Prime Minister: Definitely don’t let the energy crisis

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested to concentrate on exploiting to the fullest possible capacity of oil, gas and coal; continue to adjust the power source accordingly where there may be a shortage.

On the morning of April 3, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting on the situation of electricity supply, coal and gas supply for power production, ensuring a large balance of energy in 2022 and the following years.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked not to let the energy crisis

In the past time, the production, business, use and distribution of electricity, the supply of coal and gas for power production, ensuring a large balance in energy, have been subject to objective impacts due to the epidemic situation. ; prices of raw materials and input materials for production in the world, freight rates increased; the need for economic recovery and development requires an increase in electricity output; Impact of the conflict in Ukraine…

According to the Prime Minister, the program of socio-economic recovery and development, achieving the GDP growth target in 2022 from 6 to 6.5% according to the Resolution of the National Assembly, in the context that Vietnam is affected by the situation outside complexities, it is very important to ensure a large balance of energy.

“The goal is to ensure a large balance of electricity and energy in a sustainable way, not to have an energy crisis, meet production and consumption requirements, and at the same time ensure reasonable prices, control prices appropriately. appropriate, does not have a negative impact on inflation and the large balances of import and export, budget revenue and expenditure”, the Prime Minister emphasized.

The Prime Minister also stated the point of view that it is necessary to promote domestic production, strengthen the autonomy and self-reliance of the electricity industry, reduce dependence on outside sources, and reduce imports.

In the short term, the Prime Minister requested to focus on exploiting all possible capacity in oil, gas and coal; continue to adjust the power source accordingly where there may be a shortage. The import must be reasonable, not to adversely affect the large balance of import and export, minimize the trade deficit and increase the trade surplus.

Another solution also raised by the Prime Minister is to well solve the relationship between input material prices and output electricity prices according to the market mechanism regulated by the state; closely monitor the situation to adjust prices appropriately, on the basis of controlling inflation, carefully calculating the impact on the macro-economy, major balances, activities of enterprises, budget revenue…

The Prime Minister suggested businesses strengthen discipline and discipline in the implementation of signed contracts, on the basis of long-term and stable plans, minimizing shocks in production and business.

The functional agencies must closely monitor the situation. When problems, fluctuations, or adverse effects appear within the scope of state management, they must take measures, tools, and propose intervention solutions. suitable handling. Continue to review, propose and perfect mechanisms and policies for production, business, electricity supply, coal, gas and renewable energy sources to ensure energy security.