Ho Chi Minh City proposes to include a series of large power projects in the adjusted Power Plan VIII.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to submit to the Government a proposal to supplement and update large-scale power projects in the city into the revised Power Development Plan VIII.

Ho Chi Minh City proposes to include a series of "huge" power projects in the adjusted Power Plan VIII.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to submit to the Government a proposal to supplement and update large-scale power projects in the city into the revised Power Development Plan VIII.

The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has recently sent document No. 1326/UBND-KT to the Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade requesting consideration and inclusion of wind power, waste-to-energy, and gas-fired power projects into the revised Power Development Plan VIII.

Statistics show that Ho Chi Minh City is currently investing in waste-to-energy plants with a capacity of 240 MW. According to the city's calculations, the scale of electricity generation from waste incineration will increase by approximately 100 MW by 2030.

However, according to the Power Plan VIII and the draft revised Power Plan VIII submitted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to the Government, the scale of electricity capacity from waste incineration allocated to Ho Chi Minh City by 2030 is only 124 MW.

To attract investors to implement waste-to-energy projects and avoid situations where investors are preparing to build plants but have to wait for their inclusion in the Power Development Plan, as was the case with Vietstar Company and Tam Sinh Nghia Company previously, Ho Chi Minh City proposes that the Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade consider adjusting the scale of waste-to-energy power generation capacity in the city to 340 MW or at least 249 MW by 2030.

The Tam Sinh Nghia waste-to-energy plant project in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City, commenced construction in July 2024.

Regarding wind power, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has requested the Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to consider including two offshore wind power projects (one with a capacity of 2,000 MW and one with a capacity of 4,000 MW) in Can Gio to the revised Power Development Plan VIII, so that the city has a basis to proceed with the next steps.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, investing in the two Can Gio wind power projects is essential because the Can Gio area is planned as the Can Gio Land Reclamation Urban Area Project with a scale of 2,870 hectares and a Free Trade Zone with a scale of approximately 1,000 to 2,000 hectares associated with the Can Gio International Transshipment Port, which is being developed according to the green port orientation, thus requiring a very large source of clean energy.

Along with wind and waste-to-energy projects, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City also proposed to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to submit to the Government the addition of the Hiệp Phước LNG power plant project, phase 2, with a capacity of 1,500 MW and potentially 3,000 MW, to the revised Power Plan VIII, scheduled to operate in 2029-2030.

Furthermore, Ho Chi Minh City has requested the Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to promptly issue guidelines for implementation and consider adding the rooftop solar power project of the SEHC factory (22 MW capacity) under the Direct Power Purchase Agreement (DPPA) mechanism to the revised Power Development Plan VIII.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/tphcm-kien-nghi-dua-loat-du-an-dien-khung-vao-quy-hoach-dien-viii-dieu-chinh-d249973.html