The corporation recently signed a contract with Petrovietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) to provide LNG power for the commercial operations of Nhon Trach 3 and 4 thermal power plants, which PV Power manages, for 25 years.

Thailand is exploring small modular nuclear reactor technology, as the Southeast Asian country looks to diversify its energy mix amidst dwindling reserves of natural gas that produces much of its power.

Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PLN is partnering with Saudi Arabia's energy company, ACWA Power, to build two floating solar power plants on Lake Singkarak in West Sumatra and Saguling Reservoir in West Java.

The provincial government of Bangka Belitung Islands of Indonesia is planning to build a thorium-based power plant on Gelasa Island in Central Bangka district to increase energy security and support the community's development and economy.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on January 15 for the construction of the first phase of Hai Lang liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant in Hai An commune in the central province of Quang Tri's Hai Lang district.

The demand for investment capital for the development of power sources and grids will average 10-11.5 billion USD per year by 2030.

A contract on a bidding package worth 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.29 billion USD) on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the Quang Trach 1 thermal power plant in the central province of Quang Binh was signed in Hanoi on June 17.

Indonesia’s Ministry of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is planning to form a geothermal group in 2021 which is expected to become the largest in the world.

Nearly 100 percent of Cambodia's villages electrified

The central province of Quang Tri is working to attract investment to realize its target of becoming an energy centre of the central region by 2025.

Construction of a wind power plant has started in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.

Developing coal-fired thermal power plants is needed to ensure the provision of electricity nationwide, but it risks environmental pollution without strict management.

The National Power Transmission Corporation (EVN NPT) said it plans to put 63 projects worth more than 21.2 trillion VND (934.43 million USD) into operation in 2017.

Construction of the Hai Dương-Vietnam thermo power plant officially kicked off on March 27 in Hai Duong province’s Phuc Thanh commune after a five-year delay.

At least seven workers were killed and six others were seriously injured in an explosion in the construction site of a power plant in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) aims to mobilise over 600 trillion VND (27.9 billion USD) from both domestic and international sources to develop power plants and grids from 2016-2020.