Last year the EVN chairman was fired for enormous losses incurred by the company.

BBC: Crane driver mistake plunges Vietnam into darkness

EVN, the state electricity company, will follow the government and raise funds on international markets.

ECONOMIST: Vietnam's maiden international bond: Hanoi calling | The

Vietnamese state electricity company EVN said in a statement that the blackout happened on Wednesday after the operator knocked a tree down.

BBC: Crane driver mistake plunges Vietnam into darkness