Pha Lai Thermal Power Plant will not use coal for burning.

To achieve this goal, Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company has actively worked with domestic and foreign organizations to survey the current status of technological equipment of the two plants; research solutions and develop a roadmap to convert coal fuel to biomass and ammonia for the generators. The unit has coordinated with the Institute of Energy (Ministry of Industry and Trade) to develop an energy conversion project for generators of line 1 and line 2.

Specifically, Line 1 will test the first unit's biomass co-incineration in 2027 and by 2029 all 4 units will co-incinerate 20-30% of biomass. By 2032, all 4 units will switch to co-incineration of 50% of biomass and after 2035 will completely burn biomass.

For line 2, by 2030, 20% ammonia will be burned, by 2040 30-50% ammonia will be burned, and by 2050, it will be completely converted to ammonia.

Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company is managing and operating 4 units with a capacity of 440 MW that have been in operation for approximately 40 years and 2 units with a total capacity of 600 MW that have been operating for nearly 20 years using coal fuel. Up to now, the domestic coal supply has gradually been exhausted, and it has to be imported from foreign countries such as Australia, South Africa... which is very difficult and complicated. Conversion of fuel is an urgent requirement for Pha Lai Thermal Power in particular and thermal power plants in general.