Vietnam 's power supplies need to be developed at more than 12 percent
a year to meet domestic consumption, participants at the second annual
Vietnam power summit were told yesterday.
Four new generators for the national power grid were brought into
operation in the first four months of this year, adding a total 1,215 MW
of electricity to the national power supply, according to the
Electricity of Viet Nam Corporation (EVN).
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Cambodia and his
co-chairing the second Vietnam-Cambodia investment promotion conference
on April 23 and 24 is expected to accelerate bilateral trade and
investment ties.
The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has made several recommendations
to central authorities to enable the corporate sector to overcome their
difficulties and contribute to economic growth.
Cam Pha Port in the northern province of Quang Ninh welcomed the
lunar new year’s first ships on Feb. 4, the Vinacomin 1 and Cambodia
’s Jing Peng Hai loading dust coal for both domestic and foreign
customers.
At the plenary session of the 11th National Party Congress on Jan. 13,
delegates debated the country’s development orientation and major
socio-economic issues which were highlighted in documents presented to
the congress.
Vietnam will face a power supply shortfall of up to 3 billion kWh in
2011 due to the serious water shortages in major reservoirs, said an
official of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) at an EVN meeting on Jan. 10.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai
inaugurated the first 90-MW turbine of a hydro-power plant in Dak Nong
province on Jan. 8 when it was also linked to the national grid.
Vietnam’s economy accelerated strongly as the second quarter’s
year-on-year growth in gross domestic product rose to 6.4 percent from
the first quarter’s 5.83 percent, according to the General Statistics
Office (GSO).
The Tam Ky Heathcare Centre in the central province of Quang Nam
has put into use a solar energy system to supplement the limited
electricity source from the national grid.
The Tam Ky Heathcare Centre in the central province of Quang Nam
has put into use a solar energy system to supplement the limited
electricity source from the national grid.
Power shortages and high interest rates were likely to hamper production
in factories over the coming months, the Ministry of Industry and Trade
has been informed.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has
ordered ministries, sectors and localities to take drastic measures to
ensure electricity supply in this year's dry season.
The order was issued amidst increasing
concerns over electricity
shortages which are the consequence of a long-lasting drought and the
tardy progress of new power projects.
The National Oil and Gas Group
(PetroVietnam) notched up a total revenue of nearly 95 trillion VND (5
billion USD) in the first quarter of this year, an impressive growth of
76 percent compared with the same period last year.
Tenants in Ho Chi Minh City can
register for electricity supply independent of their landlords under a
new regulation passed by the city to safeguard lessees from being
gouged by house owners.
Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) plans to
purchase around 33 billion kWh from other power companies, pushing
supply for the year up to 97 billion kWh for 14.47 percent increase
over last year.
The Electricity of Vietnam Corporation
has announced that there will be sufficient power supply for the dry
season in 2010, provided that the new sources of power generation are
put into operation on schedule.
XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
