Le Viêt Nam, aujourd'hui

Sixteen wind power projects are expected to be developed in the central province of Binh Thuan, where there is a profuse wind source and favorable conditions for wind power plant development. However, the projects remain on paper, because they are still awaiting capital.

All the rivers in Vietnam, both small and big, have and would have hydropower plants on them. Scientists have expressed their worry that the river system would be torn, which would seriously damage the ecological environment and people’s livelihood.

HA NOI — As an experienced country in wind power development, Denmark was willing to share knowledge and technology with Viet Nam and help tap the country's huge potential for this form of renewable energy, said Danish Minister of Climate, Energy and Building Martin Lidegaard.

HCMC – The No.6 turbine, which is also the last component of the Son La hydropower plant, on Wednesday began generating electricity to the national power grid, taking total output of the six-station plant to 10 billion kWh annually.

The World Bank (WB) on September 12 agreed to provide Vietnam a loan for efficient electricity distribution project.

HCM CITY — Viet Nam will soon face a serious power shortage if it fails to come up with increased power generation, an analyst has warned.

The price increase plan for electricity must be clear and transparent to maintain society's confidence in the process, said Vietnam Pham Minh Thuy from the Institute of Economics and Finance this week.

Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently sacked Dao Van Hung, the chair of the State-owned Electricity of Vietnam for the corporation's poor performance on his watch due to heavy investment into non-core areas like telecom, securities, and real estate even while facing a shortage of funds for investing in power generation.

Alstom and its consortium partner, Hydrochina Huadong Engineering Corp., signed a contract worth about $23.6 million, with Vietnam Electricity, to provide electro-mechanical equipment and technical services for Song Bung 4 hydropower project in Vietnam.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung confirmed that Vietnam is determined to build nuclear power plants, otherwise the country will be in serious shortage of power.

Southeast Asia's largest hydroelectric power station has begun operating to help ease an electricity shortage in fast-growing Vietnam, an official said on December 19.

Raising the electric bill is the only way to help the Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN) to cover its losses amounting to some VND10.126 trillion ($483.9 million) in 2010, said a state official.

Many power plant projects are years behind schedule, hurting Vietnam’s chances of fulfilling its goal of achieving a stable power supply, industry insiders said.

Vietnam on Friday began construction of its largest private sector power project, amid calls for more investment in the sector in the energy-short nation.

HANOI - Two Japanese banks signed a $95 million credit contract on Friday with state oil and gas group Petrovietnam, the final funding package to help build a $1.6-billion coal-fired power plant in central Vietnam.