According to Vietnamese media reports, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh said recently that the previously set photovoltaic power generation target for 2031-2045 was "too high" and should be appropriately lowered to make room for wind power generation.
In late February this year, Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade proposed to set the country's installed power capacity at 146,000 megawatts from now until 2030, which is 9,000 megawatts less than the plan announced in November last year. The ministry also said that by 2045, Vietnam plans to have 352,000 megawatts of installed capacity, of which photovoltaics will account for 25 percent.
According to data from the Electric Power Company of Vietnam (EVN), as of 2021, Vietnam has ranked among the "Top 10 Global Photovoltaic Power Generation", reaching 16,504 MW, accounting for 2.3 percent of the world's total.
Aruandes märgiti ka, et Vietnami elektrienergia arendamise üldine plaan on pärast esimese eelnõu esitamist Vietnami tööstus- ja kaubandusministeeriumi poolt eelmise aasta märtsis läbinud neli läbivaatamisvooru ning tolm pole veel settinud. Seda silmas pidades on Vietnami tööstus- ja kaubandusministeerium taotlenud kõrgematelt asutustelt plaani konkreetse elluviimise aja edasilükkamist selle aasta teise kvartalisse.
The same plan says that by 2045, renewable energy will account for 70 percent to 75 percent of Vietnam's national electricity capacity. At the 2021 UN climate change conference, Vietnam pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Vietnami elektri- ja taastuvenergia administratsiooni direktor Huang Thien Dung ütles samuti hiljuti, et Vietnam kiirendab üleminekut fossiilkütustelt puhtale ja taastuvenergiale. Vietnami teadus- ja tehnoloogiaministri asetäitja Tran Van Dong juhtis tähelepanu sellele, et Vietnamil on tohutu potentsiaal taastuvenergia arendamiseks: umbes 217 GW maismaa tuuleenergiat, umbes 160 GW avamere tuuleenergiat ja umbes 434 GW fotogalvaanilist elektrit. .
Värskeima elektriarengu üldplaani eelnõu kohaselt paiknevad Vietnamis 2045. aastaks meretuulepargid peamiselt riigi põhja- ja lõunaosas, installeeritud võimsus suureneb 36 gigavati võrra, moodustades 10,8 protsenti kogu elektritootmisest.
Matthews Holland, senior manager at the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), said Vietnam's offshore wind power efficiency could exceed 50 percent, rivaling that of hydropower. According to GWEC estimates, Vietnam's initial investment for the first 4-5 GW offshore wind farms is up to US12 billion, but subsequent operating costs can be greatly reduced. The cost of generating electricity per 1,000 kWh of offshore wind in Vietnam is expected to be around US83, which will further drop to US58 by 2025.
Holland ütles ka, et Vietnamil on pikk, 3260 kilomeetri pikkune rannajoon, madal meretase ja suur tuule kiirus (100 meetri kõrgusel 7–10 meetrit sekundis) ning looduslikud tingimused avamere tuuleenergia arendamiseks on ainulaadne.
However, the United Nations Development Programme reminded the Vietnamese side that the latter should also pay attention to how to use new energy more effectively. Currently, Vietnam's unit energy consumption (the amount of energy required to produce 1 unit of GDP) is 1.5 to 1.7 times that of other countries in the region. That is, if Vietnam wants to be carbon neutral, it needs to cut manufacturing emissions in half. Moreover, with the increase of power generation, how to transmit and distribute safely, efficiently and energy-savingly is also a priority for Vietnam to be solved urgently.