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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June 14, 2011
Vietnam is expected to have a steel surplus of around 3 million tons in 2011 The government has asked the Ministry of Finance to review a proposed 3 percent export tax on steel products following objections raised by an industry group. The ministry’s tax policy department suggested the new export tariff late last month in [...]
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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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March 15, 2011
The reservoir at Ham Thuan Power Plant in the Central Highlands is drying up Many hydropower plants have had to reduce operations due to dangerously low water levels, worsening the electricity shortage problem in the country. Power plant operators said reservoirs are drying up around the country, especially in the Central Highlands and southern provinces. [...]
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November 8, 2010
Tri An Power Plant in the southern province of Dong Nai State utility Electricity of Vietnam said the country will continue to face power shortages this month despite more floods and rain being forecast in the central region. The company, often known as EVN, said the countryâs total power output in November will be around 280 million [...]
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August 22, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The government needs to establish a clear pricing system at state-run power monopoly Electricity of Vietnam in order to lure foreign investors who are sick of haggling. As of July this year, Vietnam’s electricity sector has attracted only US$1.1 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI), including $901.5 million for the Phu My [...]
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August 22, 2009
Two workers repair power lines in Ho Chi Minh City. The government needs to establish a clear pricing system at state-run power monopoly Electricity of Vietnam in order to lure foreign investors who are sick of haggling, officials have said. As of July this year, Vietnamâs electricity sector has attracted only US$1.1 billion worth of [...]
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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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July 23, 2009
Dr. Nguyen Hieu Hiep from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho says his way of treating glass medical waste is much cheaper and environment-friendly than incinerating it. The innovative director of the cityâs Thoi Lai District Hospital wants to enter a new invention he is working on â“ to turn glass medical waste into [...]
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July 6, 2009
The exterior of a new European Center for Renewable Energy plant that produces gas from wood in Guessing, southeastern Austria, paving the way toward new possibilities in renewable energy. After 20 years investing in renewable energy, the small Austrian town of Guessing, a model of energy self-sufficiency, is spreading its pioneering technology far and wide. [...]
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