Construction of Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant must be completed in five years
VGP – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Tuesday requested that construction of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant must be completed in five years.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (center) presides over the first meeting of the steering committee for nuclear power plant construction in Ha Noi, January 15, 2025. Photo: VGP
The Government chief made the request while chairing the first meeting of the steering committee for nuclear power plant construction in Ha Noi on January 15.
The committee, led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, shall be responsible for implementing the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project; direct amendments and supplementation to legal regulations for nuclear power development; direct the research and development of nuclear power program and submit to competent authorities for consideration and approval; direct international cooperation with other countries, international organizations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in nuclear power development.
The committee shall regularly report the progress of the implementation of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project and other assigned tasks.
The Government submitted the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project to the National Assembly in 2009 for consideration and approval of the investment policy of the project.
In November 2016, the National Assembly decided to stop the aforesaid project due to the country's "economic conditions".
The project involves building two nuclear power plants with a combined capacity of 400MW in the central province of NinhThuan.
In November 2024, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) agreed on the policy to restart the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project in a bid to firmly ensure national energy security./.
