| Risk groups | High-impact causes | Synthesize the main causes of create risks factors. |
| Risk management of owner (R1) | r1.1; | Risks of production not fulfilling the assigned plan |
| r1.2; | Risks of change in business administration of owner | |
| r1.3; | Risk of planning and controlling schedule | |
| r1.4; | Risk of no having a backup plan for coal supply chain disruptions. | |
| r1.6 | The risk of concealing or delaying negative information resulting in a slow response when impacted by unexpected events. | |
| Risk of policies and society (R2) | r2.1; | Risks due to unstable macroeconomic management policies |
| r2.3; | Risk due to change in owner or supplier. | |
| r2.4; | Risks due to unexpected events, force majeure events | |
| r2.5 | Risks due to labor safety | |
| Legal risk (Bidding for coal supply) (R3) | r3.1; | Risks due to non-transparency in coal supplier selection |
| r3.2; | Miners and coal suppliers refuse directly bidding due to CIF (the delivery conditions at seaport) is complicated and risky | |
| r3.3; | Low quality of coal due to suppliers; | |
| r3.4 | Lack of experience in coal logistics transport by domestic suppliers; | |
| Trade risk (R4) | r4.1; | Risks due to unclear contract terms |
| r4.3; | Risks of fluctuating price due to agreement between coal supply contract and Power purchase | |
| r4.5; | Financial risks of the owner/investors | |
| r4.6 | Risks due to coal supplier's financial capacity | |
| Cost risk (R5) | r5.1; | Risks of inflation |
| r5.2; | Risks of interest rate | |
| r5.4 | Risks of cargo insurance fees | |
| Risks due to partners and coal suppliers (R6) | r6.1; | Risks due to insufficient production capacity |
| r6.2; | Risks due to poor management | |
| r6.4; | Risks due to selection inappropriate modes of transportation | |
| r6.5 | Risks due to low quality of coal | |
| Risk of transport (R7) | r7.1; | Risks due to no fulfilment of transported demand |
| r7.2; | Risks due to not enough berthing to loading/unloading demand | |
| r7.4 | Risks caused by severe weather |