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At the online briefing meeting for executing production in April 2017, Mr. Dang Thanh Hai, Vinacomin CEO asked the subsidiaries to actively work with power customers for agreeing to regulate reasonable coal prices, strengthen management of resources and product quality, and reduce the rate of losses in mining by 5%...

On 12/12/2018, the first long-term coal contract for power projects between Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Joint Stock Corporation (Vinacomin) and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) was signed. On the occasion, Mr. Trinh Dinh Dung, Vice Prime Minister said: “this event confirmed the message "no coal shortage for electricity generation, no electricity shortage for economic development".

"In March 2016, Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industry Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) will step up sale of products, specially focus to well prepare coal with a high production for power sector” Vinacomin General director Dang Thanh Hai said.

On May 9, Mr. Tran Dinh Nhan, General Director and Mission of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and worked with Vinacomin leaders in Hanoi and Coal Northeast Corporation (CNC) in Quang Ninh, on coal supply for power generation, especially in the peak hot months of 2023.

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.

The Minister of Industry and Trade has just issued a Decision approving the coal price framework and electricity generation price framework in 2023. Accordingly, the coal price is 1,808,000 VND/ton, the electricity generation price framework for coal-fired power plants is 0 - 1,559.70 VND/kWh and the electricity generation price range for hydropower plants is 0 - 1,110 VND/kWh (the above price framework does not include value added tax (VAT) and other related taxes and costs).

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.

At a conference to review 10-year implementation of the engineering industry development strategy in Vietnam, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung directed that in the coming time, Vietnam’s engineering industry needs to work out more suitable schemes to improve both its capability and competitive capability to target stable and sustainable development.

Preferential policies for the engineering sector were approved by the government, but a thorough implementation of these is unseen. Engineering enterprises are currently striving to increase the local content of their products, which is part of the sectoral development strategy and was discussed at a recent seminar on solving issues with key mechanical projects.

Many of Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vinachem)’s chemical plants continued to invest in improving their wastewater, exhaust and waste collection and treatment systems last year. They paid special attention to choosing less polluting technologies that met Vietnam’s requirements for environmental protection.

 Vietnam’s energy sector is receiving special attention from foreign investors, especially leading global groups in this field.

Establishing a presence on the international market may emerge as the "new normal" for the energy sector in Vietnam.

In many recent years, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) cooperated with most international organizations, institutions, and large international energy groups including the government, non-government, and energy corporations of the United State of America to meet the actual development requirements of Vietnam national power system. These substantive and practical relationships have contributed to the strong development of Vietnam's electricity industry in recent times.