Clean energy transitions in Vietnam: Opportunities and challenges

Vietnam has increased its solar and wind capacities in the last four years, with the share of solar power in electricity generation rising from practically nothing four years ago to 11 per cent in 2021

Vietnam is undergoing clean energy transitions at an accelerating rate and is considered as the leader of clean energy transition in Southeast Asia.

This is the opinion of research intern Shubham Rai in the article "Clean Energy Transitions in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges" published on the website of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) of India.

The article said Vietnam has Southeast Asia's largest installed solar and wind power capacity, having surpassed Thailand in 2019.

Vietnam has increased its solar and wind capacities in the last four years, with the share of solar power in electricity generation rising from practically nothing four years ago to 11 per cent in 2021./.

VNA