bumpy road to energy privatisation

Bumpy road to energy privatisation

Immediate privatisation of the electricity industry may put a burden on incompetent private power plants and affect the national power supply, one official said.
government introduces masterful electricity plan

Government introduces masterful electricity plan

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has just approved an electricity development plan till 2020, known as power masterplan 7, to erase the country’s power shortages.
power outlook set to brighten up

Power outlook set to brighten up

‘The movements on the Hai Duong and Mong Duong 2 projects are really positive at this time’
many power projects cut to help control inflation

Many power projects cut to help control inflation

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and its subsidiaries have decided to cancel construction of 300 projects with total investment of VND12.5 trillion ($609 million) in response to government Resolution 11.
evn unit speeds up work on lao cambodian dams

EVN unit speeds up work on Lao, Cambodian dams

EVN International Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Electricity of Vietnam Corp (EVN), is hastening work on its hydroelectric projects in Cambodia and Laos.
power market debate rumbles on

Power market debate rumbles on

Vietnam’s competitive trial power market operation has triggered concerns among industry insiders.
seminar on the development of vietnams electricity sector

Seminar on the development of Vietnam’s electricity sector

power up eases pressure on grid

Power up eases pressure on grid

Vietnam’s crippling power shortage is set to ease this month.
evn steps up hydropower project in cambodia

EVN steps up hydropower project in Cambodia

EVN International JSC, a subsidiary of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), has laid out its plan of compensation and resettlement for local residents living around its new hydropower project in the Cambodian province of Stung Treng .
nigeria signs gas supply deals

Nigeria signs gas supply deals

Nigeria on Friday signed two gas supply agreements with the state-run electricity company PHCN and other stakeholders to boost power supply.
evn secures credit for lai chau hydropower plant

EVN secures credit for Lai Chau hydropower plant

Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) has secured a credit agreement with Vietnam Development Bank for handling the resettlement of local people who gave land to the Lai Chau hydropower plant.
china hikes power price by 13 pc

China hikes power price by 13 pc

Vietnam will pay 13 per cent more for electricity it buys from China with retrospective effect from January 1.
four new generators linked to power grid

Four new generators linked to power grid

Four new generators for the national power grid were brought into operation in the first four months of this year, adding a total 1,215 MW of electricity to the national power supply, according to the Electricity of Viet Nam Corporation (EVN).
world bank ticks 330 million loan for trung son hydropower project

World Bank ticks $330 million loan for Trung Son Hydropower project

The World Bank approved on earlier this week a new loan of $330 million for Vietnam to support the mid-sized multipurpose Trung Son Hydropower Project (TSHPP) which will help meet growing domestic demand for electricity and bring flood control and irrigation benefits to rural and poor communities in Thanh Hoa Province.
switching up power prices

Switching up power prices

Electricity of Vietnam has yet to decide whether power costs will be fixed based on market rules from June 1, 2011.