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.
By 2025, the total capacity of power plants is about
93,862-98,394 MW (excluding rooftop solar power and cogeneration
sources), of which: -hydroelectricity reaches 25,779-26,795 MW,
accounting for 27.2-27.5%; -coal-fired power plants 28,867 MW,
accounting for 29.3-30.8%; -gas thermal power (including LNG)
14,947 MW, accounting for 15.2-15.9%; -renewable energy sources
other than hydroelectricity (wind power, solar power, biomass
power, ...) 20,416-23,332 MW accounting for 21.8-23.7%; and
-electricity imports 3,853-4,453 MW, accounting for 3.4-4.1%.
