MoIT and the Ministry of Finance had reviewed input costs for electricity production including coal and gas prices as well as interest rate differences in EVN’s foreign currency-denominated debts. The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced the power retail increase. That money would be used to buy coal and pay gas suppliers and power plants. “We are almost an intermediary collecting money and paying coal and gas suppliers and power plants,” Tri said. EVN would have to pay VNĐ7 trillion to coal suppliers, VNĐ6 trillion to gas suppliers and VND3.8 trillion for the exchange rate difference.