Tag: "electricity"
India eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandate

India eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandate

World 10:18 13/07/2025

India 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

Solar becomes Europe's main energy source in June: consultants

World 13:31 11/07/2025

Solar 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 PM orders power sufficiency as consumption sets record

Vietnam News 11:36 04/06/2025

Vietnamese 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 buys electricity from China to ease shortage

Vietnam News 16:04 23/05/2023

Vietnam will start using electricity bought from China on Wednesday

Vietnamese woman dies after stepping into puddle of allegedly ‘electrified’ water

Vietnamese woman dies after stepping into puddle of allegedly ‘electrified’ water

Vietnam News 12:20 31/03/2022

Heavy rain led to significant amount of standing water near the victim’s house

Work starts on $1.8bn thermal power plant in Vietnam

Work starts on $1.8bn thermal power plant in Vietnam

Economy 18:31 14/12/2021

The 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

Ho Chi Minh City power corp pledges no blackout during legislative election month

Vietnam News 11:54 09/05/2021

Close 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

Mass electricity outage blacks out central Vietnam after Storm Vamco destruction

Vietnam News 14:01 16/11/2020

The storm destroyed various parts of the power line system in Quang Binh Province

Vietnam’s first privately invested 500 kV power grid connected

Vietnam’s first privately invested 500 kV power grid connected

Vietnam News 17:00 02/10/2020

It 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

Thai firm eyes investment in Laos wind farm to sell electricity to Vietnam

Economy 16:17 31/07/2020

The facility will have a capacity of 600 megawatts

Virus-hit Vietnamese to enjoy deducted power bills for next 3 months

Virus-hit Vietnamese to enjoy deducted power bills for next 3 months

Economy 20:12 17/04/2020

For households, the first 300 kilowatt-hours of electricity consumption per month is eligible for a ten-percent reduction