Electricity Prices

Electricity prices rise by 5 percent from Dec. 20

Electricity prices increase Dec. 20 by 5 percent to 1,304 VND (0.06 USD) excluding VAT for one kWh, Electricity of Vietnam said in a press release.

Electricity rate hike put on hold

Electricity rates will remain unchanged this month, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said in an interview with local press on Monday.

Ly Son islanders await new power

The Ly Son thermo-electric power plant was scheduled to be finished by the end of this year. However, until now no machines or equipment have been installed, said Tran Ngoc Nguyen, chairman of the Ly Son District People's Committee.

Power prices could rise by 44% next decade

The Ministry of Industry and Trade suggests raising electricity prices by 44 percent as a solution to develop the power industry

Putting wind in the sails of power producers

Wind energy is expected to play an important part in the Government's plan to increase the share of renewable energy from 2.5 per cent in 2008 to 5 per cent in 2020.

EVN wants to hike power rate, despite pledge not to

After the government passed a regulation that doesn’t allow Electricity of Vietnam to raise power prices in June, the state-run monopoly has requested to hike rates

Vietnam power, petrol prices still too low: finmin

Electricity and fuel prices in Vietnam remain too low and may need to go up again, Vietnam’s finance minister says

Vietnam to review power prices on June 1: deputy minister

The Vietnamese government will review electricity prices at the start of June and may make another adjustment following a double-digit increase in March

Transparency Counts

To convince consumers of the need for power price spikes in Vietnam, suppliers must make public their production costs

Price Hike Effects

Some possible effects of the power price hike on production costs?

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