Son La seeks to accelerate energy investment projects
Son La province is seeking to speed up the implementation of energy projects to attract investment, with authorities focusing on resolving legal and land clearance bottlenecks.
Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, chaired a meeting on October 9 to review the progress of energy investment projects. The event was attended by Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, representatives of relevant departments and investors developing energy projects in the province. It was also connected online with communes hosting the projects.
At the meeting reviewing the progress of energy investment projects in Son La province.
The province has approved investment policies for 17 of the 57 small hydropower projects included in its development plan. Of these, nine projects, with a combined capacity of 136.5 megawatts (MW), are under construction, while eight are completing legal procedures before construction can begin. Three other projects are scheduled to break ground in the first quarter of 2027.
As of October 9, 2026, hydropower projects had disbursed nearly 4.838 trillion VND (185 million USD). Four plants - Hang Dong B, Nam Hoa 1, Suoi Leo and Chieng Hac 2 - are expected to be completed in 2026.
Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, speaks at the meeting.
Son La has also given in-principle approvals to 16 of the 35 solar power projects and one of the 11 wind power projects included in its development plan. Four solar projects are expected to begin construction in the fourth quarter of 2026, while the Risen Phu Yen wind power project is scheduled to break ground in the second quarter of 2027. Meanwhile, the Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage hydropower project is undergoing surveys and project preparation, with this stage expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2027.
At the meeting, participants discussed obstacles and proposed measures to address difficulties involving legal procedures during the investment preparation stage, land clearance, recruitment of construction workers and connections to the power grid.
Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, delivers closing remarks.
Addressing the meeting, Chairman Viet said the province supported energy investors and would create favourable conditions to help accelerate project implementation.
He called on agencies at all levels to resolve legal and land clearance issues and instructed the Department of Agriculture and Environment to establish a task force to assist businesses and communes with compensation and site clearance. Specific deadlines are to be set for each locality.
Investors were also urged to coordinate proactively with local authorities and promptly report obstacles to relevant departments so that problems could be addressed early, allowing projects to begin construction and enter operation on schedule./.
Lo Minh Hung, Standing Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, chaired a meeting on November 9 to review progress and assess the quality and initial results of developing job-position frameworks under Guidance No. 07-HD/BTCTW issued by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Organisation.
Son La province is making every effort to achieve gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth of 8% in 2026, heard a meeting on November 9 to review implementation of the province’s fourth-quarter growth scenario.
A supervision delegation established under Decision No. 140-QD/UBKTTW dated August 24, 2026 of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Inspection, held a conference on November 9 to disseminate the contents of a thematic oversight programme on the Standing Board of the Son La provincial Party Committee’s leadership, direction and implementation of Politburo Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW, dated December 22, 2024, on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation and national digital transformation.
Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on November 9 led a working delegation to inspect preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage hydropower project in Muong Bang commune.
Nguyen Viet Cuong, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Council, on November 8 attended the Great National Unity Festival and celebrations marking Vietnam Culture Day 2026 in Co Tinh hamlet, Chieng Mai commune.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Highland Grands hotel, resort and ecological agriculture complex was held on the morning of November 7 in Bo Bun sub-zone, Van Son ward, Son La province, by Highland Grands Joint Stock Company.
A total of 34 contestants took part in the semi-final round of the first Son La “Thanh am tuoi hong” (Melodies of Youth) Contest in Son La province on November 7.
Businesses, cooperatives and household enterprises across Son La province are stepping up production and preparing supplies for the year-end shopping season, focusing on product quality, designs and packaging to offer consumers attractive, safe gift products that reflect local identity.
Leveraging the extensive reservoirs of the Son La and Hoa Binh hydropower plants, which cover more than 26,000 hectares of water surface, localities across Son La province have tapped their potential to develop cage fish farming and wild-capture fisheries.
In Tan Lap sub-zone, Tan Yen commune, Nguyen Van Sau is among the pioneering farmers transforming traditional farming practices by replacing underperforming crops with orange and high-tech tomato. Through hard work, a willingness to learn and bold investment, his family now generates average annual revenue of more than 4 billion VND (155,750 USD).
The Son La provincial People's Committee on November 4 held a meeting with international investors to discuss a project to produce green energy pellets from bamboo.
Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on November 4 chaired a meeting with relevant departments and agencies to review preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Dong Phu Yen Pumped-Storage Hydropower Project.
Dao Tai Tue, member of the provincial Party Committee's Standing Board and Director of the Department of Construction, on November 4 presented Party membership badges to members of the Party Organisations of Binh Thuan and Muong Khieng communes.
Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, on November 3 attended the November regular meeting of the Party Cell in Phieng Cai hamlet, Long Sap commune.
Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Dinh Viet on November 3 inspected the construction progress of the Long Sap International Border Gate project.
The Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Son La province on November 3 held a programme in launch activities to encourage public participation in patriotic emulation movements and campaigns in celebration of the 97th anniversary of the VFF’s Traditional Day (November 18, 1930–2027).
Nguyen Duc Thanh, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and head of the provincial Party Committee’s Organisation Board, on November 3 attended a ceremony presenting the Party membership badge to a member of the Muong Sai commune Party Organisation.
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