The Vinh Tan 2 Thermal Power Plant has a readily available supply of 600,000 tons of coal, but other EVN plants are short of approximately 1 million tons for electricity production in June and July.
This information was presented at a meeting between Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) and the Northeast Corporation on the coal supply situation for June and July, held on June 12th. The meeting took place amidst a power shortage in the North, with electricity cuts occurring in many localities.
According to EVN's updated production mobilization plan for June and July, the demand for coal for electricity generation at thermal power plants in the North will remain high.
Specifically, the projected output from EVN's anthracite-based thermal power plants during these two months is approximately 12.33 billion kWh, corresponding to a coal demand of 6.03 million tons.
Coal supplies power at a plant in Quang Ninh . Photo: Anh Minh
However, the contracted volume signed with TKV and the Northeast Corporation is 4.38 million tons, still short by more than 1.64 million tons compared to the plan. Of this, the Vinh Tan 2 Thermal Power Plant (Generation 3 Corporation, Genco 3) proactively supplemented 600,000 tons. Thus, the remaining coal shortage for electricity generation in the next two months is approximately 1 million tons for the remaining EVN power plants, allocated as 600,000 tons in June and 400,000 tons in July.
EVN General Director Tran Dinh Nhan acknowledged that the prolonged hot weather in the North, coupled with unfavorable hydrological conditions, means that thermal power plants (coal, oil, and gas) are expected to operate at very high capacity.
To ensure coal supply for power generation during the remaining peak of this year's dry season, EVN requested the Northeast Corporation to supply coal according to the signed contract (4.38 million tons), and to compensate for the remaining coal shortage under the contract in June. The corporation also proposed that the Northeast Corporation supply the full amount of coal committed between the parties, especially in June and July.
Faced with difficulties in electricity supply, Colonel Do Manh Kham, General Director of the Northeast Corporation, said that the unit will implement solutions to ensure fuel supply for EVN, especially during the remaining months of the 2023 dry season.
EVN also proposed finding solutions to supplement the amount of coal supplied to power plants to meet the system's mobilization needs in the coming months, including reducing coal supplied to other consumer customers to increase the amount of coal supplied for electricity production. The coal supplementation will be implemented in the last months of the year.
In May, the Northeast Corporation supplied 687,560 tons of coal to EVN's power plants, not including the 5% increase as per the working minutes between the corporations on May 9th. From the beginning of June until now, the Northeast Corporation has supplied 147,000 tons, equivalent to 21.4% of the contracted volume.
Hydropower – one of the two main sources of electricity for the North – is experiencing a decline in output due to drought and low water levels in reservoirs. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade , many hydropower plants have had to cease operation, including five in the North: Son La, Lai Chau, Huoi Quang, Thac Ba, and Tuyen Quang. This is causing a power shortage of approximately 5,000 MW in the North.
Meanwhile, some thermal power plants experienced malfunctions while operating at high capacity, which also affected power generation.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade reports that the North will face a shortage of 30.9-50.8 million kWh per day, with the risk of power outages at most hours of the day. The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that hydropower reservoirs will remain "thirsty" for water for the next 10 days as water inflow into the reservoirs is very low.
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