Vietnam ministry retains no-payment plan for excess rooftop solar power

Vietnam ministry retains no-payment plan for excess rooftop solar power

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has retained last year’s proposal that excess power from rooftop solar systems in residences and offices be connected to the national grid without payment.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnamese PM orders stable electricity, gasoline supplies

Vietnamese PM orders stable electricity, gasoline supplies

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a dispatch requesting the effective implementation of solutions to ensure electricity and gasoline supplies.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

14 solar power projects given unentitled preferential prices: inspectors

14 solar power projects given unentitled preferential prices: inspectors

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has been tasked to deal with 14 solar power projects in Ninh Thuan province that have been given feed-in-tariff (FiT) rates that they are not entitled to.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Ministry seeks urgent rules on direct power purchase agreements

Ministry seeks urgent rules on direct power purchase agreements

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has called for a government decree to cover direct power purchase agreements (DPPAs) to help renewable energy generators sell clean electricity to major offtakers.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Rooftop solar power incentives only for homes, public buildings: ministry

Rooftop solar power incentives only for homes, public buildings: ministry

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is against extending rooftop solar power development incentives to other groups before first priority recipients - households and public offices - are covered.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

S Korea shipbuilders bank on Vietnam as nations plan to double two-way trade

S Korea shipbuilders bank on Vietnam as nations plan to double two-way trade

Major South Korean shipbuilders Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai are eyeing fresh energy from Vietnam as the two countries seek to double bilateral trade by 2030 to $150 billion.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

No power cuts until year-end: deputy minister

No power cuts until year-end: deputy minister

There will be no shortage of electricity for production and daily life in Vietnam until the end of this year, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said Tuesday.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam government asks for end to power shortages in June

Vietnam government asks for end to power shortages in June

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises, Vietnam Electricity (EVN), and Petrovietnam have been requested to resolve current power shortages in June.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Ministry approves temporary prices for 15 wind, solar power projects

Ministry approves temporary prices for 15 wind, solar power projects

Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade has approved temporary prices for 15 solar and wind power plants that missed out on preferential feed-in-tariffs (FiTs).

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

New power development plan needs quality more than speed: PM

New power development plan needs quality more than speed: PM

The power development plan VIII (PDP VIII) must ensure progress. but more importantly, quality, contributing to boosting national development in the right direction and benefiting the country, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

EVN proposes solar, wind power purchase prices lower than incentivized FiTs

EVN proposes solar, wind power purchase prices lower than incentivized FiTs

State utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has proposed to the Ministry of Industry and Trade a price frame to buy wind and solar power in Vietnam, with prices 12-27% lower than preferential feed-in-tariffs.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Ministry figures way out for renewables projects missing feed-in-tariff deadline

Ministry figures way out for renewables projects missing feed-in-tariff deadline

Vietnam Electricity has been asked to set a price bracket, based on a newly issued circular, for renewable energy projects that have failed to meet the deadline for incentivized feed-in-tariff (FiT).

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Ministry proposes inclusion of five coal-fired projects in new power plan

Ministry proposes inclusion of five coal-fired projects in new power plan

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed that the government includes five coal-fired thermal power projects in the national power development plan VIII.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Q4 shopping demand to electrify goods storage space

Q4 shopping demand to electrify goods storage space

Stiffer competition among online shopping sites in Vietnam during the last three months of the year will drive up inner-city warehouse occupancy rates, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

Real Estate - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Draft rules for convenience stores won’t work: industry insiders

Draft rules for convenience stores won’t work: industry insiders

A Ministry of Industry and Trade draft on retail services management has specifications that cannot be applied in practice, industry insiders insist.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

PM asks EVN to prevent electricity supply shortage, crisis

PM asks EVN to prevent electricity supply shortage, crisis

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested Tuesday the country’s electricity sector, represented by Vietnam Electricity (EVN), prevent any power supply crisis to ensure socio-economic development.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7