EVN stated that the average retail electricity price was adjusted to VND 2,204.0655/kWh (excl. VAT), equal to a 4.8% increase, effective from 10 May 2025 under current regulations.
On 9 May 2025, EVN released a public notice on the adjustment of Vietnam’s average retail electricity price, with implementation from 10 May 2025.
This brief is compiled from the cited official source.
EVN stated that the adjusted average retail tariff is VND 2,204.0655/kWh (excluding VAT), equivalent to a 4.8% increase versus the previous average level. The notice cites legal references including the Electricity Law No. 61/2024/QH15, Decree 72/2025/ND-CP, and Circular 22/2025/TT-BCT on adjustment mechanism and tariff calculation.
The same notice described the 2025 operating context: expected commercial electricity demand growth of around 12.2% and system output increasing by about 33.6 billion kWh versus 2024. EVN also noted cost pressure from a larger share of higher-cost generation and exchange-rate volatility affecting generation costs.
For customer-group tariff tables, EVN referenced MOIT Decision 1279/QD-BCT dated 9 May 2025. Existing support policies for poor and social-policy households were reiterated in the EVN communication.
Primary source: EVN notice. Related legal reference listed by EVN: Decision 1279/QD-BCT.
