Reasons for not having a list of concentrated solar power projects
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just sent the Government a further report on the proposals in the draft plan to implement the VIII Power Plan.
Regarding concentrated solar power, the report of the Ministry of Industry and Trade stated that the plan to implement Power Plan VIII has not yet considered specific project progress.
Citing Notice No. 64 of the Government Office in May, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the Government Standing Committee has directed that projects with plans and investment policies approved by competent authorities will have their progress reviewed when planning to implement the Power Plan VIII, but violations will not be legalized, and the electricity purchase price must harmonize benefits and share risks.
In April 2023, the Government Inspectorate also issued a conclusion on the inspection of compliance with policies and laws on management, implementation of planning and investment in construction of power projects. However, the Prime Minister has not yet given any direction regarding this conclusion.
In addition, in Notice No. 453 dated November 3, 2023 of the Government Office, the Prime Minister assigned localities nationwide to propose specific project lists (including transitional projects) and be responsible for the proposed content.
For transitional projects (including concentrated solar power) that have no violations in economic, technical, and investment efficiency factors, they need to be reviewed and updated to be included in the Plan. However, this must ensure the principle of not legalizing violations. If there are violations, it is necessary to individualize responsibilities for handling according to the provisions of law and can only be implemented after fully implementing the contents according to the Conclusions of inspection, examination, audit, investigation, and judgment (if any).
However, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, all provinces that have responded in writing about concentrated solar power have no firm commitment on violations, lack information on project investment efficiency, and electricity purchase prices, so there is no basis for updating this plan.
To handle this, the Ministry proposed that the Prime Minister approve the plan to implement the Power Plan VIII, but it does not include a list of concentrated solar power projects that have investors. The Prime Minister assigned the People's Committees of the provinces with projects and competent agencies to review and report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade within 3 months from the time the plan is approved.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade also proposed that the Prime Minister assign the People's Committees of provinces with concentrated solar power projects that have investors to coordinate with competent agencies to continue reviewing according to the Government's instructions, reporting to the Ministry of Industry and Trade within 3 months from the date the plan to implement the VIII power plan is approved, to synthesize and report to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.
Localities are bustling with renewable energy registration
Compiling statistics from 61 provinces, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the proposed list of renewable energy sources has a very large number of projects and capacity scale.
Specifically, there are 779 small hydropower projects with a total capacity of 8,331 MW; 651 onshore wind power projects with a total capacity of 74,609 MW; 73 waste-to-energy projects with a total capacity of 1,484 MW; and 74 biomass power projects with a total capacity of 2,711 MW.
According to this agency, the list of proposed renewable energy sources of localities has not met the requirements of Notice No. 453/TB-VPCP and Official Dispatch No. 7704/BCT-DL.
Specifically: 15/61 provinces and cities did not propose a list of renewable energy projects.
Of the 46/61 provinces and cities that have proposed a list of renewable energy sources, only 11 localities have developed a list of projects suitable for the scale of renewable energy capacity and small hydropower allocated to each province/city.
"Most provinces and cities have proposed a capacity scale much larger than the expected development capacity scale," the Ministry of Industry and Trade noted.
Specifically, small hydropower capacity is 2 times higher. Onshore wind power capacity is 4.2 times higher; waste-generated electricity capacity is 1.3 times higher; and biomass power capacity is 3.7 times higher.
In addition, the list of proposed sources of the provinces is not complete and does not meet the criteria. Some localities have expressed their opinions on the need to legalize the computing capacity for localities so that localities have a basis for reviewing, evaluating, and creating a list.
Therefore, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said it has not been able to build a list of renewable energy projects as required in Notice No. 453.
Also in this report, the Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed choosing a location to develop LNG power in Quynh Lap or Nghi Son. Accordingly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that the consultant for the VIII Power Plan has reviewed and researched the location to develop the Quynh Lap/Nghi Son LNG Project in Quynh Lap district, Nghe An province and Nghi Son town, Thanh Hoa province. The research results show that the two locations have quite similar economic and technical conditions and both meet the requirements for developing a 1,500MW LNG power plant. However, the Quynh Lap location has more favorable conditions due to taking advantage of available land, which is planned to develop the Quynh Lap coal-fired thermal power plant. Therefore, the Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed to use Quynh Lap location to develop the Project. |
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