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Quang Trach 1 thermal power plant, a component project of Quang Trach Power Centre, began construction in 2011, initially invested by PetroVietnam. In 2017, the prime minister permitted EVN to replace PetroVietnam as the developer due to the slow implementation. Covering 199ha in Quang Dong commune, Quang Trach district, the plant was expected to have a total capacity of 1,200MW and provide 8.4 billion kWh of electricity per year. … [Read more...] about Daewoo E&C LILAMA opposes unfair contractor selection for Quang Trach 1 power plant

In less than two decades, the country’s power sector evolved from fragmented companies with high technical and financial losses to an integrated power system, and then to an unbundled group of stated-owned corporations with sizeable participation of domestic and international private sector actors in power generation. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to launch competitive retail electricity market in 2023

These plants, comprising 83 wind turbines with a capacity of 4.5 MW each, are scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2021. WTO Construction Trading JSC and the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) have signed a power purchase contract for this project. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Tien Hai  highlighted the significance of the project, saying that it will contribute to promoting industrial and tourism development of the locality in the future./. … [Read more...] about Construction on wind power project begins in Ca Mau

In the next five years, EVNHCMC targets to complete underground installation of 500 kilometer-medium voltage power network and 800 kilometer- low voltage power network. Of which, the underground installation rate in urban districts will reach 80-90 percent, it will be 100 percent in districts 1, 3 and 5. … [Read more...] about Power, telecom cables installed underground along 195 streets in HCMC

Implementing its NDC, Vietnam will have more opportunities to promote international cooperation to respond to climate change. At the moment, many important international partners have shown their interest in and willing to support Vietnam in fulfilling its NDC, and there are programmes and projects supporting the climate change response in Vietnam in the very near future. … [Read more...] about Vietnam determined to reduce GHG emissions by 9 percent in 2030