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Price framework for electricity generation from coal and biomass sources (2025) and imports from Laos (2026)

Price framework for electricity generation from coal and biomass sources (2025) and imports from Laos (2026)

09:46 | 16/04/2025
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just issued decisions approving the electricity generation price framework for coal-fired thermal power plants and biomass power plants (effective from 14/04/2025) and the electricity import price framework from Laos to Vietnam (effective from 31/12/2025)

Alumina complex worth over 910 million USD in Binh Phuoc opens

Alumina complex worth over 910 million USD in Binh Phuoc opens

20:55 | 25/03/2025
The Alumina Complex with a capacity of two million tons of alumina per year in Binh Phuoc province promises to reach the finish line in the next 6 years, after receiving the policy and determining the investor.

Binh Phuoc: Alumina processing and production project worth over 22,800 billion VND has found an investor

Binh Phuoc: Alumina processing and production project worth over 22,800 billion VND has found an investor

08:14 | 10/03/2025
Vice Chairman of Binh Phuoc Provincial People's Committee Tran Van Mi has just signed Decision No. 168/QD-UBND approving the investment policy and co-approving the investor of the Binh Phuoc Alumina Processing and Production Project belonging to the Bauxite mining, ore selection and Alumina processing and production complex (Binh Phuoc Alumina Project).

Vietnam Clean Energy Forum (4th edition) in HCMC

Vietnam Clean Energy Forum (4th edition) in HCMC

08:42 | 22/07/2024
Vietnam Clean Energy Forum (4th edition), themed “Mechanisms and Policies for the Development of Gas Power, Wind Power, Waste-to-Energy, and Biomass Energy under Power Development Plan VIII – Current Status and Solutions”, was held on 11/07/2024, in Ho Chi Minh City.

Challenges in Meeting the Power Source Development Timeline under the Revised PDP VIII

Challenges in Meeting the Power Source Development Timeline under the Revised PDP VIII

06:34 | 15/07/2025
With a massive amount of capital required and only 5.5 years remaining until 2030, Vietnam faces significant challenges in implementing the Revised Power Development Plan VIII (PDP VIII)—especially as several types of power sources, such as offshore wind, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and nuclear power, are being developed for the first time in the country. These technologies are new to Vietnam and involve considerable technical, regulatory, and operational uncertainties. Below are some key observations on the challenges of ensuring power source development stays on schedule as outlined in the national roadmap. For in-depth analysis of the proposed nuclear power projects in Ninh Thuan (expected to be operational between 2030–2035), readers may refer to references [1] through [5] at the end of this article.

Soc Son waste-to-energy plant contributes to reducing environmental pollution in Hanoi capital

Soc Son waste-to-energy plant contributes to reducing environmental pollution in Hanoi capital

14:41 | 04/02/2025
Soc Son Waste-to-Energy Plant (located at Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex, Soc Son District) is managed and operated by Thien Y Hanoi Environmental Energy Joint Stock Company, with 5 incinerators with a capacity to receive and process about 5,000 tons of waste/day, and a power generation capacity of 90 MW. The plant has actively contributed to the treatment of domestic solid waste, reducing environmental pollution and converting waste into electricity to serve the socio-economic development of the Capital.

Launching ceremony of Tra Vinh Solid Waste Treatment Plant Project

Launching ceremony of Tra Vinh Solid Waste Treatment Plant Project

14:59 | 21/01/2025
With the approval of the Provincial People's Committee Chairman, on January 19, 2025, at Sam Bua Hamlet, Luong Hoa Commune, Chau Thanh District, Tra Vinh Department of Construction together with Tri Viet Power Company Limited and Greenity Hau Giang Company Limited held the launching ceremony of Tra Vinh Solid Waste Treatment Plant Project.

Contract signing ceremony of Tra Vinh Solid Waste Treatment Plant Project

Contract signing ceremony of Tra Vinh Solid Waste Treatment Plant Project

02/01/2025
Implementation of the Investment Policy Approval Decisions: No. 481/QĐ-UBND dated 03/3/2022; No. 883/QĐ-UBND dated 09/6/2023; No. 1324/QĐ-UBND dated 05/9/2023; No. 925/QĐ-UBND dated 31/5/2024 of the People’s Committee of Tra Vinh Province; and based on Decision No. 2175/QĐ-UBND dated 09/12/2024 of the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Tra Vinh Province on the approval of the investor selection results for the Tra Vinh Solid Waste Treatment Plant Project.