EVN seeks to ensure adequate power supply
(VEN) - The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) says that given annual power consumption growth of over 10 percent, the company will have to invest great efforts to avoid power shortages from 2020 on.
Germany willing to support Vietnam in wind power development
German businesses are ready to cooperate with and support Vietnam in developing wind power as the country boasts huge potential for renewable energy, including wind energy.
Series of int’l textile & garment industry exhibitions open in HCM City
A series of international textile & garment industry exhibitions are underway at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City from November 21 to 24, offering an ideal chance for Vietnamese manufacturers to access global supply chains with quality, modern and time-saving products and services.
Văn phòng Chính phủ yêu cầu Đà Nẵng trả lời kết quả giải quyết vụ 2 nhà máy thép
Cho rằng doanh nghiệp có nguy cơ “bị ép đến bờ vực phá sản”, đầu tháng 10/2018, lãnh đạo Công ty CP Thép Dana Ý đã có đơn cầu cứu gửi Thủ tướng Chính phủ. Đáp lại kiến nghị của doanh nghiệp, Văn phòng Chính phủ đã có văn bản chuyển đơn của doanh nghiệp đến UBND TP. Đà Nẵng và yêu cầu giải quyết vụ việc, thông báo kết quả giải quyết.
Thua Thien-Hue works to boost green growth via solar power projects
Thua Thien-Hue has pushed investors to consider six solar power projects, a sector for which the central province is offering special investment incentives with a view to boosting green growth.
Vietnam’s design industry changes shape
(VEN) - Given Vietnam’s deepening international integration and expanded markets, mobilizing resources to develop design and support businesses to improve competitiveness is essential. Vu Ba Phu, director of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade talked about the Vietnamese design industry in an interview with Vietnam Economic News’ Hoa Quynh.
Vietnam’s first waste-to-power plant to be officially operational in November
The Thoi Lai waste-to-energy plant in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho is expected to be put into official operation in late November.
EVN SPC empowers rural southern areas
(VEN) - The Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC) has made greater efforts to light up rural southern areas, investing several trillion Vietnamese dong in rural power systems in 21 provinces and cities in the south. As a result, people’s living conditions have improved.
Pilot models of eco-industrial parks yield promising results
(VEN) - A three-year pilot project of eco-industrial parks in Vietnam has resulted in savings of more than VND70 billion for 72 companies that reduced the amount of waste discharged into the environment. The results are expected to provide motivation for localities and businesses across the country to shift production to the eco-industrial park model.
Deputy PM requests suitable time for power price changes next year
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked that electricity prices, which affect many sectors, be adjusted at an appropriate time next year in order to keep inflation in 2019 below 4 %.
Germany looks to leverage wind energy expertise in Vietnam
(VEN) - The German Industry and Commerce Vietnam (GIC/AHK Vietnam) recently organized a conference on “Wind Energy in Vietnam” in Ho Chi Minh City.
PVTrans fulfills annual plan ahead of schedule
(VEN) - Thanks to satisfactory business results achieved by the corporation and its subsidiaries, consolidated revenue of the PetroVietnam Transportation Corporation (PVTrans) reached an estimated VND5.7 trillion in the first nine months of this year and is expected to reach VND7 trillion by year’s end.
GENCO 1’s electricity output up 12.3 percent in ten months
The Power Generation Corporation 1 (GENCO 1) under the State-owned Vietnam Electricity produced over 26.65 billion kWh over the last 10 months, representing 77.5 percent of this year’s target and a year-on-year rise of 12.3 percent.
Ninh Thuan speeds up renewable energy projects
The central province of Ninh Thuan is speeding up the construction of wind and solar power plants in order to generate commercial electricity as scheduled.
PetroVietnam surpasses key financial targets for 2018
The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has surpassed its key financial targets for this year, thanks to the rise in petrol prices in October.
Industry promotion creates handicraft competitiveness
(VEN) - Hanoi has launched programs to help fine art and handicraft enterprises improve their products by overcoming the poor design that has hampered their development in the capital and elsewhere in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s electricity access index surges on WB business index
Vietnam’s Getting Electricity indicator was ranked 27th among 190 countries and economies in the World Bank’s Doing Business report in 2018, up 37 places from last year.
Policy adjustments provide tailwind for renewable energy
(VEN) - Policy adjustments over the past year have made renewable energy development more attractive to investors. As a result, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other projects of renewable energy are on an upward trajectory.
Cán bộ, đảng viên và công nhân Tập đoàn TKV báo công dâng Bác
Nhân kỷ niệm 50 năm ngày Bác Hồ gặp mặt Đoàn đại biểu công nhân, cán bộ ngành Than tại Phủ Chủ tịch (15/11/1968 – 15/11/2018); kỷ niệm 82 năm Ngày truyền thống công nhân Vùng Mỏ - Truyền thống ngành Than, ngày 8/11, tại Quảng trường Ba Đình, hơn 100 đại biểu là cán bộ, đảng viên và công nhân tiêu biểu của Tập đoàn Công nghiệp Than - Khoáng sản Việt Nam (TKV) đã long trọng tổ chức lễ báo công dâng Bác
Petroleum law to be revised to facilitate sustainable growth of oil sector
It is time to make amendments to the current Law on Petroleum to legally facilitate the development of Vietnam’s oil and gas industry and implement the strategy for sustainable development of the maritime economy until 2030 and with a vision towards 2045.