Energy

In the 2011-2015 period, Vietnam’s GDP grew by 5.91 percent, and power demand rose by 11 percent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT). The energy intensity, or the unit of power needed to produce one unit of GDP, in Vietnam decreased in recent ...

While the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) supports waste-to-electricity project with huge investment capital of VND2 trillion, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) views it as problematic.Keep reading ...

Representatives of Mekong Delta localities, central departments, and agencies, as well as scientists gathered at a conference in the city of Can Tho on January 15 to discuss the potential impacts of the Pak Lay hydropower project in Laos, especially to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region.Keep ...

PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday attended a ceremony to put Nghi Son oil refinery and petrochemical complex into commercial operations after more than five-year construction.Speaking at the event, PM Phuc said output of the Nghi Son and Dung Quat refineries will meet around 80-90% ...

Vietnam has no alternative energy source in the medium term to replace coal for power generation, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said. Speaking at a meeting Wednesday he said since there are currently no effective alternatives, “coal power must be developed with modern and ...

Many of the local people want to use electricity originating from renewable energy sources as it is offered at reasonable prices and can replace other materials, including coal, which is facing an acute shortage, officials said. However, renewable power development has posed multiple challenges.Keep reading ...

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has asked people’s committees of localities at central levels to make plans to use ash and cinder for construction and other purposes. The reuse of ash and cinder can help protect the environment and meet socio-economic development requirements, he ...

Vietnam has made great strides in researching and applying radiation and radioactive isotopes to serve socio-economic development, an official said on November 1.Keep reading ...

The southern province of Tay Ninh lured nearly 20 trillion VND (858 million USD) from eight investors to implement 10 solar power projects with a combined capacity of 808 MW by the end of September.Keep reading ...

Coal-fired thermal power plants’ investors have asked for permission to submerge sludge and waste in the sea, raising big concerns about sea pollution.Keep reading ...