January 9, 2012
EVN targets a total electricity generation of 118.5 billion kilowatt-hours in 2012 State-owned utility Electricity of Vietnam has reported an estimated loss of VND3.5 trillion in 2011 (US$166.4 million), lower than its original projection of VND11 trillion. The group, also known as EVN, has taken measures to cut operating costs to reduce losses, news website VnExpress [...]
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April 25, 2011
New power pricing rule only a first step in market liberalization, analysts feel An electrician installs meters on an electrical pole in downtown Hanoi. Vietnam raised electricity rates by about 15 percent in March. A new rule that allows electricity prices to be changed several times a year can spur investment and help ease [...]
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August 7, 2009
Workers of Electricity of Vietnam repair power lines in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 1. Vietnam plans to start building its first nuclear power plant in five years and plug it into the grid by 2020 as demand for power continues to grow at a rate of 15 percent per year, the top atomic official [...]
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April 13, 2009
Comprehensive reform of the power market is needed to break the monopoly of the national utility, experts said at a conference in Hanoi on Thursday. An employee of Electricity of Vietnam, the state-owned monopoly which controls all transmission grids and 11 power retailers around Tran Viet Ngai, chairman of the Vietnam Energy Association, said by [...]
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April 12, 2009
An employee of Electricity of Vietnam, the state-owned monopoly which controls all transmission grids and 11 power retailers around the country, works on a transformer Comprehensive reform of the power market is needed to break the monopoly of the national utility, experts said at a conference in Hanoi on Thursday. Tran Viet Ngai, chairman of [...]
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April 4, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The new calculation of peak-hour power prices for this year will continue, while support for sectors hard-hit by peak-hour prices will be considered. Under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Circular 05/2009 TT-BCT issued in late February, businesses have been charged almost double the normal cost if they use electricity during peak [...]
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March 17, 2009
Local businesses complain that a new pricing policy meant to minimize the use of electricity during peak hours has forced them to cut back on production. Since March 1, businesses have been charged almost double the normal cost if they use electricity during peak hours between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and between 5 p.m. [...]
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March 16, 2009
Local businesses complain that a new pricing policy meant to minimize the use of electricity during peak hours has forced them to cut back on production. Since March 1, businesses have been charged almost double the normal cost if they use electricity during peak hours between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and between 5 p.m. [...]
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February 26, 2009
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has told state-owned Electricity of Vietnam to focus on providing electricity to meet the countryâs needs and not invest in non-core businesses. Electricity of Vietnam, or EVN, needs to check the status of power projects in the 2006-10 plan and resolve problems causing project delays, he said at a meeting [...]
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