The Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes applying the 5-tier electricity price schedule under Decision 14/2025 immediately, expected to reduce electricity bills for about 94% of users (more than 29 million households) and ease supply pressure during peak hours. Although the decision was issued more than a year ago, the 6-tier schedule still applies; the average retail price stays above 2,204 VND per kWh, so this is not an average price adjustment. Residential customers using 800 kWh or less per month are expected to pay less, while those using 800 kWh or more will pay more; social-policy households using no more than 50 kWh and poor households will receive support equivalent to 30 kWh per month. The peak and off-peak time frames apply only to production and business customers, while capacity gaps between noon and evening peaks could reach 5,000-6,000 MW.
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Original headline: Giá điện 5 bậc: Hơn 29 triệu hộ gia đình có thể giảm tiền điện
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NT2
▼ Likely negativeNhon Trach 2 Power
Relevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Industry | Electricity |
| Market cap | 6,952 bn VND |
| P/E | 4.8 |
| P/B | 1.28 |
| Close on 10/27/2026 | 24.15 |
| Change that session | 0.00% |
POW
▼ Likely negativePV Power
Relevance: low
| Market | Vietnam stocks |
|---|---|
| Exchange | HOSE |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Industry | Electricity |
| Market cap | 38,501 bn VND |
| P/E | 6.5 |
| P/B | 0.93 |
| Close on 10/27/2026 | 12.40 |
| Change that session | -1.20% |
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