Vietnam plans to increase coal-fired power generation, coal-fired power generation still plays a key
On March 6, Vietnam News reported that according to domestic and foreign experts, although Vietnam plans to increase its renewable energy production capacity, the country is expected to increase coal-fired power generation capacity because cheap coal power is still meeting Vietnam’s rapidly growing power demand The most feasible option.
Tran Viet Ngai, chairman of the Vietnam Energy Association, said that next year, coal-fired power generation will still play a key role in the Vietnamese power industry.
According to the association, the current per capita coal-fired power generation in Vietnam is 793 kWh, which is far below the world average of 1290 kWh.
Fitch Solutions Macro Research, a macroeconomic research company, stated that Vietnam’s coal-fired power generation is expected to grow rapidly in the next ten years and dominate the development of Vietnam’s power industry because, in the long run, Vietnam’s natural gas reserves are not enough to support the China’s coal-fired power generation consumption.
However, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, Hoang Quoc Vuong, said that currently, Vietnam’s energy demand and consumption are growing at an annual rate of about 10%, which has had a negative impact on the environment and natural resources, and has affected the country’s energy security. Threatened.