Vietnam Forecast to Lack 9.2M Tons of Coal for Power Plants in 2013
Vietnam has estimated that it will lack around 9.2 million tons of coal for thermal power plants across the country in 2013, the state-owned Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) said.
The figure will be 25.51 million tons in 2015, the Construction newspaper said, citing Vinacomin.
To deal with the coal shortage, the Southeast Asian country has planned to double its coal production output to 80 million tons by 2025.
It will have to import 93 million tons to 100 million tons of coal in 2015, import 150 million tons in 2020, and import 27 million tons in 2025.
The country plans to raise the capacity of thermal power plants to 15,497 MW by 2011; 27,261-27,811 MW by 2015; 36,721-40,111 MW by 2020; and 52,871-65,111 MW by 2025. (Construction)
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