Japan and Vietnam restarted talks Thursday on proposed exports of two nuclear reactors to Vietnam after a six-month hiatus following radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, the trade ministry said. Both sides held consultations on the outline of the proposed transaction, including the terms of Japanese financial aid to the Vietnamese government, [...]
Sep 10 2011 | Posted in
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Electricity of Vietnam has just asked for the nod to lift electricity prices this month. According to Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) deputy general director Duong Quang Thanh, it asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to hike prices to help the power sector achieve financial balance, avoiding biting losses from 2012 and gradually settling [...]
Sep 10 2011 | Posted in
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Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on September 8 organized a conference to review the implementation of Electricity Planning VI and discuss solutions for the Electricity Planning VII. Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) said that in its investment plan for 98 power projects with a total capacity of 58,000 MW in 2006-2015 period, the group has [...]
Sep 9 2011 | Posted in
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The three powerful state owned economic groups, including the Vietnam Coal and Mining Industries (Vinacoal), PetroVietnam and the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), have all proposed to raise the electricity prices as soon as possible in order to speed up the power projects. Power generators once again claim for power price increases The meeting on September [...]
Sep 9 2011 | Posted in
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Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has recently reported its performance for the first eight months of this year whereby in August alone, the electricity output of the whole system reached 9.861 billion kWh, of which, hydropower accounted for 47.13%, coal-fired thermo power plants made up 14.82% and 34.62% contributed by gas-fired thermo power plants. Also in [...]
Sep 8 2011 | Posted in
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This month will see the resumption of working-level discussions between Japan and Vietnam concerning the construction of a nuclear power station in Vietnam, which has unofficially awarded the contract for the facility to Japan. Both sides are adjusting schedules with a view to holding a meeting on September 8 or 9, and are expected to [...]
Sep 6 2011 | Posted in
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