PM: What is your opinion about the percentage of thermal power in PP VII (adjusted)?
Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan: According to PP VII (adjusted) that has been approved, the goal to 2020 is that the thermal power capacity will account for about 42.7% the total power structure. This thermal power project has been given licensed for investment and back up projects has been added to when renewable energy sources could not be put into operation in time. The government requests thermal power plants to be developed rationally, matching with the capacity of supplying and distributing fuel resources.
Besides, renewable energy sources are also encouraged to be developed, from only 5.6% in PP VII to 9.9% in PP VII (adjusted) by 2020.
Is there any consideration of developing thermal power in association with importing fuel in PP VII (adjusted), Sir?
At the moment, the Government has entrusted the Vietnam Coal and Minerals Industrial corporation as the key coal importer. Besides, if it is approved by the relating authorities and the product meets the standards in quality, price, and other investors can also proactively import coal themselves. Relating units will have to push up the seeking for, negotiating with international cooperators, ensure that the amount of coal to be imported shall be stable for thermal power plants. Besides, it is necessary to build some thermal power plants that will use the imported coal at power centers: Duyen Hai, Long Phu, Song Hau, Long An need to be built.
Is conserving the environment a hot issue when building thermal power plants, Sir?
PP VII (adjusted) has clearly specified environment conservation solutions, in which requiring ash and cement waste from thermal power plants to be used for producing building materials and other industrial fields so as to decrease the area of waste yards at thermal power plant projects, making it legitimate.
At the same time, electricity generation technology would be strictly monitored with regards to the environment aspects. Especially, modern technology chains are encouraged to be used at thermal power plants to help reduce environmental pollution: Injection combustion, fluidized bed, supercritical and above supercritical steam parameters, combined gas turbine cycle; advanced waste treatment technology, etc., to increase performance and protect the environment.
Vinh Tan 2 Thermal Power Plant ensuring power supply for some Southern provinces
Would developing coal-fired thermal power plants satisfy the demand on electricity within the region, especially the South in the next few years, Sir?
Most of the coal mines gather in Quang Ninh province, while the demand for power of the whole country is: about 50% is in the South, about 40% in the North and only 10% in the Central.
In PP VII (adjusted), the schedule of thermal power projects has been adjusted so as to match with power demand of each particular area. After 2020, if these projects are put into operation on schedule, intra-region power demand will be satisfied, especially for the South, easing high transmission pressure on the 500kV North – South power line and strengthening national energy security.
Thank you very much!
Developing coal-fired thermal power in PP VII (adjusted)
|
Year
|
2015
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2020
|
2025
|
2030
|
|
No. of plants
|
19
|
31
|
47
|
52
|
|
Capacity (MW)
|
13,157
|
25,787
|
45,152
|
55,252
|
|
Percentage of thermal power capacity in total set-up capacity (%)
|
33.4
|
42.7
|
49.3
|
42.6
|
|
Total power produced (Million kWh)
|
56,400
|
130,932
|
220,165
|
304,478
|
|
Percentage in total power produced (%)
|
34.3
|
49.3
|
55.0
|
53.2
|
(Source: Energy Institute – Ministry of Industry and Trade)