Vietnam’s coal imports are likely to decline in Jul’21 as COVID-19 cases in the country have grown at a fast pace since 7 Jul. While various provinces in the country are already under lockdown, the Vietnamese government has suspended some industrial activities too. Data from the country’s state-owned electricity company, EVN, show that the lockdown in July so far has led to a 15% drop on week in Vietnam’s average daily power generation in the third week of the month. The decrease is bound to weigh on coal consumption and imports from Vietnam.
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