Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged relevant ministries, agencies, and localities to accelerate the development of nuclear power projects, while chairing the third meeting of the Steering Committee for the Nuclear Power Plant Construction held in Hanoi on October 22.
The Prime Minister emphasized that nuclear power is regarded as a stable and strategic energy source, playing a crucial role in ensuring national energy security and supporting Vietnam’s energy transition toward clean, environmentally friendly, and low-carbon development.
The Ninh Thuan nuclear power projects were approved in-principle by the 12th National Assembly in 2009 but later suspended under a 2016 resolution from the Legislature. Amid the demands of a new development stage, the Party Central Committee and the National Assembly agreed in late 2024 to restart the projects in Ninh Thuan province (now part of Khanh Hoa province).
Khanh Hoa province was instructed to develop resettlement projects, while the Ministry of Finance was assigned to consider allocating an additional VND9 trillion ($341.59 million) for site clearance at the request of the province.
Particularly, PM Chinh directed ministries and agencies to step up negotiations with Russia on the construction of Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant. The agreement, he noted, should comply with standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, and match Vietnam’s conditions.
Negotiations with Russia and related legal frameworks must be completed within November 2025.
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) was asked to quickly prepare a pre-feasibility study and technical design for the projected Ninh Thuan 1 Plant, while the Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam) was assigned to develop the Ninh Thuan 2 project.
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