EVN lacks 1 million tons of coal for electricity production, the North increases power cuts again

At a meeting with the Northeast Corporation, EVN Electricity Group said that in the coming time, hot weather will continue to last in the North, along with unfavorable hydrological conditions, so it is expected that thermal power plants (coal, oil, gas) will be highly mobilized to ensure electricity supply.

Specifically, the total expected output mobilized from EVN's anthracite coal-fired thermal power plants in June and July is 12.33 billion kWh, corresponding to the coal demand of 6.03 million tons.

However, the total volume under the contract signed with the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (TKV) and the Northeast Corporation is 4.388 million tons, about 1.642 million tons short of the plan. Of which, Vinh Tan 2 Thermal Power Plant (Power Generation Corporation 3) is expected to proactively supplement about 600,000 tons in June and July. Thus, the remaining coal volume is about 1 million tons short for the remaining EVN factories (about 600,000 tons in June and 400,000 tons in July).

EVN lacks 1 million tons of coal for electricity production, the North increases power cuts again - 1 — EVN forecasts a shortage of about 1 million tons of coal for electricity production in the next two months. (Illustration photo)

In the face of the above situation, EVN requested Dong Bac Corporation to supply coal according to the signed contract, and compensate for the missing coal volume according to the contract in June. At the same time, seek solutions to supplement the amount of coal supplied to electricity according to the mobilization needs of the system in the coming months, including reducing coal supplied to other consumers to increase the amount supplied for electricity production.

In May, Dong Bac Corporation supplied 687,560 tons of coal to EVN factories, not including the 5% increase in volume. Since May 12, all thermal power plants using anthracite have been operating at maximum capacity according to the system's requirements, no plant has stopped/reduced capacity due to lack of coal. In June (from June 1 to 11), Dong Bac Corporation supplied 147,000 tons to EVN factories, equal to 21.4% of the contract volume.

Northern region increases power cuts again

Currently, the electricity supply situation in the North is still very tense, facing many difficulties due to continuous incidents of coal-fired thermal power plants, while hydroelectric reservoirs are still running out of water, only generating electricity at a moderate rate. On June 12, 5 coal-fired thermal power plants in the North had reduced capacity (Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Mong Duong 1, Cam Pha, Thai Binh 2, Son Dong), with a total of 2,100 MW of long-term incidents and 580 MW of short-term incidents.

Regarding hydropower, recently due to the limited mobilization of large multi-purpose hydropower plants (except Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant) to prepare for the upcoming hot days, the water levels of multi-purpose hydropower reservoirs have all been above the dead water level, but not by much. For example, the water level of Lai Chau Hydropower Reservoir increased by 1.2m compared to June 11, 2023, Hoa Binh Reservoir is still 22.8m from the dead water level.

In this context, the North shows signs of increasing power outages again.

According to the latest updated data from EVN and the National Load Dispatch Center (A0), the total load of the power system on June 12 reached 817 million kWh. Of which, the North is estimated at about 401.9 million kWh, the Central region is about 76.3 million kWh, and the South is about 338.2 million kWh. The peak capacity of the power system (Pmax) also increased compared to yesterday. Specifically, the system capacity peaked at 2:30 p.m. at 40,039 MW.

Amid the difficulty in power sources, the electricity authority said that the maximum power reduction capacity in the North on June 12 was about 3,225 MW, an increase from 2,744 MW on June 11 and 1,300 MW on June 10.

Experts recommend that although the hydrological situation is more favorable, the heat wave will continue to be complicated, the demand for electricity will be high, so hydropower plants need to operate flexibly; increase water storage in hydropower reservoirs. Meanwhile, people and businesses need to raise their sense of responsibility and promote electricity saving programs to avoid pressure on the national power system, especially in the North.

The Government Office has just announced the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha at a meeting on the current electricity supply situation.
The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises, EVN, PVN, and TKV to be responsible for organizing the implementation of assigned tasks and solutions effectively, and quickly overcoming current difficulties in electricity supply.
Relevant ministries, branches, agencies and localities nationwide coordinate and support functional agencies in organizing the implementation of tasks and solutions to overcome difficulties to ensure electricity supply.
In the most difficult conditions of having to regulate and cut power, EVN must organize implementation in accordance with regulations and have solutions to minimize impacts on production activities and people's lives.

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