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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).

Thanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee (PPC) has agreed the policy for PetroVietnam (PVN) to invest the project of harbor and universal petroleum services in Nghi Son Economic Zone. The project with a total investment level of VND 595 billion occupies about 54.9 ha in Nghi Son commune, Tinh Gia district, Thanh Hoa province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 11 to inspect the production and supply of electricity at the Mong Duong Thermal Power Company, Quang Ninh Thermal Power JSC, as well as coal mining and supply for thermal power plants at Ha Tu Coal JSC.

The EVN Chairman Duong Quan Thanh recently has have a working meeting with Quang Binh provincial leadership on the Projects in Quang Trach Power Center.

On June 30, 2021 in Hanoi, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) held the signing ceremony of the Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement and Credit Contract for Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Project (TPP).

The consortium of Mitsubishi Corporation (Japan), Hyundai Engineering and Construction (Korea), Construction Corporation No. 1 (Consortium MC - HDEC - CC1) has just been approved by Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) to win the bidding package. No. 15 (EPC-QT1) on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) for Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Project (TPP).

At the conference on investment promotion of Quang Binh province in 2021 held on January 17, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Trinh Dinh Dung handed Vietnam Electricity (EVN) the Decision of the Prime Minister on approving the investment policy for Quang Trach 2 Thermal Power Plant Project. 

On January 28, Prime Minister (PM) Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online meeting with ministries, agencies and 9 provinces to promote the implementation progress of 500 kV 3-circuit line projects from Quang Trach (Quang Binh province) to Pho Noi (Hung Yen Province) with the requirement: "Definitely the latest (June 30, 2024) to complete the project."

On December 18th, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and National Power Transmission Corporation (NPT) organized the groundbreaking ceremony for the 500 kV projects including: constructing around 742 km of double circuit transmission line: Vung Ang - Thermal Power Plant - Doc Soi - Pleiku2; 8 feeders in distribution yard of Quang Trach Power Center; extending a number of feeders in 500kV Vung Ang, Doc Soi and Pleiku2 transformer substations; constructing three optical loop substations and three managing and operating houses for power transmission teams. 

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.