Tag: "power"
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 approves $48.3mn power transmission project to support renewable energy, electricity imports from Laos

Vietnam approves $48.3mn power transmission project to support renewable energy, electricity imports from Laos

Economy 17:00 03/06/2025

Authorities in Quang tri Province, north-central Vietnam have approved a VND1.26 trillion (US$48.3 million) power transmission project to enhance grid capacity for renewable energy and prepare for electricity imports from Laos, local officials said on Tuesday.

1.5 million still without electricity in northern Vietnam in wake of Yagi

1.5 million still without electricity in northern Vietnam in wake of Yagi

Vietnam News 18:04 09/09/2024

The typhoon has caused severe damage to the power grid system

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

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

Vietnam premier orders clarification of unusual hikes in household electricity bills

Vietnam premier orders clarification of unusual hikes in household electricity bills

Vietnam News 13:34 23/06/2020

A customer saw her household’s monthly power usage rise 243 times the normal rate for June

In Vietnam's booming energy sector coal reigns, but renewables play catch-up

In Vietnam's booming energy sector coal reigns, but renewables play catch-up

In-Depth 21:51 24/05/2019

Vietnam has forecast power generation will need to rise to 129,500 MW by 2030

Vietnamese premier urges measures to tackle power shortage in 2019

Vietnamese premier urges measures to tackle power shortage in 2019

Vietnam News 17:39 04/12/2018

Those in charge would be disciplined if the problem persists

Services disrupted as Ho Chi Minh City airport hit by outage

Services disrupted as Ho Chi Minh City airport hit by outage

Vietnam News 17:06 19/10/2018

The case comes from a switch to a standby electricity generator during maintenance

Vietnam mulls over increased electricity importation from Laos

Vietnam mulls over increased electricity importation from Laos

Economy 12:42 19/03/2018

Vietnam is looking to import 2.4 percent of its total power supply by the year 2020

South Korean investor eyes mammoth $3.17bn power project in southern Vietnam

South Korean investor eyes mammoth $3.17bn power project in southern Vietnam

Economy 14:46 16/10/2015

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed adding the 1,600MW Long An 2 Thermal Power Plant, a US$3.17 billion project which Korea Electric Power Corporation wants to join, to the national thermal power development plan in the 2011-20 period with a vision to 2030

Wind farms can tame hurricanes: scientists

Wind farms can tame hurricanes: scientists

Economy 21:30 26/02/2014

Huge offshore wind farms can protect vulnerable coastal cities against devastating cyclones like Katrina and Sandy by tempering winds and ocean surges before they reach land, a study said Wednesday.