MoIT scraps single power price proposal

Thursday, Aug 20, 2020

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has decided to cancel plans for a single price model to calculate power tariffs after receiving feedback from relevant ministries and experts.  

No electricity price hikes this year

Monday, Mar 23, 2020

There are no plans to increase electricity prices this year, according to the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Viet Nam.

Viet Nam to create mechanisms to attract smart grid investment

Friday, Nov 22, 2019

Local electricity officials, related firms and international experts discussed a suitable legal framework to develop a smart grid and electricity system in Viet Nam in Ha Noi on November 21.

Electricity prices rise 8.36% to cover production cost

Thursday, Mar 21, 2019

The average retail price for power was raised by 8.36 per cent on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Power price hike will have minimal impact

Thursday, Dec 07, 2017

The average electricity retail price officially increased by 6.08 per cent, from VND1,622 (7.1 US cents) to VND1,720 per kWh (7.6 cents), on December 1 after three years being kept unchanged.

New Decision to boost power pricing transparency

Thursday, Jul 06, 2017

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has promulgated Decision 24/2017/QD-TTg to allow the Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) to raise the average retail price of electricity by 3 per cent to less than 5 per cent without asking permission from the Ministry...

Official guarantees summer power

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2016

The country will receive adequate power this summer, Dinh The Phuc, deputy head of Electricity Regulatory Authority of Viet Nam (ERAV) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said.