Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai works with NSMO

Also attending the meeting were leaders of the Electricity Regulatory Authority, the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority, the Department of Organization and Personnel, the Legal Department, the Department of Industrial Safety Techniques and Environment, and related units; the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the NSMO Board of Directors and specialized departments.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Truong Thanh Hoai

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai highly appreciated the important role of NSMO in helping the Ministry manage the operation of the national electricity system and market, ensuring security of electricity supply for the country.

According to the Deputy Minister, the structure of the energy sector has been changing a lot, management and operation will become more complicated. Therefore, NSMO needs to continue to promote the achieved results, continue to research and calculate short-term and long-term issues, and propose solutions to ensure electricity supply and national energy security.

NSMO's report shows that NSMO's current apparatus includes a Chairman of the Board of Directors, a Board of Directors, 5 production departments, 4 administration departments and 3 branches. As of July 31, 2024, NSMO has a total of 457 employees.

In the first 7 months of the year, although there were still many difficulties such as the sudden increase in electricity load, exceeding historical values; the water source in the first months of the year was lower than the average of many years... However, the management and operation of the power system was maintained reliably, ensuring sufficient electricity supply for the country's socio-economic development and people's needs.

In the last months of the year, in addition to the work of perfecting the apparatus, organization, building an internal document system, cost plans related to labor and wages for approval by the Ministry of Industry and Trade..., NSMO will focus resources to complete the work plan for the remaining months of 2024 and 2025, focusing on the work of planning the operation of the power system and the electricity market.

Based on the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from July to September 2024, ENSO is likely to transition to La Nina state with a probability of 65-75%, which may last until the end of the year. This is forecast to increase the amount of water flowing into hydroelectric reservoirs, helping the total hydroelectric output in the period from August to December 2024 reach 56.8 billion kWh, 5.2 billion kWh higher than planned.

Regarding load, the total electricity production and import output in 2024 is expected to reach about 309.8 billion kWh, an increase of 10.11% compared to 2023. In the remaining months, the load is expected to be no higher than the actual load in the first 7 months of the year.

Regarding hydrology, with forecasts from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, NSMO calculates that the total hydropower output by water in the August - December period is expected to reach 56.8 billion kWh, 5.2 billion kWh higher than the year's plan.

To ensure power supply security and optimize the mobilization of power sources, NSMO sets the goal of ensuring power supply in the remaining months of 2024 as the top goal to guide operational strategies in addition to the goal of cost optimization.

Increase the exploitation of hydropower reservoirs with good water levels, especially multi-purpose hydropower plants with limits on the highest water level during the flood season to avoid sudden increases in downstream flows. Power plants are mobilized according to the results of the simultaneous hydro-thermal power optimization problem. Orientation to bring the water level of the reservoirs back to normal water level by the end of the year. Reduce the mobilization of some thermal power sources to increase hydropower exploitation, but it is still necessary to maintain the minimum configuration of thermal power plants to ensure grid operation standards (ensure technical safety criteria such as load level, voltage limit, transmission limit...) and system availability, especially for the Northern region. In addition, some plants also need to be mobilized to ensure safety during the construction of the 500kV line 3.

NSMO will flexibly adjust the detailed operating strategies of hydropower, coal-fired thermal power, natural gas, and LNG to suit the actual situation of load, hydrology, weather, and availability of power sources, as well as other uncertain factors.

NSMO recommends that power generation units and power generation corporations coordinate closely to update and assess mobilization needs to ensure appropriate coal import plans, optimize costs, and adjust repair schedules in accordance with actual operations.

Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai inspects the operation of the power system.

Reporting further at the meeting, Chairman of the NSMO Board of Members - Nguyen Duc Cuong said that in recent times, the National Power System Control Center has made great efforts to carry out the assigned tasks. By switching to operating under the Company model, NSMO hopes to receive the attention and direction of the Ministry's leaders and functional departments to successfully complete the assigned tasks.

At the meeting, leaders of functional units under NSMO proposed a number of issues related to personnel, professional work, and operations. Leaders of units under the Ministry reported and gave comments on the contents and implementation processes so that NSMO could soon complete its apparatus, organization, etc. in accordance with legal regulations.

Concluding the meeting, Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai said that NSMO has made great efforts, however, due to the short time, it still needs time to improve. The Deputy Minister also requested that the relevant departments continue to support NSMO in resolving current legal procedural problems so that NSMO can operate effectively.

For NSMO, in addition to regulating and operating the power system and the electricity market, it is necessary to participate in giving opinions on institutions (amended Electricity Law) to create a long-term and effective legal corridor; at the same time, build a medium-term plan for power supply until at least 2030.

Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai inspected functional departments

Previously, Deputy Minister Truong Thanh Hoai visited and inspected the National Power System Control Center, the electricity market operations department, and the renewable energy department. Here, the Deputy Minister listened to reports and learned in detail about the unit's work.

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