The telegram stated that the growth rate of demand load The entire power system is forecast to be approximately 11-12% and may increase further. To proactively ensure electricity supply for socio-economic development needs and people’s daily lives in 2025, the Minister of Industry and Trade requested units to continue focusing on overcoming damage and incidents caused by storm No. 3 and storm circulation and proactively carry out a series of tasks.
The telegram also mentioned the roles of units under the Ministry such as the Electricity Regulatory Authority, the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority, and the Department of Oil, Gas and Coal.
Notably, in this dispatch, the Ministry of Industry and Trade requested the Department of Electricity and Renewable Energy to promptly resolve within its authority or propose solutions to resolve difficulties in implementing investment and construction of power source and grid projects, ensuring that power sources and transmission grids are put into operation on schedule as approved.
At the same time, act as a focal point and coordinate with relevant units to research and develop power source development mechanisms to ensure national energy security and meet load demand.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade requires EVN to direct power corporations to improve the quality of load forecasting, closely following actual load developments.
Regarding Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), the Ministry requested that it proactively prepare fuel for power plants, strengthen inspections, consolidate equipment, fix plant defects, and prevent subjective incidents. At the same time, direct power corporations to improve the quality of load forecasting, closely follow actual load developments to provide forecast data to the National Electricity System and Market Operation Company Limited (NSMO)…
For the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN), it is required to closely coordinate with mine investors, power plants and EVN to deploy solutions to ensure fuel supply (gas, oil) for electricity production. There is a pricing strategy in accordance with current regulations, to ensure compliance with fuel consumption commitments and recover all rights of Vietnam in fuel commitments. The dispatch also requires the Vietnam National Coal – Mineral Industries Group (TKV) and Dong Bac Corporation to ensure adequate and continuous coal supply, ensuring the volume, quality and type for coal-fired power plants according to the terms of the signed fuel supply contracts/agreements to ensure the demand for electricity generation.
Regarding the National Power System and Electricity Market Operation Company Limited, the Ministry requests close coordination with EVN and relevant units to urgently overcome power system and grid problems caused by storm No. 3 and storm circulation. At the same time, establish a method of operating the national power system, mobilize reasonable power sources so that the power system operates safely and continuously with backup; mobilize hydropower plants according to the water flow situation, plan and regulate hydropower reservoirs to ensure compliance with operating procedures.
For power plant investors, the Ministry emphasized the need to urgently overcome the damage caused by storm No. 3 and the storm circulation to ensure stable operation, meet the dispatch orders of NSMO, the mobilization needs of the power system and the signals of the electricity market. Monitor and strictly comply with the approved repair and maintenance plan, strengthen inspection work, overcome defects, ensure spare materials to improve operational reliability, and improve the power generation capacity of generators. Investors of thermal power plants proactively coordinate with fuel suppliers (coal, gas, oil) to arrange primary fuel sources for stable operation of power plants.