MOIT issued a letter reporting on the implementation of Vietnam's Power Master Plan 8 (PDP8). Key points include: 1) Electricity consumption grew at an average of 9.6% per year from 2011-2020, concentrated in the North and South. 2) As of 2020, total installed power capacity reached 69,342 MW across Vietnam. 2) MOIT explained proposals to add 2,428 MW of solar projects to PDP8 and remove certain coal/LNG projects in line with provincial and investor proposals. Compliance with laws and grid capacity would be required.