Construction of the US$4-billion Bac Lieu liquefied natural gas-fired power plant in the south has not begun even three years after its approval due to a disagreement in electricity selling price. National utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and the investor, Singapore’s Delta Offshore Energy, have held nine rounds of negotiations but failed to agree on the […]
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Northern Vietnam is set to face a power shortfall of 1,600-4,900 megawatts in May and June when hydropower production will be hit by the hot, dry weather. The hot weather caused power demand in mid-April to exceed the plan by 5% to 823 million kilowatt-hours, national utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) said in a report. So […]
An elementary school in Binh Duong Province has just received notice that power will be cut for load-shedding on May 26, the day of its year-end ceremony. “We have nearly 1,600 students, and guests have also confirmed their participation, so we cannot cancel the ceremony,” Nguyen Le Quoc Dung, vice principal of Phu Hoa 3 […]