Prime Minister chairs 3rd meeting of Steering Committee for construction of nuclear power plant

On the afternoon of October 22, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the Steering Committee for Nuclear Power Plant Construction, chaired the third meeting of the Steering Committee.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the third meeting of the Steering Committee for the construction of nuclear power plants - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Attending the meeting were Comrade Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister , Deputy Head of the Steering Committee; leaders of ministries, branches, localities, and members of the Steering Committee.

In his opening speech, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stated that ensuring national energy security and providing stable electricity supply are urgent requirements for development. Practice shows that when GDP grows by 1 percentage point, electricity consumption increases by 1.5-2 times. Currently, the average electricity consumption capacity of the whole country is 54,500 MW, with an annual growth rate of about 6,500 to 8,200 MW.

Along with that, with the policy of attracting investment, developing high-tech industries, chip manufacturing, digital transformation, construction, development of data centers, green transformation, increasing the use of electric vehicles and building high-speed railway systems and inner-city railways, the demand for electricity will increase sharply.

Nuclear power is considered a stable source of electricity, playing an important role in ensuring energy security and meeting the requirements of energy transition towards clean, environmentally friendly, low-emissions.

The Central Executive Committee has issued a Resolution agreeing on the policy of restarting the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project and continuing to study the Nuclear Power Program in Vietnam; the Politburo issued Resolution No. 70 dated August 20, 2025 on ensuring national energy security until 2030, with a vision to 2045, continuing to advocate for the urgent implementation of nuclear power projects with appropriate partners, ensuring the highest interests of Vietnam, taking into account previous agreements, and putting them into operation in the 2035-2045 period.

The Prime Minister has made decisions to establish a Steering Committee for the construction of nuclear power plants, directing the resolution of important inter-sectoral issues in the process of implementing the National Assembly's Resolution on continuing to implement the investment policy for the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project.

The Prime Minister emphasized the spirit of "only discussing, not retreating", high determination, great effort, drastic action, completing each task thoroughly, assigning tasks clearly; promoting the sense of responsibility of the Steering Committee members and strengthening inspection, supervision and monitoring - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade and other agencies to report on the development and promulgation of mechanisms and policies to institutionalize the Party's policies, perfect the legal basis, and remove difficulties and obstacles in laws; the implementation of assigned tasks after the previous meeting, the results achieved, the unfinished work, clearly indicating the difficulties, causes, and responsibilities of which agencies, and proposing the following tasks and solutions.

The Prime Minister emphasized the spirit of "only discussing, not retreating", high determination, great effort, drastic action, completing each task thoroughly, completing each task properly, assigning "6 clear" tasks: clear people, clear work, clear responsibility, clear time, clear results, clear authority; promoting the sense of responsibility of the Steering Committee members and strengthening inspection, urging and supervision.

The Prime Minister also noted that agencies urgently carry out assigned tasks to implement the direction of General Secretary To Lam during a working session at the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute last September.

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