At the Conference to deploy the Plan to implement the National Sector Plans on energy and minerals recently organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ms. Vu Bich Hao - Deputy Director of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Department of Trade, emphasized that the industry Energy has become a dynamic economic sector, contributing an important role in promoting socio-economic development, ensuring national defense and security in the province in particular and the country in general.
In particular, the National Energy Master Plan for the period 2021-2030, vision to 2050 (Energy Planning), as well as the Energy Planning Implementation Plan approved by the Prime Minister are the basis Important legal basis guides ministries, branches and localities in implementing goals, tasks and solutions in each stage, ensuring progress and efficiency. This includes the implementation and completion of key energy projects to ensure national energy security.
 |
| Ms. Vu Bich Hao - Deputy Director of Ba Ria-Vung Tau Department of Industry and Trade: Energy planning is very important in the economic development of Ba Ria Vung Tau |
For Ba Ria - Vung Tau, the leaders of the Provincial Department of Industry and Trade informed that the Provincial People's Committee has directed relevant departments to focus on reviewing provincial planning, adjusting land planning, construction planning and related planning. other agencies to ensure consistency and synchronization with the Energy Plan; Direct sectors and People's Committees of districts, towns and cities in the process of preparing and adjusting construction planning, urban planning, rural planning, and district-level land use planning to show infrastructure works. energy floor, prioritize land allocation for energy projects according to the approved Energy Planning, electricity development planning and provincial planning.
At the same time, the province has also focused on directing and resolving problems in terms of land procedures, difficulties in the process of compensation for site clearance and construction of projects being invested in the locality.
In particular, the province has the potential to develop energy, including: Oil and gas, electricity, new energy and renewable energy with the advantage of having a Cai Mep - Thi Vai deep-water port system and mining industry. Oil and gas has developed strongly, creating favorable conditions for the formation of a renewable energy center; Developing a petroleum and gas infrastructure system with the advantage of receiving large tonnage ships helps reduce transportation costs and can invest in large-scale storage systems.
Ba Ria - Vung Tau has also attracted large energy projects. In particular, LNG Thi Vai terminal invested by Vietnam Gas Corporation has been completed and put into commercial operation with a capacity of 1 million tons m3 of gas/year; is investing in phase 2, capacity of 3 million tons/year with two regasification clusters with a maximum capacity of 171 tons/hour, tank truck filling station system, pressure reducing station, connecting gas pipeline system, The center manages the entire project operation process, fire protection system...", Ms. Hao said.
At the same time, the Hai Linh LNG warehouse project - Ba Ria - Vung Tau started construction in the second quarter of 2018 with Hai Linh Petroleum Company Limited as the investor. The LNG warehouse project with a capacity of 220.000 m3, capacity of about 4 million tons/year has completed test run procedures and is preparing for commercial operation. Phase 1 builds two tanks with a capacity of 120.000m3, phase 2 builds one tank with a capacity of 1m100.000 with a total estimated investment value of about 3 billion VND. Once completed, the Hai Linh LNG warehouse project will supply LNG to EVN - Phu My power plant cluster.
 |
| Thi Vai LNG terminal |
"The investment in LNG warehouses has increased the capacity to import LNG to compensate for the expected shortage of offshore gas sources to ensure gas supply for electricity, fertilizer, and industrial production in the near future.”, Ms. Hao said.
According to the Energy Planning Implementation Plan, Ba Ria - Vung Tau has a list of projects to expand the construction of a Petrochemical Refinery Complex and a National Reserve of crude oil and petroleum products with a total capacity of 12-20 million. tons/year.
However, projects expected to be invested in the South Central region in Phu Yen or the Southeast region in Ba Ria - Vung Tau currently do not have a specific location, so it is difficult for localities to update and add projects to the project. Land planning and land allocation for the project.
Therefore, Ms. Hao proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade consider directing the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group to guide localities to review, evaluate and provide specific instructions for Ba Ria - Vung Tau to form an industrial center. , renewable energy has an inter-regional nature.
"In addition, based on the Energy Planning Implementation Plan, as soon as possible, possibly as early as May 5, the Department of Industry and Trade will advise the Provincial People's Committee to issue a plan to implement the Prime Minister's Plan. government”, Ms. Hao said.
