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In the first quarter of this year, the domestic coal production sector ensured adequate employment and stable income for workers while sales were quite good.

In the first eight months of 2021, gas demand for power generation declined due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic that negatively affected state budget revenues and the economy, as well as implementation of the national energy strategy.

More businesses and households in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho are installing solar panels to reduce monthly electricity costs.

The National Coal - Minerals Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) informed, the Corporation has basically completed the first quarter production and business plan, accounting approximately 25% of 2016 year plan.

The Department of Petroleum and Coal - Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) inspected a number of coal-producing and selling units and worked with the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) on coal production, supply for the coal-fired thermal power plants (TPPs).

At Mao Khe Coal Company, General Director of Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) Dang Thanh Hai chaired the Conference on promoting coal production to meet the market demand.

According to information from Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), in 2019 the coal demand for the thermal power plants reaches the highest level ever. From the beginning of the year so far, Vinacomin provides customers with an average of over 100,000 tons per day including holidays and Tet days.

At the meeting for online briefing coal production in March of 2017, Mr. Dang Thanh Hai, General Director  steered the units of Vinacomin to take advantage of favorable weather in March to speed up coal production and sale, guarantee coal amount, quality and sorts to meet demand of customers;and decrease coal inventory level.

"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.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has just updated the electricity supply plan for production, business and people's daily activities in the last months of 2023 and forecast for 2024 to the Prime Minister. The report specifically noted that In 2024, electricity shortages may still occur in June and July.

In the second quarter of 2022, the units of the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) promote a labor emulation movement "High working day - High output - High income", focus on coal production to meet maximum demand for electricity generation.

According to the project “The Energy Development Planning in Vietnam to 2025 with a vision up to 2035”, the primary energy demand has a number of changes: The energy development scenario (Proposed Scenario - PS) in planning period based on the GDP growth scenario in 2016 – 2035 at an average level of 7%/year in combining with energy saving rates (ESR) compared to business- as-usual (BAU) energy development scenario as 4.1% in 2020, 5.9% in 2025, 8.1% in 2030 and 10.0% in 2035, and a 15% CO2 reduction target by 2030.

Strong Chinese policies to reduce coal dependency seen curbing growth, but Asian demand remains buoyant. Tougher Chinese policies aimed at reducing dependency on coal will help restrain global coal demand growth over the next five years, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says in its annual released today.

On 17th September, the United States Trading and Development Agency (USTDA) and the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV under MoIT) signed an  agreement on  a $ 1.2 million feasibility study and pilot project on an automated demand response (ADR) which will be carried out by Honeywell, a New Jersey-based supplier of smart grid technologies and services.