Bidding for electricity projects promotes transparency: experts

From 2018 to the end of June 2019, solar power capacity has increased more than 51 times from 86MW to more than 4,400 MW.

Renewable energy projects in Ninh Thuận face overloaded electricity grid

The central province of Ninh Thuận has seen a boom in renewable energy projects, especially solar power, but power transmission lines in the province have failed to handle the capacity, experts have said. 

NA continues questioning ministers of industry and trade, home affairs

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Thursday continued questioning Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh and Minister of Home Affairs Lê Vĩnh Tân on issues under their management.

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In Quảng Trị Province, switching to solar energy is a matter of course Quảng Trị Province and its solar energy investors have been waiting for the Government’s new pricing decision.

New FiT rate expected to promote investment in solar energy Many businesses and investors are waiting for the Government’s decision on the feed-in tariff (FiT) rate for solar power projects nationwide, which is expected to be released this month, to set up long-term investments in solar power projects in Việt Nam.

Authorities to have check-up on EVN’s power production costs The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) would check electricity production and business costs of Việt Nam Electricity (EVN) in 2018.

Money market loosening, despite wait for rate call

The money market is seeing the first signs of loosening though the State Bank of Việt Nam has yet to make a decision on reducing benchmark interest rates.

Provinces, experts call for allowing private capital in power grid construction With power transmission lines and sub-stations getting overloaded in some provinces, authorities there and experts urge the Government to allow renewable energy investors to instal transmission systems and transfer them to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for operation.

Solar power glut overloads power transmission lines in Ninh Thuận, Bình Thuận1 Electricity transmission lines, especially in Ninh Thuận and Bình Thuận provinces, are being overloaded after a number of renewable power projects began production simultaneously without the requisite strengthening of transmission capacity.