
India eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandate
World 10:18 13/07/2025India has reversed a decade-old mandate to install $30 billion worth of clean-air equipment, easing sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants, a government order said.

Solar becomes Europe's main energy source in June: consultants
World 13:31 11/07/2025Solar power became the European Union's biggest single energy source for the first time in June, an energy think tank said Thursday.

Vietnam PM orders power sufficiency as consumption sets record
Vietnam News 11:36 04/06/2025Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered urgent measures to ensure electricity supply during peak demand months, after national power consumption hit a record high of nearly 52,000 megawatts (MW) this week amid scorching heat.

Vietnam buys electricity from China to ease shortage
Vietnam News 16:04 23/05/2023Vietnam will start using electricity bought from China on Wednesday

Vietnamese ministries seek feedback on project linking Con Dao with national grid through submarine cables
Vietnam News 16:10 28/05/2022Electricity demand on Con Dao has been on the rise

Vietnamese woman dies after stepping into puddle of allegedly ‘electrified’ water
Vietnam News 12:20 31/03/2022Heavy rain led to significant amount of standing water near the victim’s house

Work starts on $1.8bn thermal power plant in Vietnam
Economy 18:31 14/12/2021The plant is expected to generate about 8.4 billion kWh for the national grid per year

Ho Chi Minh City power corp pledges no blackout during legislative election month
Vietnam News 11:54 09/05/2021Close to 400 backup generators have been prepared to ensure an uninterrupted power supply across the city for the elections

Mass electricity outage blacks out central Vietnam after Storm Vamco destruction
Vietnam News 14:01 16/11/2020The storm destroyed various parts of the power line system in Quang Binh Province

Vietnam’s first privately invested 500 kV power grid connected
Vietnam News 17:00 02/10/2020It marks the first privately invested power infrastructure of its kind in Vietnam

Thai firm eyes investment in Laos wind farm to sell electricity to Vietnam
Economy 16:17 31/07/2020The facility will have a capacity of 600 megawatts

Virus-hit Vietnamese to enjoy deducted power bills for next 3 months
Economy 20:12 17/04/2020For households, the first 300 kilowatt-hours of electricity consumption per month is eligible for a ten-percent reduction