
wb funds first 110kv transformer station in hanoi

WB funds first 110kV transformer station in Hanoi

The Electricity of Vietnam – Hanoi branch (EVN Hanoi) on December 24 kicked off construction on the Gia Lam 2 110kV line and transformer station as part of the World Bank (WB)’s Distribution Efficiency Project (DEP).
son la plant powers up in a major success for evn

Son La plant powers up in a major success for EVN

Electricity of Vietnam yesterday officially inaugurated Son La hydropower plant, the largest one in Southeast Asia.
new regulation set to unbutton wind energy

New regulation set to unbutton wind energy

Renewable energy developers will be offered a clearer and specific mechanism for setting up electricity purchasing prices of their projects in Vietnam.