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The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has just issued a document proposing the investors of coal-fired power plants develop a fuel conversion plan. Specifically, converting coal fuel to biomass fuel and ammonia when the power plant has operated for 20 years. And proposing to develop a plan to stop operation when the plant has operated for coal power plants that cannot convert fuel, or do not capture CO2 when the plants have operated for 40 years.

According to a report of Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corporation (Vinacomin), In the first 6 months of 2023, Vinacomin provided over 21.16 million tons of coal for power production, reaching 55% of the plan, up 16% (equivalent to an increase of 3 million tons over the same period in 2022). Vinacomin has been highly appreciated by the Prime Minister in managing production, increasing coal for thermal power plants, and contributing to ensuring electricity supply during peak heat waves.

The Prime Minister (PM) has just solved the problems on handling ash and slag in some of BOT coal fired thermal power plants (TPP) as flows: Hai Duong, Vinh Tan 1 projects apply the regulations on slag ground at the time of signing BOT contracts; Nam Dinh 1, Nghi Son 2, Van Phong 1, Vung Ang 2, Vinh Tan 3 and Song Hau 2 projects maintain the areas of slag grounds as approved in the feasibility study reports.

In the first 6 months of 2022, Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has exceeded the set-out plan on coal production and sale for ensuring not to break the coal supply chain for power generation and economic development and to contribute to the national energy security guarantee.

On July 11, 2020 in Quang Binh, Power Project Management Unit 2 (PMU 2), and Consortium of Phu Xuan Consulting and Construction Joint Stock Company, Pacific Group Joint Stock Company and Hydraulic Engineering Construction Joint Stock Company held a ceremony for signing EPC contract for the package No 24 including coal port and jetty of Quang Trach Power Center with Quang Trach 1 and Quang Trach 2 thermal power plants (TPPs).

Ha Tinh Provincial People's Committee (PPC) has just issued a document to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) with a proposal to converse in Power Development Planning VIII (PDPVIII) Vung Ang power center 3 (Vung Ang 3&4 projects) from coal to LNG burning and increase capacity of this center from 2400 to 4800 MW.

On October 6, 2014, in Thai Binh province, PetroVietnam  Construction JSC  (PVC) and PVC Contractors Consortium of Thai Bình JSC Petroleum Investment and Trade Company (PVC TB), Song Da (Da River) JSC Petroleum Investment and Trade Company (PVSD) and  Consulting Company Ltd of National University of Civil Engineering (CCU) signed a contract on "design, estimate, supply and installation of steel structures and construction part implementation of the 3 tight storages” Package for Thai Binh 2  Thermal Power Plant (TPP) with a VND 914 billion value.

On March 3, 2023, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), Minister Nguyen Hong Dien chaired a meeting with the leaders of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN), and Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (TKV), Power Generation 1, Power Generation 2, Power Generation- 3 Joint Stock Company, TKV Power Company, PVN Power Company, Northeast Coal Corporation; Ninh Binh Fertilizer Single Company Limited, Ha Bac Fertilizer and Chemical Joint Stock company and a number of the coal-fired thermal power plants on the coal supply and coal import for electricity and nitrogen fertilizer production.

At the conference to review the plans in 2016 of Ministry of Resources and Environment, the Vietnam Geology and Mineral Department informed “At present, there have been identified 55 coal strata placed in 5 stratum groups from the surface to the depth of 1200 meters in mainland part of the Red River coal basin”.

Vietnam National Coal and Minerals Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) speeds up to perfrm the coal export contracts to rapidly release high-quality coal dust and lump coal in stock.

A conference to agree and sign a cooperation agreement between Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), South East Coal Trading Company (SECTC – Dong Bac Corporation) and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), on long-term coal supply for Thermal power plants using anthracite coal in EVN has just taken place in Hanoi.