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Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just worked with leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), and a number of the relevant ministries and agencies to implement the goal in the Power Development Planning VIII (PDP VIII), which is 2030 Vietnam will have 50% of office buildings and 50% of residential houses use self-produce and self-consumption rooftop solar power projects (for on-site consumption, not selling electricity into the national electricity system).

In Document No. 8594/VPCP-KTTH dated November 24, 2021 of the Government Office, Deputy Prime Minister(DPM) Le Minh Khai proposed to develop a GovernmentDecree ontransferringthe power projects as the public assets to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).

At the meeting with PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV GAS), Mr. Philippe Sauquet – the Member of the Administrative Council, General Director of the Electricity, Gas and Renewable Energy Division of Total SA Group expressed a wish to cooperate with PV GAS to develop the projects in Vietnam in future, especially LNG ones.

With the wave of investment in near shore and offshore wind power, HD Wind Joint Stock Company (HDwind) was established - specializing in providing technical services for the green energy industry, especially wind power.

The British Government has just turned on a “Green Light” for the 8 large clean energy projects, among which  there are 5 offshore wind power and 3 biomass energy projects.

On April 3, 2024, in Hanoi, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and PowerChina Zhongnan - PCZ (China) signed a memorandum of cooperation to promote the experience and strengths of each party to enhance opportunities for cooperation in developing power projects.

On February 22, in Yen Bai province, the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) and Project Management Board of Central Power Projects (CPMB) deployed to construct the two urgent transmission projects in the Northwest Region including Huoi Quang - Nghia Lo 220 kV transmission line; Nghia Lo 220 kV transformer substation and 220 kV transformation line from Nghia Lo to 500 kV Viet Tri transformer substation.

The Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 2 (PECC2), Tin Thanh Group (TTG), Ninh Thuan Agriculture and Renewable Energy Joint Stock Company (NITSA) and Son My Renewable Energy Joint Stock Company (SSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on a cooperation to invest in and develop biomass power projects in the Mekong Delta region and waste-to-energy projects in Ho Chi Minh city.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha expressed that developing rooftop solar power projects is an urgent task and an important solution to mobilize social resources to implement Power Development Planning VIII (PDP VIII). Therefore, mechanisms and policies to encourage organizations and individuals to invest in rooftop solar power projects are consistent policies.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has just sent a document to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Electricity Regulatory Authority on establishing a framework for electricity prices of transitional solar and wind power projects.

The Standing Committee of Hai Phong City Party Committee has agreed with the investment policy and proposal to include two LNG Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (GTCC) with a total capacity of 6,100 MW in Tien Lang 1 Industrial Park, Hung Thang commune, Tien Lang district and Cai Trap island, Cat Hai district in the Power Development Plan (PDP) VIII.

The Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee has issued a decision on investment policy for two wind power prọects with a total capacity of 70 MW and an investment of more than 2,210 billion VND for VNM Investment Company Limited (Singapore) - a subsidiary of EDF Renewables (EDFR) under the French Electric Corporation (EDF).

PV Gas (PetroVietnam Gas Corporation) and Rosneft, Perenco - the two other owners of Nam Con Son pipeline project, signed  the agreement on connection and service for "The gas delivery point number 2" (TSA).

The Prime Minister (PM) has just approved the project “Adjusting the development planning of the coal industry in 2016 – 2020 period with outlook up to 2030” in which, the PM decided to adjust the list of some infrastructure projects; supplement the list and closed corner boundary coordinates of the projects for maintaining coal production.

The Prime Minister has agreed to supplement An Tho wind power project (phase I) with a capacity of 200 MW into Adjusted National Power Development Planning (PDP+). This is a largest wind power project in Vietnam so far.