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“The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has made consultancies with the ministries, sectors on converting fuel from import coal to liquefied natural gas (LNG) for Long An 1 & 2 Thermal Power Projects (TPP) for reporting the Prime Minister to put them into the Power Development Planning (PDP) VIII” Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh informed.

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.

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

The Prime Minister has just approved the adjustment project of Vietnam Power Development Planning in 2011 - 2020 period with an outlook up to 2030, for an aim to sufficiently supply domestic electricity demand and meet the socio-economic development objective of the country with an average GDP growth of about 7.0% per year in 2016-2030 period.

Under the guidance of the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Hoang Trung Hai, the coal-fired thermal power plants (TPPs) that are in the investment preparation should be only allowed for starting construction if there are the clear waste (ash and slag) handing plans, or the contracts in principle with the demand companies.