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On 12/12/2018, the first long-term coal contract for power projects between Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Joint Stock Corporation (Vinacomin) and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) was signed. On the occasion, Mr. Trinh Dinh Dung, Vice Prime Minister said: “this event confirmed the message "no coal shortage for electricity generation, no electricity shortage for economic development".

These three projects as Quang Trach Power Center (including thermal power plants Quang Trach 1 (2x600 MW),Quang Trach 2 (2x600 MW) and Quang Trach Coal Harbor), Bac Ai Hydropower Pump Storage Plant (4x300 MW) and Tri An Hydropower Extended Plant (200 MW) under Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Investor have been put into urgent ones in order to guarantee security of electricity supply in period after 2020 up.

The Southern Power Corporation of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN SPC) plans to inject more than VND 7.66 trillion (344.7 million USD) into transmission projects across the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang during 2016-2020. The Southern Power Corporation of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN SPC) plans to inject more than 7.66 trillion VND (344.7 million USD) into transmission projects across the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang during 2016-2020.

Two Thai firms, Ratch Co., Ltd and Country Group Holdings, are seeking investment opportunities to fill gaps in power projects in Vietnam.

On Jan 5, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai chaired a meeting with the concerned ministries and agencies for directing to set the mechanisms for supporting development of solar power projects (SPP) - a sector now being encouraged in investment to solve the clean energy problem and sustainable development.

With a 112,414 billion Yên total loan from Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) for 7 projects of Vietnam recently, of which, nearly 40 billion Yen for two power projects.

The feed-in tariff for wind power projects could rise above the currently regulated 7.8 US cents in an effort to pave the way for the development of more wind power projects in Vietnam.

Vietnam has introduced an incentive policy for the first time which will encourage private investors to build waste-generated power projects in Vietnam.

The EVN Northern Power Corporation is targeting two basic objectives in 2014, including striving to sell electricity to 100 percent of households in rural areas and ensuring all households using electricity are charged prices as prescribed by the government. The corporation will also ensure progress on the construction of its power projects and reliable operation. One of the most important solutions is to improve investment efficiency.

Land rental and land use fees of biomass power projects, grid systems and transformer stations connected to the National grid will be exempted and reduced according to current laws applied for projects in the fields of investment incentives. That is one of the preferential treatments for biomass power projects regulated at the prime ministerial Decision 24/2014/ND-CP that will take effect from May 10, 2014.