On February 17, the 15th National Assembly discussed "Specific mechanisms and policies for investment in the construction of the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project".
Mr. Tran Quoc Nam, Chairman of Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee (Head of the National Assembly Delegation of Ninh Thuan Province) emphasized that from one of the most difficult provinces in the country, Ninh Thuan has made remarkable progress.
Average income per capita is approximately 4,000 USD/year and GDP increases by an average of 9%/year in the period of 2021 - 2024. Of which, Ninh Thuan's renewable energy with a capacity of over 3,700MW is leading the country.
Mr. Nam affirmed that since the National Assembly's Resolution 41/2009 on investment in two nuclear power plants, the Party Committee and people of Ninh Thuan province have always been ready to implement the project.
"For the past 15 years, people in the core area of the project with nearly 1,300 households needing to be relocated have always been ready to hand over houses and land to implement the project" - Mr. Nam said.
The Chairman of the Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee said that according to the Prime Minister's direction, all site clearance work for the two factories must be completed in 2025 to hand over clean land to the investor.
The province has been carrying out work, determined to complete the factories according to the direction of the Central Government and the Prime Minister. However, according to Mr. Nam, site clearance is often a difficult and time-consuming step. If implemented in accordance with the provisions of the law, it will certainly not be completed in a year.
"The people of Ninh Thuan province are ready to hand over their houses and land to implement the project, only wishing that the new place of residence for the people must be better than the old, the lives of the people must be truly stable, prosperous and happy" - Mr. Nam said and affirmed that special and priority policies and mechanisms are extremely necessary and urgent to be issued, especially the contents related to site clearance.
To complete the project on schedule, in addition to the 7 specific policies proposed by the Government, Mr. Tran Quoc Nam said that the province proposed to add 5 more policies and mechanisms related to site clearance, relocation, compensation and support for people in the project area.
The Chairman of the Ninh Thuan Provincial People's Committee emphasized that the investment in the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant will be truly safe, and people in the relocated project areas will have a good life if the mechanisms and policies proposed by the province are approved.
Mr. Duong Khac Mai (Dak Nong Provincial National Assembly Delegation) approved the necessity of issuing specific mechanisms and policies for investment in the construction of Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project as proposed by the Government.
However, according to Mr. Mai, in addition to potential benefits and positive aspects, the project also faces many risks and challenges that need to be carefully considered, specifically in terms of finance, technology and safety, environment and society, geopolitics.
"To successfully implement the project, I suggest that the Government should direct relevant agencies to study and fully and comprehensively assess risks, be carefully prepared in all aspects, have management policies and solutions for the short term and long term to ensure tightness, transparency, efficiency and sustainability" - Mr. Mai suggested.
In his explanatory speech, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien emphasized that to achieve the goal of completing the project in the period of 2030 - 2031, it is necessary to soon have specific mechanisms and policies to speed up the implementation progress.
Therefore, the Government proposes that the National Assembly consider and approve the Resolution on specific mechanisms and policies for the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project right at this session.
Thereby, it will serve as a basis for implementation, taking advantage of favorable conditions, spirit and spirit of advancing, overcoming difficulties, speeding up the implementation of the initial important work of the project.
During the project implementation, if new issues arise or there is a need to amend or supplement this mechanism and policy, the Government will continue to study and report to the National Assembly for consideration and decision.
