Vietnam
Power plant of Taiwanese firm to connect to Vietnam grid
                                                                                 
                    
                    	Taiwan’s Formosa Plastic Group's 1,500 megawatt thermal power plant will be connected to Vietnam's national electricity transmission grid.
                
                                
            Power plant of Taiwanese firm to connect to Vietnam grid
                                                                                                                 
                            
                            	Taiwan’s Formosa Plastic Group's 1,500 megawatt thermal power plant will be connected to Vietnam's national electricity transmission grid.
                        
                                                
                        
    
                    First Solar turns its back on Vietnam
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	First Solar selling its factory in Ho Chi Minh City’s Dong Nam Industrial Park and leaving Vietnam.
                    
                                        
                    
                GE to supply infrastructure for Vietnam’s power sector
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	General Electric Company signs deals worth US$86 million to bolster Vietnam’s ailing power sector.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam focuses on capacity building for atomic energy
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Vietnam will provide 70 full university scholarships in the field of atomic energy in 2012.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam's Quang Trach 1 power plant awaits $1.2B funding
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	A financial arrangement is being negotiated for the construction of Quang Trach 1 thermal power plant.
                    
                                        
                    
                EVN falls short of VND180 trillion electricity investments
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Electricity of Vietnam still falls short of VND180 trillion to invest in electricity projects in 2011-2015,
                    
                                        
                    
                EVN says supply is enough to satisfy demand, cuts electricity regularly
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the only electricity retailer in Vietnam, has assured the public that the
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam needs $10B to upgrade grid by 2020
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Vietnam is seeking US$6 billion to upgrade its power transmission grid as demand for power consumption continues to increase.
                    
                                        
                    
                French group checks out Vietnamese power market
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	A group of eight French businesses will visit Vietnam to learn more about the power market in the country.
                    
                                        
                    
                US group hopes to build Vietnam's first solar plant
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	US-based ACO Investment Group plans to build a 50 megawatt solar power farm in central Binh Thuan province.
                    
                                        
                    
                Dong Nai Hydro 4’s station 2 connects to Vietnam grid
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Power station 2 of Dong Nai Hydropower Plant 4 has been connected to Vietnam's national grid network.
                    
                                        
                    
                More energy efficiency needed for Vietnam’s development
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Vietnam pledges to use energy more effectively and develop its energy network.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam sets high standards for hydropower projects
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	A total of 52 substandard hydroelectricity projects were rejected by Vietnam's local authorities since the beginning of this year.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam to pay more for electricity from China
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Vietnam will pay 6.08 cent/kWh or VND1,300/kWh for electricty purchases from China this year, up from 5.8 cent/kWh one year earlier.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam starts operating 170MW hydropower plant
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	The A Luoi Hydropower Plant officially generated electricity after 5 years of construction.
                    
                                        
                    
                Vietnam establishes 3 power generation firms
                                                                                                 
                        
                        	Three power generation companies in Vietnam will be established s to take over electricity generating plants directly under the Electricity of Vietnam.