High-ranking officials commit 'serious' wind power, gasoline supply violations

Head of the Central Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh, former Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and many other high-ranking officials are responsible for violations related to wind power and gasoline supplies, according to the Central Inspection Committee.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade's Party leaders violated the principle of democratic centralism and working regulations; lacked responsibility and showed loose leadership, allowing the ministry, many organizations and individuals to seriously breach Party regulations and State laws, the committee stated in a Wednesday release.

The violations are related to their advice on and promulgating mechanisms for developing solar power and wind power; implementing the adjusted Power Development Plan VII; advice on and promulgating gasoline business mechanisms, supply management and licensing and the use of the Price Stabilization Fund; organizing, appraising and approving bids, and projects/contract packages implemented by AIC Company. Many officials and Party members involved were disciplined or handled as criminals.

Many top Party leaders and officials of the trade ministry in the terms 2016-2021 and 2021-2026 are responsible for the above violations, said the release.

Tran Tuan Anh, a Politburo member, head of the Central Economic Commission, former chief of the trade ministry's Party Committee and former Minister of Industry and Trade was named among those responsible for the violations.

Others included Do Thang Hai, a ministerial Party Committee member and Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade; Hoang Quoc Vuong, former chief of state-run Petrovietnam's Party Committee, former chairman of the group, and former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade.

Other trade ministry officials on the list are Nguyen Anh Tuan, director of organization- personnel affairs; Tran Huu Linh, head of market management; Hoang Tien Dung, director of the electricity and renewable energy authority; Tran Duy Dong, director of import and export; Phuong Hoang Kim, director of energy saving and sustainable development; Dang Huy Cuong, a board member of Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and former director of the general department of energy; Ly Quoc Hung, director of science and technology; and Vo Van Quyen, former director of the domestic market department.

The Central Inspection Committee also named Trinh Dinh Dung, a former Party Central Committee member and Deputy Prime Minister; Mai Tien Dung, a former Party Central Committee member, Minister, head of the Government Office; Duong Quang Thanh, former chief of EVN's Party Committee and chairman of the group; Tran Dinh Nhan, former EVN general director; and Nguyen Danh Son, director of Electricity Trading Company.

"The above violations have caused serious consequences that are difficult to remedy, leading to the risk of huge damage to the state's money and assets and a waste of social resources; caused bad public opinion that negatively affected the reputation of State management agencies and Party organizations to the extent that they should be disciplined," stated the committee.

It requested the trade ministry's Party Committee and Party organizations in a number of ministries, branches, localities and units involved to handle violations and report the outcomes.

The committee said it will continue handling other Party organizations and Party members in localities and units that committed violations related to renewable energy projects.