Many power plant projects are years behind schedule, hurting Vietnam’s chances of fulfilling its goal of achieving a stable power supply, industry insiders said.

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Delayed power projects hurt Vietnam’s energy security

The construction of a US$2-billion-plus thermo power plant began in the northern province of Quang Ninh Friday.

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Work starts on Vietnam $2-bln-plus power plant

Vietnam is advising power-consuming manufacturers in the south to stagger production while the Nam Con Son gas pipelines that feed power plants undergo maintenance, an official at state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) said.

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Vietnam gas line work strains industry power supply

Hyundai Engineering and Construction, South Korea’s largest builder, said Tuesday it has won a US$1.46 billion (S$1.76 billion) order to build two power plants in Vietnam.

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S. Korea builder wins $1.76 bln order from Vietnam

The global recession and resultant lower purchasing power has caused difficulties for many Vietnamese exporters.

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Exports suffer as recession bites

Vietnam will halt gas supply for 10 days next month to two power plants with a combined capacity of about a quarter of the country’s total due to planned maintenance at the Nam Con Son field, an official at state-owned PetroVietnam said on Thursday.

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Vietnam power to be disrupted by gas field maintenance

State utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) group has awarded a $1.3 billion contract to a consortium of Chinese companies to build a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam’s southern region, the official Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday.

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Chinese firms get $1.3 bln power plant deal in Vietnam

PetroVietnam has awarded its subsidiary a contract to build a 1,200-megawatt coal-fired thermal power plant in southern Vietnam, which will use coal imported from Indonesia and Australia, a local newspaper said on Wednesday.

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PetroVietnam’s new power plant to buy Indonesia, Australia coal

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Vietnam will produce the first alumina from a bauxite complex in the Central Highlands in September after months of delays caused by adverse weather, power shortages and slow equipment delivery, the official Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday.

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Vietnam aims to start alumina production in September: report