Attention must be paid to reviewing regulations related to the establishment of a fund for promoting efficient and economical use of energy in the draft law, and financial incentives to ensure consistency with the Law on State Budget, the Law on Public Investment, and the Law on Taxation, the top legislator said.

Vietnam is forecast to have to import about 56 million tonnes of coal by 2025 and 87 million tonnes by 2030. Other energy sources such as LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) will also be imported.