HANOI, May 7 (Bloomberg): State utility Vietnam Electricity Group warned of electricity shortages in the northern part of the country at the same time that thermal power and supplies of coal and gas are squeezed, news website VnExpress reported.
Northern Vietnam could be short by as much as 4,900 megawatts in May and June, according to the report, citing information from the ultility known as EVN. Consumption capacity in the northern provinces is expected to increase by 15% from a year earlier during the May-July period as the area enters its hot season, the report said.
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