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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.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Coal - MineralIndustries Group (Vinacomin) will supply about 18.7 million tonnes of coal tothermal power plants in the second half of this year, according to GeneralDirector Dang Thanh Hai.

Hai said that along with 20.98 million tonnes of coal thatVinacomin supplied to the plants in the first six months of this year, the firm’stotal coal provided for the plants will reach 39.7 million tonnes, up 15% over2022.

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

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

Hai said that following the request of EVN, Vinacomin willprovide additional 10 tonnes of coal to each EVN plants per month apart fromthe 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 powerplant. Meanwhile, it will deliver 300,000 tonnes of coal to Thai Binh 2 thermalpower plant, higher than the contracted amount of 140,000 tonnes.

According to Vinacomin, the coal demand for power generationwill surge until the end of July and drop in the rainy season before increaseagain from November./.
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