Deputy PM demands precision on fuel storage infrastructure planning
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha had a meeting with the verification council for the draft planning on national petrol, oil, and gas storage and supply infrastructure for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, in Hanoi on March 30.
Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha speaks at the meeting on March 30. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy PrimeMinister Tran Hong Ha had a meeting with the verification council for the draftplanning on national petrol, oil, and gas storage and supply infrastructure for2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, in Hanoi on March 30.
Stressing the importance tonational energy security, he requested that the planning have high precisionand feasibility, match the set tasks and targets, and guarantee active andstable energy supply for the economy.
The official asked the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade and the advisory unit to ensure that shortcomings andproblems in the existing petrol, oil, and gas storage and supply infrastructureare pointed out and assessed in the draft planning.
He noted some issues in the fuelmarket in late 2022 and early 2023, and that the planning must take intoaccount demand in reality and be closely connected with the land, environment,transport, and urban planning.
Amid the growing trend of green andrenewable energy use, the planning also needs to closely follow the Party andState’s orientation, and facilitate science and technology application and digitaltransformation. It must also enable the connectivity among production, storage, and sellingestablishments to ensure supply and demand balance to help connect thecountry with global renewable energy hubs, Ha said.
The meeting of the verification council for the draft planning on national petrol, oil, and gas storage and supply infrastructure for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 (Photo: VNA)
The Deputy PM also underlined thenecessity for environmental impact to be thoroughly assessed in the planning.
The draft planning sets up detailed targets for petrol, oil, and gas storageand supply infrastructure in the 2021 - 2030 and post-2030 periods, with about270 trillion VND (11.5 billion USD) to be invested in infrastructure developmentby 2030.
It gives priority to investment in the national storage infrastructure for crudeoil and petrol and oil products; large-scale petrol and oil warehouses in theareas of deep-water seaports; integrated petrol, oil, and aviation fuel warehousesin the areas of international airports; and large warehouses for importedliquefied natural gas to ensure supply for gas-fueled thermal plants.
The draft planning also puts forth six groups of measures about mechanisms andpolicies; investment capital mobilisation; science and technology; environment,fire and explosion prevention; human resources development; and internationalcooperation./.
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Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha speaks at the meeting on March 30. (Photo: VNA) 
The meeting of the verification council for the draft planning on national petrol, oil, and gas storage and supply infrastructure for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 (Photo: VNA) 
