Spanish firm helps modernise electricity sector

A project on setting up a system of financial information for the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) was launched in Hanoi on September 11 with the participation of INDRA, a premier IT company from Spain .

The project’s first contract, worth 8.3 million USD, aims to get an Integrated Finance and Materials Management System (IFMMIS) for EVN.

For the IFMMIS project, Indra will implement a proven best-fit software package, which complies with the laws and regulations of Vietnam and will be adapted to the unique characteristics of EVN on how it manages its finance, materials and HR.

Recently, INDRA signed an agreement with the Vietnamese Government to modernize the national electricity grid, focusing on production, transmission and distribution of power.

VNA

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