Vinacomin to supply 18.7 million tonnes of coal to thermal power plants in H2

The Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) will supply about 18.7 million tonnes of coal to thermal power plants in the second half of this year, according to General Director Dang Thanh Hai.

Hai said that along with 20.98 million tonnes of coal that Vinacomin supplied to the plants in the first six months of this year, the firm’s total coal provided for the plants will reach 39.7 million tonnes, up 15% over 2022.

The firm is working hard to implement the directions from the Government, the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) to strengthen coal supply for power generation in dry season from May to July.

In May, Vinacomin shipped additional 300,000 tonnes of coal to thermal power plants run by the Vietnam Electricity (EVN).

Hai said that following the request of EVN, Vinacomin will provide additional 10 tonnes of coal to each EVN plants per month apart from the amount stated in their signed contracts.

In June, Vinacomin will provide 30,000 tonnes of coal for the Thai Binh 1 thermal power plant and 20,000 tonnes for the Hai Phong thermal power plant. Meanwhile, it will deliver 300,000 tonnes of coal to Thai Binh 2 thermal power plant, higher than the contracted amount of 140,000 tonnes.

According to Vinacomin, the coal demand for power generation will surge until the end of July and drop in the rainy season before increase again from November./.
VNA