The National Power Development Plan VIII for the 2021-2030 period and vision to 2050 (PDP8) was approved by the Prime Minister on May 15, 2023, but more than ten months later it still can’t be implemented because an implementation plan has not been issued. According to the Vietnam Energy Association, there are countless procedures to be completed under the Law on Investment, Law on Bidding, and Law on Construction to bring a project into commercial operation. There must therefore be decisive efforts from management agencies to soon release a detailed implementation plan for the next five years and to 2030.