On 26 April 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh chaired a
meeting of the Appraisal Council to appraise the draft National
Power Development Plan 8. The Appraisal Council approved the Draft.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is working with relevant
government agencies to submit the final draft for the Prime
Minister's approval in May 2022.
The latest draft is the sixth draft of the Power Master Plan 8.
Under which, the total capacity of power sources is expected to
reach 146,000 MW by 2030, a decrease of about 35,000 MW compared to
the previous plan. This latest draft overcame the shortcomings of
the power source structure, reduce coal power, increase renewable
energy (especially offshore wind energy), and postpone the
development of inter-regional transmission system until 2030.
