Electricity imports from Laos and China accounted for just a modest part of the total electricity demand of Vietnam, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has approved the provisional electricity prices for 19 wind and solar power plants with a total capacity of around 1,400MW.
Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) fears that the electricity imports from Laos may face difficulties because of the limited capacity of the transmission system.
Electricity output and import this year are estimated at 284.5 billion kilowatt hours (kWh), up around 5.5% over last year, according to the latest power supply plan approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.