Energy cooperation: RTE international hosts an EVN-NPT delegation

Paris, September 2025 – As part of a technical assistance project launched in late 2022, RTE international has welcomed last week a delegation from EVN-NPT (Electricity of Vietnam National Power Transmission) for a study tour in France.

Supporting Vietnam’s energy transition

With annual economic growth of 7 to 8%, Vietnam’s electricity consumption is increasing by 10% per year. In order to meet the needs that this growth brings, the country has adopted its National Power Development Plan 2021–2030, with a vision extending to 2050. This roadmap charts the course towards modernizing the power system, integrating more renewable energy and expanding regional interconnections.

Mandated by the French Development Agency (AFD), RTE international is supporting EVN-NPT in this strategic shift. The technical assistance program combines knowledge transfer, technical workshops and site visits. More than fifty experts from RTE and RTE international have already been mobilized, with the project running until October 2025.

An immersion at the heart of the French power system

The Vietnamese delegation’s visit to France marks an important milestone in the project. The program includes exchanges with:

• Experts and management at the National Grid Expertise Centre (CNER);

• The Networks and Digital Systems Operations Centre;

• The Development and Engineering Division;

• The Strategy, Study and Assessment Division;

• The Maintenance Centre and 24/7 equipment monitoring room in Nancy;

• The France–Spain interconnection substation in Baixas;

• The Jonage Campus Transfo and Academy.

The delegation also visited Regional Maintenance Group (GMR) worksites, with discussions extending to long-term system studies, maintenance, and HVDC-related topics.

These opportunities for exchange allow EVN-NPT teams to observe RTE’s practices first-hand and identify the solutions best suited to the Vietnamese context.