Vietnam Electricity Corporation was established by decision No. 562/QD-TTg dated October 10, 1994 by the Prime Minister on the basis of the reorganization of the units of the Ministry of Energy; being organized and operated under the Charter attached to Decree No. 14/CP dated Jan 27, 1995 of the Government. On June 22, 2006, the Prime Minister of the Government issued the decision No. 147/QD-TTg approving the pilot scheme to establish the Vietnam Electricity Group and the decision No 2006/148/QD-TTg on the establishment of the parent company-Vietnam Electricity Group.
On June 25, 2010, the Prime Minister issued the decision No. 975/QD-TTg regarding the change of the mother company-Vietnam Electricity Group into the one member limited liability company owned by the State.
On December 06, 2013, the Prime Minister issued the Decree No. 205/2013/ND-CP regarding the Charter of organization and operation of the Vietnam Electricity (Decree was effective from Feb 3, 2014) with some main contents as follows:
* Name:
-Full name: Vietnam Power Group
-Business name: Vietnam Electricity
- Business English name: VIETNAM ELECTRICITY.
-Abbreviated name: EVN.
* Business type: One member Limited liability company
Core business: Production, transmission, distribution and trading of electricity; directing and operating the system of production, transmission, distribution and allocation of power in the national power system; import and export of electric power; investment and capital management in the power projects; management, operation, repair, maintenance, overhaul, rehabilitation and upgrading of the electrical, mechanical equipment, control and automation system of the line of production, transmission and distribution of electricity, power works and electrical testing.
The main subsidiaries:
Power production: 3 Power Generation Corporations (GENCO 1, 2, 3);
Power Business: 5 Power Corporations, namely, Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC), Central Power Corporation (EVNCPC), Southern Power Corporation (EVNSPC), Hanoi Power Corporation (EVNHANOI), the Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC).
Power transmission: National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT.).
Contact address:
Vietnam Electricity (EVN)
- Headquarters: No. 11 Cua Bac Street, Truc Bach Ward, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi City.
-Phone: (+ 844) 66946789
-Fax: (+ 844) 66946666
-Website: http://www.evn.com.vn