Power cuts hurt economic growth
Sufficient power supply not only plays a strategic role in national defense and security, but also serves as the pivotal input for socio-economic development. Therefore, power outages can lead to an economic crisis. A lesson from China Two years ago, the blackouts in China not only devastated the
PM orders urgent measures to secure power supply
HCMC – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has chaired an urgent meeting with ministries and departments to discuss measures to ensure electricity supply for businesses and households during the dry season. At the urgent meeting held on May 18, the prime minister said that the total capacity supplied
Ministry calls for adequate power supply amid heat
HCMC – The Ministry of Industry and Trade has worked with the Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) and relevant agencies to discuss urgent measures for preventing power supply interruptions amid hot weather, drought, water shortage and salinization. The unpredictable El Nino phenomenon, heat waves and
Industry ministry wants power supply secured
HCMC – Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has requested three major State companies to ensure stable electricity supplies to facilitate socio-economic development and meet people’s needs. At a meeting held on February 21, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien told the ministry’s
Higher electricity production and import expected this year
HCMC – Electricity output and import this year are estimated at 284.5 billion kilowatt hours (kWh), up around 5.5% over last year, according to the latest power supply plan approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The figure is 16 billion kWh higher than in 2022 and 29 billion kWh higher
EVN lauded for ensuring power supply
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on January 12 lauded the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for its efforts in ensuring electricity supply for socio-economic development, as well as daily activities.