The alleged wrongdoings relate to "abusing position and power while performing official duties” at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as well as cities and provinces.
EVN has been asked to complete dossiers relating to negotiations and power purchase contracts, as well as evaluations and certifications for commercial operations. The dossiers must also include the results of periodic and unannounced inspections to check the actual installation capacity of the power plants.
Several of the projects are already in commercial operations and enjoying power purchase prices set by the government to encourage the development of clean energy in Vietnam.
Four wind farms are located in the highland province of Gia Lai, namely Hung Hai, Cuu An, Ia Le 1, and Ia Bang 1.
The solar power projects include Trung Nam-Thuan An, Trung Nam–Thuan Bac, Thuan Nam 19, Long Thanh 1, Thien Tan Solar, Xuan Thien–Xuan Bac, and CMX Renewable Energy Vietnam.
Solar-powered lighting system developed for borders, islands A local research team has successfully implemented an intelligent lighting system using solar energy, integrated with Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology, for trial application in border and island areas which have limited infrastructure and no access to the national grid and are in dire need of effective and sustainable lighting solutions. |
Excess rooftop solar power sales capped at 10 per cent of capacity Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha invited the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on July 10 to present a plan that will enable appliances to sell excess rooftop solar power, capped at 10 per cent of their total capacity. |
Levanta Renewables to acquire rooftop solar system in Vietnam Levanta Renewables, a leading Southeast Asia-focused renewable energy platform backed by Actis, is acquiring a 28.7MWp rooftop solar system from related companies of locally invested Tien Nga JSC. |
Vietnam considers differential solar rates for north The Ministry of Industry and Trade is to assess the considerations of raising the purchase rate for excess electricity to 20 per cent in the northern region - double that proposed for the rest of the country. |
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