Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has required relevant ministries, sectors, agencies and localities to take drastic and effective measures to ensure sufficient supply of electricity, especially during peak season from May to August and beyond.

In Official Dispatch No.81/CD-TTg, dated June 3, 2025, PM Chinh asked for accelerating the implementation of the recently adjusted National Power Development Plan VIII, keep close watch over the operation conditions of hydropower plants, coal- and gas-fired power plants , and wind and solar power plants to improve their efficiency and increase their contributions to overall power supply.

Provincial and municipal authorities must take proactive steps to resolve local regulatory and procedural issues affecting energy projects.

PM Chinh requested that Nhon Trach 3 Thermal Power Plant must be put into operation in June 2025, and Nhon Trach 4 Thermal Power Plant in August 2025. Unit 1 of the Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant project must be connected with the national grid on August 19, 2025. 

The Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant Expansion Project must be completed before August 19, 2025, and put it into operation in September 2025.

Construction progress of the 500kV Lao Cai–Vinh Yen power transmission line project must be accelerated and inaugruated on August 19, 2025, along with the 500kV Hai Phong–Thai Binh and 220kV Than Uyen–Lao Cai transmission line projects.