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At a working meeting with Mr. Tran Dinh Nhan - General Director of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) on June 20, in Hanoi, Mr. Satoru Harada – Executive Director of the Electricity business division of Marubeni Group in Vietnam expressed his wish to continuously cooperate with EVN in the renewable energy and LNG power projects in Vietnam coming period.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) informed: during attending the 9th Saint Petersburg International Gas Forum (SPIGF), in the Russian Federation, PVN President Tran Sy Thanh had a meeting with the leaders of Gazprom Group to discuss promoting the existing cooperation between Gazprom and PVN, and developing projects in power generation and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production.

On the afternoon of February 11, at the Government Office, Deputy Prime Minister  (DPM) Trinh Dinh Dung received a group of the large and experienced enterprises in LNG power projects in the world from USA and South Korean which interest in developing the LNG power projects in Vietnam.

In Hanoi, Mr. Dang Hoang An - Chairman of the Member Council of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) just had a working meeting with the Korean Mission of the GS Energy led by Mr. Kim Sung Won - Director of Global Energy Development. The GS Energy proposed EVN to support and assist in implementing and commercial operating process of the Long An 1 and 2 LNG - Power Projects.

The Standing Committee of Hai Phong City Party Committee has agreed with the investment policy and proposal to include two LNG Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (GTCC) with a total capacity of 6,100 MW in Tien Lang 1 Industrial Park, Hung Thang commune, Tien Lang district and Cai Trap island, Cat Hai district in the Power Development Plan (PDP) VIII.

The Ministry of Transport has just issued a document to agree on the policy of planning a floating warehouse to receive 150.000 tons of LNG in the Tra Ly coat for the Thai Binh LNG Power Center with the proposal of the Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee.

The first wind power plants in Soc Trang province, including Lac Hoa wind power, Quoc Vinh wind power and wind power No. 7 have just been closed by the Southern Power System Dispatch Center (A2) and the investors have successful energizing.

The Prime Minister issued Decision No.2414 dated December 11, 2013 on amending the list and schedule of a number of power projects in the period 2013-2020, stipulating some special mechanisms and policies for implementing urgent power projects in order to meet  power demand in 2014-2020 and after 2020 periods.

The Prime Minister issued Decision No.2414 dated December 11, 2013 on amending the list and schedule of a few of power transmission grid and resource projects in the period 2013-2020,  providing for a few of special mechanisms and policies on investment in urgent power projects in order to meet  demands for power in the period of 2014-2020 and the post-2020 period.

Dong Nai People's Committee has just submitted a document to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) for considering and appraising 8 solar power projects to submit to the Prime Minister for additional approving these projects to the National Power Development Planning (NPDP) up to 2025.

The Government Office has consulted ministries and sectors on Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) to transfer Nhon Trach 3 & 4 thermal power projects to PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) for investment.

Prime Minister has accepted the proposal of Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to correct the coal-fired thermal power projects in Adjusted Power Planning VII by adjusting the capacity of An Khanh project (in Bac Giang province with an old name as Luc Nam) from 100 MW to 650 MW and supplementing an independent project (IPP) of 100 MW (2x50 MW) for electricity supplying Duc Giang Chemical Joint-Stock Company (Lao Cai province) without connection with national power system.

At the meeting with PetroVietnam Gas Corporation (PV GAS), Mr. Philippe Sauquet – the Member of the Administrative Council, General Director of the Electricity, Gas and Renewable Energy Division of Total SA Group expressed a wish to cooperate with PV GAS to develop the projects in Vietnam in future, especially LNG ones.

At the present, the situations on implementing Vung Ang 2, Nam Dinh 1, Vinh Tan 3 and Song Hau 2  Build – Operate –Transfer (BOT)  projects will be officially signed in the third quarter of 2020.

Speaking in conclusion at the meeting of the State Steering Committee for Nationl Power Development Planning, the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai has agreed with a number of suggestions of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Groups to accelerate the progress and release the obstacles for the Power Plant and Power Grid Projects.