HANOI: Coal-fired power plants in Vietnam are expected to operate at high levels next year to meet the country’s rising demand for electricity, the government said on Monday ( Nov 18 ).
Most of the coal-fired energy plants may work for 6, 400-6, 500 hours in the year, the state said in a statement, adding that energy intake was forecast to increase 11 per cent to 14 per cent next month.
The local manufacturing hub has been working to increase renewable energy sources, but coal continues to play a significant role in the region’s power mix while governmental constraints put off its offshore wind and LNG power goals.
According to statistics from the state power EVN, coal-fired power vegetation produced 487.7 % of Vietnam’s total electricity production of 256.7 billion watt hours in the first ten weeks of this year.
” The mobilisation level of coal-fired energy crops will be great, especially in the northern area”, the authorities said.
By the end of this year, coal power crops must all be operational, according to the statement.