The electricity output from solar energy alone reached 8.73 billion kWh, a nearly three-fold increase compared to the same period last year.

Meanwhile, during January-April, Vietnam produced a total of 18.39 billion kWh from hydropower, up 59.3% year-on-year, and making up 22.8% of the total.

A wind farm in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.

The thermal power electricity yield reached 41.48 billion kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 8.7%, and accounting for 51.4% of the total. The total output of electricity generated by gas turbines was 10.55 billion kWh, down 16.4%, and equivalent to 13.2% of the total.

The output of oil-fuelled thermal power plant was small, reaching 2 million kWh, while electricity import volume stood at 481 million kWh, down 62.5% over the same period in 2020, and accounting for 0.6% of the total electricity production of the whole system.

The average daily electricity consumption of the whole system is expected to reach 774.3 million kWh per day in May, and the largest load capacity is estimated at 39,859 MW, as severe heat waves are forecast to linger throughout the country.

EVN also sets a target of well fulfilling the dual tasks of ensuring Covid-19 prevention and control and providing sufficient electricity for socio-economic development and people’s daily activities, especially during the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils for the 2021-2026 term on May 23.

Electricity oversupply forces authorities to cut solar output

After years of facing the threat of power shortages, Vietnamese authorities are concerned about an electricity glut this year, and are cutting renewable energy production.

Project “self -operating emergency elevator without using electricity”

(BGO)- With many outstanding advantages, the project “self -operating emergency elevator without using electricity” of Hoang Quoc Khanh, the student of class 9A1, Le Quy Don junior high school in Bac Giang city was awarded first prize at the Technical Science Contest in the academic year 2020 – 2021 by the provincial Department of Education and Training.

EVN introduces QR codes for paying electricity bills

The public electricity utility EVN has announced plans to use QR codes starting from January next year to make it easier for its customers to pay their bills, marking another step in its push to promote digital transformation.

Source: NDO/VNA