Vietnam's coal production in April experienced a slight decline from a nine-month high a month earlier, while it slumped over 15% compared with the year-ago level, according to the latest data from the General Statistics Office (GSO).
The southeastern Asian country produced 4.5 million tonnes of coal in April, marking a significant 15.83% year on year decrease and a modest 2.15% decline compared to March, the data showed.
From January to April this year, Vietnam's cumulative production amounted to 16.19 million tonnes, down 5.3% from the same period last year, which recorded production of 17.1 million tonnes.
The country's coal production is expected at 4.67 million tonnes in May, a 0.28% rise year on year and 3.74% month on month. This added to the total production to 20.86 million tonnes in the first five months, down 4.1% from the same period of 2022.
The majority of domestically produced coal in Vietnam is used for local electricity generation, cement production, and other industrial purposes.
Facing unusually intense heat, which is expected to prolong through late June, the government has moved to enhance domestic production to cope with surging power demand and energy supply crunches.
Earlier, state owned power producer EVN warned that heatwaves could place the national power system under pressure due to a spike in electricity consumption, while water levels at some hydropower dams were lower than normal.
(Writing by Alex Guo Editing by Harry Huo)
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