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On November 30th 2016, the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) in collaboration with Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) hosted “The 6th Social Responsibility Awards”to recognize Korean companies for their outstanding efforts in CSR.

The Gazprom headquarters hosted yesterday, May 6, 2015, a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Nguyen Xuan Son, Chairman of the PetroVietnam National Oil and Gas Group Board of Directors.

Establishing a presence on the international market may emerge as the "new normal" for the energy sector in Vietnam.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Phu Yen TTP Joint Stock Company (Phu Yen Joint Stock Company) just have signed a loan of 186 million USD for developing and operating Hoa Hoi solar power project with a capacity of 257 MWp in Hoa Hoi commune, Phu Hoa district, Phu Yen province, Vietnam through the country’s first certified green loan.

The Government has issued the Decree No. 41/2016 / ND-CP on licensing foreign organizations and individuals to conduct scientific research in Vietnam's waters.

In  line with the Ministry of Health’s initiative to improve child health care in central Vietnam, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Vietnam Limited has contributed $125,000 towards a VinaCapital Foundation programme to purchase four pediatric and neonatal ventilators for hospitals in Danang city, Quang Ngai and Quang Nam provinces.

GWEC is a member-based organisation that represents the voice of global wind energy industry. The members of GWEC represent over 1,500 companies, organisations and institutions in more than 80 countries, including manufacturers, developers, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies.

On the afternoon of May 9, 2021, PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling) officially pulled out to sea the semi-submersible auxiliary drilling rig - PV DRILLING V, preparing for the integration with the drilling rig (DES) in Singapore to serve the drilling campaign of Brunei Shell Petroleum Company Sdn Bhd (BSP) in Brunei, with a term of reliable 6 years and extended 4 years, that expects to be deployed from the third quarter of 2021.

The cooperation between Power Machines – PM (Russia) and Energy sector of Vietnam has been started for more than half a century by providing generators for Thac Ba hydropower plant, and then for Uong Bi, Pha Lai thermal power plants and Tri An, Hoa Binh hydropower plants. PM has returned to the Vietnamese market since the early 2000s by the participation in developing Yaly, Can Don, Se San 3 hydropower plants and Uong Bi thermal power plant (the second phase extension project). Especially, PM is currently implementing EPC contract for Long Phu 1 thermal power project. To learn more about the new achievements of PM in the activities as research and development (R-D), technological solutions, design and manufacture, as well as the perspective for future development of PM in Vietnamese market…The Vietnam Energy Magazine interviewed Mrs. Anastasia – the Director of PJSC Power Machines Office in Hanoi.   

International mining groups and Vietnam’s mining leaders will work together at an exhibition and conference Mining Vietnam 2016 to develop Vietnam’s mining industry.

On November 4, 2015, in Da Nang city, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) held the conference "Shaping Vietnam’s Sustainable Power Sector Development" to summarize the achievements in the process of renewing power sector and discuss the measures for strengthening the participation of the international donors and various economic sectors to Vietnam's Power Sector Development in future. Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai attended and spoke at the Conference.

Vietnam’s mining industry is facing more difficulties this year due to lower export prices, unfavorable mining conditions and higher costs, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

On April 2, 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision 270/QD-TTg approving the list of important national and key programs, works and projects in the energy sector after the Implementation plan of Power Plan VIII was issued.

Based on the results of independent research and evaluation from the database of the Government, relevant ministries and branches; as well as the voting criteria (breakthrough, difference, prominence bringing economic and social efficiency suitable with development trends...) of the energy sub-sectors, the Scientific Council of Vietnam Energy Magazine has voted 10 typical and outstanding events in 2022 of Vietnam's energy industry as follows:

According to the Institute of Energy (Ministry of Industry and Trade), Vietnam's power system is one of the power systems in the world with the highest growth rate. However, the World Bank asserts, the electricity consumption per capita in Vietnam is still lower than the world average.