The role of coal is increasingly being affirmed in every field of production. Cung cấp than đá for power plants is very urgent and is considered the main task of the coal import and export industry. To maintain and ensure the operation of more than 28 power plants, the coal import and response is constantly ongoing, because otherwise it will affect the national energy demand.

According to the adjustment of point 7 plan, cung cấp than đá will be promoted and gradually improved on a larger scale by 2030. It is expected that coal thermal power will become the main source of electricity for the national electricity industry. accounting for more than half of all electricity generated from other sources. The demand for coal needed for plants by 2030 will fluctuate in the range of 188 million tons per year.

The dependence on this source of goods also causes a lot of controversy because of the impact of coal on the environment. Energy security risks when relying heavily on imported cung cấp than đá as well as sensitive power plant locations are in place and are seeking compelling answers.

For a long time, many coal-fired power plants have been chosen in locations of important economic influence, particularly near the sea or along large rivers, to facilitate cooling as well as logistic docking process. However, environmental, natural and social issues are inadequacies that need to be addressed. At the same time, energy security issues are raised as future plants will grow in the form of POT, affecting real-world security, politics and national defense.

In the future, from the current number of 28 power plants will increase to about 40 power plants. These new plants will join the national power generation system and focus on construction along the Mekong Delta and the Central Coast. With this scale, the demand for cooling water will increase many times to implement the day and night plan. This directly affects the nation's food security by having to divide the water source for other development sectors. At the same time, the expansion of projects on factories also poses a great supply challenge for future demand.

With a vision to 2050, the national coal energy development strategy will be adjusted in line with the trend of integration, integration and planned use of cung cấp than đá as well as domestic available sources, to ensure open security and effective links between national units in the global global system.