Strategic projects to drive sustainable development of the Coal industry

Determined to maintain its pivotal role in ensuring national energy security, TKV is focusing its resources on investing in a series of key projects. These projects not only help TKV improve its capacity to exploit and process coal and minerals, but also contribute to modernizing production, improving the lives of miners, and creating momentum for sustainable development of the coal industry in the new period.

Production area of ​​Ha Rang mine (Hon Gai Coal Company).

Accelerate investment in key projects

On August 19, TKV started construction of 5 key projects and works, with a total investment of nearly 6,000 billion VND. These are: Underground mining of the Ha Rang mine extension (Hon Gai Coal Company), with a capacity of 900,000 tons/year, over 1,400 billion VND; mining of the Coc Sau - Deo Nai mine cluster, with a capacity of 2.7 million tons/year, about 2,074 billion VND; underground mining of Tan Yen area - Dong Trang Bach mine, with a capacity of 0.45 million tons/year, 1,111 billion VND; Nam Mau coal screening plant, with a capacity of 2.5 million tons/year, 1,019 billion VND; dormitory for underground workers of Nui Beo Coal Joint Stock Company, with a capacity of 299 billion VND.

The Ha Rang mine expansion underground mining project is one of the key projects of TKV. The project has a reserve of over 8.9 million tons of clean coal at the exploitation level from -50 to -250m; the exploitation period is 17 years, contributing 230 billion VND to the budget each year. After the groundbreaking ceremony, Hon Gai Coal Company is speeding up the construction progress of important items of the project. In which, human resources and machinery are focused on implementing basic construction tunnel excavation at 3 tunnel mirrors, striving to achieve 180-200m of new tunnel/month.

Workers of Hon Gai Coal Company operate the automatic system serving the construction of the underground mining project of the Ha Rang mine expansion.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Dang, Deputy Director of Hon Gai Coal Company, emphasized: The project being implemented at this time is of special importance in the development strategy of the Company. The project uses the method of opening the seam by inclined shaft combined with penetrating seam, applying the long column mining system along the direction and modern mechanized technology; the longwall is supported by a mobile frame or soft platform, depending on geological conditions. According to the plan, the first longwall will be put into operation in the first quarter of 2028. When put into operation, the project is expected to contribute nearly 40% of the Company's raw coal output, while focusing on ensuring labor safety, protecting the environment and optimizing production costs.

In Quang Ninh province, TKV is managing and operating 48 collective housing areas with nearly 3,200 apartments, providing accommodation for more than 12,300 workers. To meet the housing needs of workers, TKV is investing in building many new collective housing areas, which are designed to be spacious, modern, and synchronized with utilities serving the life, activities and essential needs of workers.

In particular, the project to build a collective house for underground workers of Nui Beo Coal Joint Stock Company has a total area of ​​nearly ^5,500m2 , of which the construction area is nearly ^1,800m2 . The project is designed in a modern style, including 1 basement, 11 floors with 389 closed rooms, 4 common living areas ensuring full essential living facilities, a safe, clean and civilized living environment for hundreds of workers. The project includes 2 staircases, 3 elevators, of which 2 elevators are used for fire fighting combined with passenger and cargo transportation. The project is installed with an internet network system, LAN network, surveillance camera; public sound system, incident reporting.

Mr. Doan Dac Tho, Director of Nui Beo Coal Joint Stock Company, said: The goal of the Project is to create a place for resting and living for miners from other provinces and cities to work at the Company, contributing to improving the quality of life of miners, the development of the Coal industry, and Quang Ninh province. The completed project is one of the modern dormitories of TKV today.

Nui Beo Coal Joint Stock Company started the project to invest in building collective housing for underground workers on August 19, 2025.

In addition to the above 5 projects, TKV is promoting and speeding up the progress of many other key projects and works to improve production capacity and meet development requirements in the coming period.

Modernize production lines

In the 2025-2030 period, TKV aims to become a strong economic group, playing an important role in the development of the economy, continuing to affirm its pivotal position in ensuring national energy security; at the same time, developing sustainably, in harmony with the environment and implementing comprehensive digital transformation.

Over the years, TKV has been steadfast in its goal of sustainable development, considering investment in key projects as the "key" to improving production capacity, ensuring energy security and making a positive contribution to the country's economic growth. In the 2020-2024 period, the Group invested nearly VND 85,000 billion, of which capital for key projects accounted for a large proportion, focusing on key areas such as underground coal mining, processing, consumption, minerals, electricity, mechanics, mining chemicals and infrastructure serving production.

Deo Nai - Coc Sau Coal Joint Stock Company mobilizes machinery and equipment to construct the Coc Sau - Deo Nai mining cluster project.

Key underground coal mines such as Khe Cham, Mao Khe, Nui Beo, Vang Danh... have been invested in and expanded, applying synchronous conveyor systems, ventilation, drainage and centralized control, gradually replacing manual labor, improving safety and productivity. Many large projects have shown remarkable effectiveness, such as: Khe Cham III underground mining project, increasing mining capacity to 2 million tons/year; Nui Beo underground mine with a capacity of 2 million tons/year, is considered one of TKV's modern mines.

In the mineral sector, TKV focuses on deep processing to increase product value, including the Nhan Co bauxite ore processing plant with a capacity of 650,000 tons of alumina per year; the Lao Cai copper smelter expansion project, increasing the capacity to 30,000 tons of copper per year. These projects not only bring economic efficiency, but also affirm TKV's role in the mineral production and processing chain. In the electricity sector, the Group continues to stably operate the Na Duong, Cao Ngan, and Son Dong thermal power plants, ensuring electricity supply to the national power system.

In order to improve productivity and safety, TKV has identified mechanization, automation and digital transformation as breakthroughs. Up to now, the Group has put into operation dozens of coal cutting machine systems, self-propelled support racks, and continuous covered conveyor belts, helping to increase underground mining productivity by 10-15%, saving hundreds of billions of VND in production costs each year. Applying centralized production management systems (Dispatching), applying digital technology in monitoring underground safety, managing coal consumption and corporate governance. Ha Lam, Ha Tu, Deo Nai - Coc Sau Coal Companies have pioneered the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in monitoring the mine environment, automating conveyor belt operations and managing transport vehicles.

In addition to the growth target, TKV focuses on environmental protection and sustainable development. Many environmental treatment projects have been implemented, such as a mine wastewater treatment system with a capacity of tens of thousands of m³/day; planting trees to restore the environment after mining and installing automatic monitoring equipment... In 2024, the Group will spend nearly 1,500 billion VND on environmental protection. At the same time, it will invest in building collective housing, cultural living areas, and medical stations in many units, contributing to ensuring social security, improving the lives of mine workers, helping miners feel secure in their long-term commitment to the profession.

Mr. Vu Anh Tuan, General Director of the Group, affirmed: TKV always determines that investment plays a key role. In 2025, the Group will implement an investment plan with a total value of 11,000 billion VND. Of which, the coal industry is 8,044 billion VND; the electricity industry is 1,407 billion VND; the mineral industry is 862 billion VND. The Group focuses on implementing projects on schedule, especially investing in new mines, innovating technology, completing production infrastructure, maintaining equipment, mechanizing mining and tunneling; at the same time, building coal processing and screening centers and modern conveyor systems.

Khe Cham Coal Company put up a signboard and put into operation the investment project for the automatic monitoring and control system of Khe Cham III coal mine, August 18, 2025.

With strategic orientation and determination in implementation, key projects of TKV have been promoting efficiency, contributing to ensuring energy security, stabilizing the macro economy, promoting industrial development. In the context of increasing demand for coal, electricity and minerals, TKV continues to promote investment, striving to reach coal output of 48-50 million tons, aluminum of 3 million tons, and copper of 30,000 tons by 2030. Focusing on investment in current key projects not only brings about production and business efficiency but also creates momentum for TKV to develop sustainably in the future.

Pham Tang

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