Earlier this month, EVN said the retail price of electricity increased by 4.5 per cent to over VNĐ2,000 (8.2 US cents) per kWh starting from November 9, the second time they went up this year.
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has once again proposed to increase electricity prices to combat enormous losses, which may reach more than VND93 trillion (nearly US$4 billion) in 2022 and 2023.
Low power demand coupled with an oversupply of electricity at times have forced authorities to cut the capacity of renewable energy plants to avoid overwhelming the national grid, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
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.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is considering new models to calculate electricity price including one that eliminates its current step pricing, which industry experts have claimed to be outdated and deeply unpopular among consumers.
Although people and businesses don’t want the price of electricity and other commodities to increase, it is necessary raise these prices to balance the economy in a multidimensional way.
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...
The price of electricity has been raised to an average VND1,508.85 per
kWh (exclusive of value added tax) starting today, an increase of
VND71.85 (5 per cent).