japan offers consultancy for nuclear power plant

Japan offers consultancy for nuclear power plant

Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) and Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) inked a contract in Hanoi on September 28 to provide consultancy for the Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power plant in Ninh Hai district of the central Ninh Thuan province.
evn signs epc contract for mong duong

EVN signs EPC contract for Mong Duong

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co Ltd from the Republic of Korea signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract on September 15 in Hanoi to build the main plant for Mong Duong 1 Thermopower project.
evn warned to carefully weigh up price hike

EVN warned to carefully weigh up price hike

State firm Electricity of Vietnam has been warned to take cautious steps with its proposed power price hike plan.
mazut initiative short circuited

Mazut initiative short-circuited

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)’s proposal for a $5.6 million mazut import fee exemption has been slapped down.
google gives glimpse into cloud energy use

Google gives glimpse into 'cloud' energy use

Google on Thursday took the unprecedented step of talking about how much electricity it takes to power YouTube, Gmail, search and other services in the Internet "cloud."
power price hike proposed

Power price hike proposed

Electricity of Vietnam has just asked for the nod to lift electricity prices this month.
evn gets sharp reminder to pay debts

EVN gets sharp reminder to pay debts

Electricity of Vietnam is being pushed to repay debts to key industry players.
evn given power to raise electricity prices on quarterly basis

EVN given power to raise electricity prices on quarterly basis

The Ministry of Industry and Trade will allow the adjustment of power prices once per every quarter beginning from September 1, instead of the annual changes as current.
bmw to power leipzig factory by wind energy

BMW to power Leipzig factory by wind energy

German auto giant BMW plans to build four wind turbines to power a factory with enough electricity to assemble hundreds of vehicles a day, auto newspaper Automobilwoche will report on Monday.
investing in renewable energy to save power

Investing in renewable energy to save power

son la plants third turbine begins running

Son La plant’s third turbine begins running

Turbine group 3 of the Son La Hydroelectric Power Plant is expected to officially supply electricity to the national grid on August 25, five days ahead of schedule.
bangladesh to import fuel oil from vietnam

Bangladesh to import fuel oil from Vietnam

Bangladesh will import 120,000 tonnes of fuel oil from Vietnam’s Petrolimex as part of efforts to ease its electricity shortage by using oil-based power plants, a senior Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) official said Thursday, reports Reuters.
taiwan unveils eco friendly rewritable paper

Taiwan unveils eco-friendly rewritable 'paper'

A group of Taiwan scientists have developed an environmentally friendly form of rewritable electronic paper that works without electricity.
13 bln to build duyen hai 3 thermal plant

$1.3 bln to build Duyen Hai 3 thermal plant

An engineering, procurement and construction contract, worth of $1.3 billion, for the Duyen Hai 3 Thermal Power Plant was signed in Hanoi on August 5 between the Electricity of Vietnam and a Chinese partner CHENGDA-DEC-SWEPDI – ZEPC .
vietnam state monopoly in electricity to end jan 1

Vietnam state monopoly in electricity to end Jan 1

As of January 1 next year, Vietnam will officially apply a competitive power market mechanism under which various companies can compete to win to the right to generate and sell electricity, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has confirmed.