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BIZARRE: Vietnam s power plants facing coal shortages - What They Never Told You

A farmer works in a paddy field next to large electricity pylons on the outskirts of Hanoi on Feb 15, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

HANOI: Coal-fired power plants in Vietnam are facing a shortage of coal supplies after COVID-19 infections disrupted the operations of local miners and due to the high global cost of importing the fuel, the government said on Thursday.

Power plants operated by state utility EVN only received last month 69% of coal agreed in contracts with state-run miners Vinacomin and Dong Bac, the government said in a statement.

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