In northern Vietnam alone, peak capacity climbed to 29,667MW on May 25, around 1,700MW higher than the previous day and 5.3% above the 2025 record. The region accounted for more than half of the country’s total electricity consumption, using 603 million kWh.
The B&T wind power farm cluster with a capacity of 252 MW was inaugurated in Quang Ninh and Le Thuy districts, the central province of Quang Binh on November 16.
Hot weather is forecast to scorch northern and north-central provinces this week with temperatures ranging from 35 to 40 degrees Celsius, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
The People’s Committee of central Da Nang city on April 28 launched a project on enhancing energy efficiency for local people funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Power consumption increased significantly in September as the economy started to find its feet after COVID-19 was successfully contained in Vietnam, according to a recent report by Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN).
The common retail power price is expected to be applied at the beginning of next year together with the current tiered pricing mechanism, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai.
Vietnam could face an electricity shortage of 6.6 billion kWh in 2021 and 11.8 billion kWh in 2022. The shortage could increase to 15 billion kWh in 2023, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a national programme on efficient and economical use of power in 2019-2030, aiming to save 5-7 percent of power consumption nationwide from 2019-2025.
Solar power systems on the roof of houses in Vietnam can help households reduce 50 percent of their bills for monthly power consumption, contributing to protecting the environment, affirmed experts at a conference in Hanoi on August 22.
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group’s Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) has reported that its commercial power output in the first quarter of 2018 picked up 14.06 percent year-on-year to more than 13.8 billion kWh.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is keen on exploiting its renewable energy potential and will provide investors with tax and credit incentives, especially for solar power projects.
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group will ensure safety and reliability of its transmission networks, particularly the North-South 500kV transmission line, during the dry season with an anticipated surge in demand.
Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has drawn up a plan to ensure that power supply will meet the anticipated surge in demand during the dry season this year.
Experts in pricing and economics said that they preferred pricing for power to be based on a sliding system of tariffs as at present rather than a flat rate proposed by Electricity Vietnam (EVN).
