Vietnam to increase coal imports in 2025-35: Ministry

Coal production at Thống Nhất Mine in the northeastern province of Quảng Ninh. The demand for primary energy, including coal, will continue to increase, possibly peaking in the 2030-35 period. - thanthongnhat.vn

HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Vietnam’s coal imports are forecast to rise to meet domestic production demand, according to a draft strategy for developing the coal industry in Vietnam recently introduced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

Accordingly, Vietnam will import about 50-83 million tonnes of coal per year during the period from 2025 to 2035, with the volume gradually falling to about 32-35 million tonnes by 2045.