The volume of coal imported through the northern province of Quang Ninh had accounted for 70% of the country’s total imported coal volume as of mid-August, according to Tran Quang Trung, Vice Director of the Quang Ninh Sub-Department of Customs.
Quang Ninh (VNA) – The volume of coal importedthrough the northern province of Quang Ninh had accounted for 70% of thecountry’s total imported coal volume as of mid-August, according to Tran QuangTrung, Vice Director of the Quang Ninh Sub-Department of Customs.
Trung reported that in the first eight months of 2023, theVietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) imported 5.7million tonnes of coal with a value of 766 million USD and paid an import tax of2.01 trillion VND (83.75 million USD), up 78% year on year.
With the amount, Vinacomin ensured coal supply to power plants, serving socio-economic development. The firm’smajor coal suppliers included Australia, Russia and South African countries. Thisyear, it is likely to import nearly 9 million tonnes of material coal.
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At a coal mine (Source: VNA) 
