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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.

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).

On November 2, 2016 in Hanoi, the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (VN) in collaboration with the PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) held a cerymony to sign the principle contract to supply imported coal for the thermal power plants (PV Power TPP) invested by PVN.

Energy security of Vietnam will be affected by placing the too large focus as an over half of power generation to coal-fired thermal power plants, that the Green Incentive Development Center (GreenID) has warned on Sept.29, 2015.

Recently, the Government Office informed the Conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung at the meeting on coal supply for the power generation and other consumers. 

Quang Ninh Province's historic rainstorm severely disrupted the area's coal supplies, and could temporarily shut down several thermal power plants.

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%...

In order to ensure the highest coal supply for thermal power plants (TPPs) with a maximal generation at the current hot season, the leadership of Vinacomin has directed the subsidiaries to effort coal supply for TPPs at highest level.

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".

Government Office informed, the Prime Minister had the directions on ensuring coal supply for power generation.

"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.

In Hanoi, Deputy General Director of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Nguyen Tai Anh recently had a working meeting with the Electricity and Energy Group (PEWG) under the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) on the cooperation in energy transition.

The electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) exchanged the situation of coal supply in 2022, and the plans for the coal supply for power generation in 2023.

On December 4, 2021 in Hanoi held a meeting between the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) and Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) on the situation of coal supply for power production in 2021 and preparing the plan to supply coal for EVN's thermal power plants in 2022.

In the Afternoon of October 3, 2014, in Hanoi, the PetroVietnam Coal Import and Supply Company (PV Power Coal) has signed a framework contract on long-term coal purchase with the Bukit Asam and Prima  Multi Minerals (Indonesia) partners.