PM instructs continued review of hydropower planning in Central Highlands
The Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Industry and Trade to continue with the review of hydropower planning in Central Highlands provinces in line with the PM’s dispatch 391/CD-TTg dated March 16 this year.
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At the same time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Industry and Trade are to examine and build complete procedures for operating reservoirs, with a view to ensuring the efficient use of water resources for power generation, maintain water flow to meet the need of downstream areas, particularly in dry season, while reducing flooding in flood season.
The PM instructed Central Highlands provinces to keep in place the suspension of granting licence to hydropower plants that use natural forest land or cause negative impacts on local biological environment. In case of any arising matters that are beyond their jurisdiction, the provinces are required to report them to the PM.
