Experts have accused coal-fired power plants of causing air pollution in Hanoi, noting that they are emitting fine dust during operations. But operators of such plants have rejected the claim, according to local media.

Vietnam produces 50 tons of crop by-products yearly, but most of it is burned and not used as another resource.

“Sustainable Scenario for the Vietnamese power sector until 2050”, a report by WWF-Vietnam and Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) says that 100 percent of Vietnam’s power could be generated by renewable energy technologies by 2050. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thermal power plants are under much pressure as they seek to resolve environmental issues that are plaguing them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The competitive power wholesale market will be kicked off early next year following an approved road map and power plants to join the market are forecast to outnumber those on the existing power generation market. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese businesses should commit to lessening their reliance on imports from China, said National Assembly (NA) deputy Tran Xuan Hoa, Vietnam National Coal- Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) former Chairman.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam should focus on renewable energy, director of the Energy Institute's Renewable Energy and Clean Development Mechanisms Centre Nguyen Duc Cuong told Tuoi tre Cuoi tuan (Youth Weekly).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s competitive power generation market has attracted less than expected registrants after operating for over a year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Is there the existence of the interest groups’ power in building up the important policies for the national economy?

The electricity outage occurring in all the southern provinces some days ago and the electricity cuts in the first month of summer has made businesses worried stiff.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), the only electricity distributor, complains that the input production costs have increased since power plants have to run on FO and DO in the dry season.

 Air pollution increases 10 percent chances of underweight babies, said a study Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.