More than half of HCM City’s power lines to go underground by 2025

The HCM City Power Corporation is set to place 500km of medium-voltage cables and 800km of low-voltage cables underground in the next five years.

Hòa Bình culture on show in downtown Hà Nội Various cultural features of ethnic minority groups in the northern province of Hòa Bình were showcased in Hà Nội’s pedestrian area around Hoàn Kiếm Lake over the weekend.

EVNGENCO 2 to sell over 581 million shares through IPO Power Generation Corporation 2 (EVNGENCO 2), a subsidiary of Vietnam Electricity, plans to sell over 580.12 million shares, or 48.8875 per cent of its charter capital, to investors and over 1.33 million shares, or 0.1125 per cent, to employees.

MoIT working to ensure supply of goods during Tết holiday

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently issued a directive on measures to ensure essential consumer goods are available during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday and to stabilise the market.

Solar power capacity to be cut due to oversupply Nguyễn Đức Ninh, director of the National Power Regulation Centre, has said Việt Nam will cut its renewable electricity capacity due to oversupply.

EVNNPC given stable outlook by Fitch Ratings The Vietnam Electricity Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) was recently assigned a Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of ‘BB’ with a stable outlook by Fitch Ratings.

New partnership to reduce greenhouse gas in building The German Development Co-operation-GIZ Việt Nam and the Ministry of Construction’s Housing and Real Estate Market Management Bureau (HREM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for co-operation on the joint development of the Vietnam Green Housing Programme (VGHP) under the implementation of the Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (PEEB) in Việt Nam.

Construction of wind power project begins in Cà Mau

Construction of a wind power project recently started in Nguyễn Huân Commune, Đầm Đôi District, the southern province of Cà Mau on Saturday.

Quảng Bình Province approves 35 investment projects Thirty-seven investment projects have been given the green light by the central province of Quảng Bình at a conference on Sunday.

Food streets improve vendors' incomes, tidy up neighbourhoods

Several districts in HCM City have reserved some streets for local vendors to set up their food stalls, and at the same time, ensure food safety and hygiene in the area.