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Ho Chi Minh City has been chosen as the first locality to carry out studies on the e-transportation development plan, given its huge potential.

Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Arifin Tasrif drew attention to several priority electricity programmes in 2022 to power Indonesia, ranging from free electricity installation assistance to setting up rooftop solar power plants.

Vietnam’s total installed power capacity totalled 76,620 MW in 2021, 7,500 MW higher than the previous year, and the highest among ASEAN member states, said CEO of the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) Tran Dinh Nhan at the company’s year-end meeting on January 14.

Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has called on Japan to invest in building hydropower plants in a green industrial area in North Kalimantan, Antara News Agency reported.

Power generation output and import in 2022 is forecast to hit 275.5 billion kWh, up 7.9 percent year-on-year, Vice Director of the National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) Nguyen Quoc Trung reported at a conference on January 10.

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on electricity cooperation via videoconference on December 27.

A signing ceremony for the bidding contract No.3 in the form of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for Phuoc Thai 2 and Phuoc Thai 3 solar power plants took place in Hanoi on December 22.

A credit contract to provide 95 million USD for the restructuring of Dak Drinh hydro power plant was signed in Hanoi on December 14.

Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) remains one of the three largest enterprises in the country in 2021, the 14th year in a row, according to the VNR500 rankings unveiled by Vietnam Report JSC.

Some 93.38 percent of electricity customers have shifted to cashless payment so far, compared to last year’s 91.72 percent, according to the State-owned Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).

The PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power), a subsidiary of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), set a goal of producing 1,707 million KWh of power and earning nearly 2.5 trillion VND (110.3 million USD) in November.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) put 96 power transmission projects ranging from 110-500kV into operation in the first 10 months of 2021 despite difficulties brought about by COVID-19.

Three wind power projects co-funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have been put into commercial operation, the agency announced on November 10.

A concessional loan worth 70 million EUR (81 million USD) without government guarantee for the expanded Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant Project was inked on November 10 between the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group and the French Development Agency (AFD).

Eighty-four out of 146 wind power projects signing power purchase and sale contracts with the Electricity Vietnam (EVN) had been put into commercial operation as of October 31, according to a document the EVN had sent to the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Commercial Operation Date (COD) results.

Forty-two out of 106 wind power plants registering for commercial operation received Commercial Operation Date (COD) acceptance as of October 29, according to Vietnam Electricity (EVN).

Forty-two out of 106 wind power plans registering for commercial operation received Commercial Operation Date (COD) acceptance as of October 29, according to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).

The Thai Binh Thermal Power Company has implemented various measures to respond to COVID-19 pandemic and ensure production at the same time, thus reaching all set targets despite impacts of the pandemic.

The demand for investment capital for the development of power sources and grids will average 10-11.5 billion USD per year by 2030.

Singapore’s energy provider SP Group and EDF Group of France said on October 12 that an undersea cable will be developed to import renewable electricity from Indonesia to Singapore.