Solar data scrutiny the latest pain point for PDP progress

Solar data scrutiny the latest pain point for PDP progress

The country’s Power Development Plan VIII is now roughly three years behind schedule and way off the prime minister’s demand that “preparation must be one step ahead” because of disparities in solar power statistics.
Ensuring the new PDP meets power source criteria

Ensuring the new PDP meets power source criteria

The Ministry of Industry and Trade was allotted 10 years to reinterpret solar data in the Power Development Plan VIII, yet delays continue to plague it. Van Nguyen of VIR sat down with Dr. Ngo Duc Lam, former deputy director of the Institute of Energy, about the current situation.
Developers expect smoother LNG policy planning

Developers expect smoother LNG policy planning

The government has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to clarify the planning data and feasibility of liquefied natural gas power development towards 2030, which has set a target of almost 24,000MW, accounting for 16.4 per cent of the total power source in the nation’s draft master power plan.