Supplementing and updating plan for implementing 8th Power Development Plan

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dao Quang Khai gives a directive speech at the Bac Ninh’s venue.

Attending at the Bac Ninh’s venue was Mr. Dao Quang Khai, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

The PDP VIII was approved by the PM in Decision No. 262/QD-TTg dated April 1, 2024, with the goal of implementing an energy transition from fossil fuels to new energy sources and renewable energy to reduce environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to the net emissions target of "0" by 2050 in Vietnam.

At the conference, leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported in detail additional comments and updates to the PDP VIII. The localities discussed issues related to adjusting power source capacity allocation for each locality; hydropower projects, waste power, biomass power, wind power, and solar power. At the same time, they proposed solutions to remove obstacles for locally proposed projects that are under inspection, investigation and overlap with mineral exploration, processing and use planning...

Concluding the conference, Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to synthesize feedbacks from units and localities, and add groups of solutions to implement PDP VIII. After the draft Plan for implementing PDP VIII is issued, during the implementation process, if the power source projects in the PDP VIII encounter difficulties, obstacles, and cannot be implemented, the Ministry of Industry and Trade promptly report to the PM to find alternative solutions to ensure safe and effective electricity supply security.

Immediately after the conference, giving a directive speech at the Bac Ninh venue, Standing Vice Chairman Dao Quang Khai emphasized the important and essential role of electricity in promoting socio-economic development and people's lives. He affirmed that in recent years, the planning and development of the electricity system have always received special attention from Bac Ninh. As a province with strong industrial development, Bac Ninh always meets the electricity demand for production in industrial parks, he added.

In the coming time, he requested the Department of Industry and Trade to continue to preside over and coordinate with Bac Ninh Power Company and relevant agencies and units to review electricity planning, ensure that electricity development is always one step ahead, and create foundation for socio-economic development; as well as guarantee stable and adequate voltage supply, even during peak production times and the greatest demand for electricity.