The Bo Y 220kV switching substation in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum will receive electricity from the Nam Kong 2 and 3 hydropower plants of Laos by May 15 this year to integrate it with the Vietnamese electricity grid.

A working delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the EU Delegation to Vietnam recently had a meeting with the authorities in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on electricity supply for rural areas and renewable energy development.

VOV.VN - A landslide occurred in Tra Bong district of Quang Ngai province in central Vietnam on October 10 evening, burying some items of Ka Tinh hydropower plant in the locality, according to a local official.

Officials from the Department of Energy Safety Management (DESM) under the Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines made a working visit to Vietnam’s Son La hydroelectric power plant on August 3 and 4 to study the plant’s operation.

The Power Project Management Board 2 (PPMB) under Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) on March 31 signed contracts on construction and equipment supply and installation for two projects to serve the import of electricity from Laos.

VOV.VN- Vietnam’s total installed power capacity totaled 76,620 MW in 2021, 7,500 MW higher compared to the previous year, with this figure being the highest among ASEAN member states, according to Tran Dinh Nhan, CEO of the Vietnam Electricity (EVN), at the company’s year-end meeting on January 14.

Laos has been the largest recipient of Vietnam's overseas investment so far, with 209 projects totalling US$5.1 billion in registered capital, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.

VOV.VN - With an array of beautiful scenery, Thac Ba lake can be viewed as "Ha Long Bay on the mountain" in the country’s northwest region.

A concessional loan worth EUR70 million (US$81 million) without government guarantee for the expanded Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant Project was inked on November 10 between the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group and the French Development Agency (AFD).

VOV.VN - A hydropower tunnel suddenly collapsed on October 6 during construction taking place at the Nam Cum 3 hydropower plant in the northwestern province of Lai Chau, with two deaths being confirmed following the incident.