Vietnam to grant consumers more choices under power sector reform


FILE PHOTO: Workers at a bending and welding workshop for wind turbine towers at a CS Wind Corp. factory in Tan Thanh, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Vietnam will train 25,000 to 35,000 energy specialists, especially in nuclear and clean energy. - Bloomberg

HANOI: Vietnamese consumers will soon be able to choose their electricity retailers as the country restructures its power sector to promote competition and transparency, the local media VNExpress reported.

The reform allows for the implementation of direct power purchase agreements and aims to separate retail activities from the state-run enterprise Vietnam Electricity, which currently holds a monopoly.

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