Vietnam

A new dam has allowed the Theun-Hinboun hydropower plant in Borikhamxay province of Laos to generate energy at its full capacity of 220 megawatts.

Construction of the Nam Ngiep 2 hydropower plant in Xieng Khuang province is about 10

Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC) will install 5,500 solar water heaters in 21 provinces nationwide with VND1 million worth of support for each customer participating in its promotion program. Nguyen Van Hop, deputy general director of EVN SPC, said that the corporation installed around 1,400 heaters with the same support last year. Households, hospitals, kindergartens, schools, restaurants and hotels are all able to take advantage of the discount, he added. According to the company, there are currently in use over 2.5 million electrical water heaters with the power capacity of 2-5 kilowatts and consuming up to four billion kilowatts each year. With the advantage of the tropical climate, southern provinces can use solar energy almost all year round and thus, the use of solar water heaters can save a large amount of power and money. The firm calculated that a household of five members using a 200-liter solar water heater can save 150 kilowatts of power per month. EVN SPC on Monday signed cooperation agreements with manufacturers who will provide solar water heaters to the program. They are Gia Nam Co., Back Khoa Investment and Development of Solar Energy Corp., Phu Lac Khang Co., Son Ha International Corp., Tan A Dai Thanh Group and Toan My Energy Co  

Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC) will install 5,500 solar water heaters in 21 provinces nationwide with VND1 million worth of support for each customer participating in its promotion program. Nguyen Van Hop, deputy general director of EVN SPC, said that the corporation installed around 1,400 heaters with the same support last year. Households, hospitals, kindergartens, schools, restaurants and hotels are all able to take advantage of the discount, he added. According to the company, there are currently in use over 2.5 million electrical water heaters with the power capacity of 2-5 kilowatts and consuming up to four billion kilowatts each year. With the advantage of the tropical climate, southern provinces can use solar energy almost all year round and thus, the use of solar water heaters can save a large amount of power and money. The firm calculated that a household of five members using a 200-liter solar water heater can save 150 kilowatts of power per month. EVN SPC on Monday signed cooperation agreements with manufacturers who will provide solar water heaters to the program. They are Gia Nam Co., Back Khoa Investment and Development of Solar Energy Corp., Phu Lac Khang Co., Son Ha International Corp., Tan A Dai Thanh Group and Toan My Energy Co  

Energy hungry Vietnam is set to throw a huge amount of money at the problem of producing more electricity from coal by 2030.

Its coal industry needs investments amounting to some US$15.1 billion to fulfill its development targets between now and 2020.

An Australian firm will build a $400 million plasma converted gas plant to produce electricity in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam’s unshakable determination to build a series of nuclear power plants has caught the attention of the British.

New environmental impact assessments will be conducted on two proposed hydropower plants in Veitnam.

Asia’s coal-fired power plant operators are in for a massive price shock.

Electricity of Vietnam has an unsettled loss of VND15 trillion or US$723.2 million due to exchange rate fluctuations, says the State Audit.

Vietnam has nothing to fear about the safety of the Russian-made nuclear reactors to be used in its first nuclear power plant.

Laos will have four hydropower development projects in two northern provinces.

The ADB and the Government of Vietnam signed the first tranche of a $730 million investment program to upgrade the country’s power transmission network.

Vietnam saved about 1.31 billion kWh in 2011, which is equivalent to 1.42 percent of the country's commercial power.

Retail power prices in Vietnam will by 10 to 15.6 percent this year.