Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) will bring light to more than 16,000 poor households and policy beneficiaries’ families nationwide in December through providing them with free reparation and installation of electricity supply systems. During the final month of the year, the EVN will also install roof-top solar panels in 100 schools and some […]

With its great potential for renewable energy development, Vietnam will be able to lure tens of billions of US dollars into such projects and ultimately meet its energy efficiency targets once it advances energy and electricity price adjustments, along with many other solutions. A few weeks ago, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released a […]

Vietnam has significant potential to exploit its renewable energy resources, such as solar photovoltaic, wind, biomass, and hydropower, which can be harnessed to support sustainable growth in the country.  Dao Xuan Lai, UNDP assistant country director and team leader of Climate Change and Environment, shares some thoughts about the possibilities of Vietnam undergoing a transition […]

This was announced by Bruno Angelet, head of the delegation of the European Union to Vietnam at the second high-level meeting of Vietnam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) with the theme “Joining hands for a sustainable energy future in Vietnam.” Notably, the meeting discussed the policy recommendations of the VEPG Technical Working Groups, which aim to […]

JA Solar Holdings is to supply solar modules to Shanxi Electric Power Engineering totalling 257MW for a photovoltaic project in Phu Yen, Vietnam. Shanxi Electric Power Engineering president Jiping Chen said: “JA Solar takes a leading position in the R&D and production of high-performance PV products. “We are confident that JA’s high-efficiency modules and well-established […]

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam could face power shortages in the early 2020s, heard a workshop in Hanoi on November 29. Tran Viet Anh, head of Strategic Division under the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) told the workshop entitled ‘Developing Sustainable Energy and Protecting Environment in Vietnam’ that the shortages are likely to happen from 2020 to […]

Quang Ninh (VNA) – The 25th meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Council was convened in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on November 28. It brought together 120 delegates from the council’s four member countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. The commission’s dialogue partners – China and Myanmar, and […]

A serious coal shortage is threatening Vietnam’s power production plans even as the nation’s demand for energy rises. Le Duy Hanh, chairman of the Quang Ninh Thermal Power Company (TPC Quang Ninh), said they have shut down two out of four turbines since November 17 due to a lack of coal. He told VnExpress that […]

HÀ NỘI — The challenges the power sector needs to overcome over the next two decades are substantial to ensure it achieves its goals to provide sustainable, clean, affordable and reliable power supply to the people of Việt Nam. Ousmane Dione, Country Director of the World Bank in Việt Nam told the meeting of the […]

HANOI, Nov 27 (Reuters) – Power-hungry Vietnam, one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies and a production hub for global companies such as Samsung Electronics, needs to raise up to $150 billion by 2030 to develop its energy sector, according to a World Bank official. Vietnam has been struggling to develop its energy industry due to a […]