Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The recent approval for Vietnam’s eighth national power development plan (PDP8) has heated up discussions around business strategies of energy giants in the race to gain advantages in energy transition towards the country’s net-zero goals.
Approved in early April, the plan sets the foundation for the transition of traditional power sources such as coal-fired to cleaner energy.
Renewable energy will make up for 30.9-39.2% in 2030 and 67.5-71.5% in 2050.
Under the PDP8, on-shore wind power will grow at an annual compound rate of 25% in the 2021-30 period and 6% in 2030-50 to account for 14% and 13% of the country’s total power capacity, respectively. Offshore wind power is expected to reach 600MW by 2030 then grow at 15% by 2050 to account for 16% of the total’s power capacity.
LNG-fired power will account for 27% of the total power capacity by 2030 and 15% by 2050. Besides, biomass power is expected to reach 1,088MW and waste-to-energy 1,182MW.
The development of solar power is slowing down after a robust growth in the 2020-21 period, but is expected to make up for 33% of the total power capacity.
Companies are planning investments in renewable energy to capture the opportunities from the transition toward net-zero goals.
Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation (REE) plans to focus on wind energy. Its wind power plant in Trà Vinh is operating at 90% of its capacity.
Seeing wind power a spearhead in Vietnam’s energy transition process, REA will continue to seek cooperation with foreign partners with experiences and financial capacity.
PC1 Group Joint Stock Company will focus on optimising the operation of its existing wind power plants.
Bamboo Capital also put wind power at the centre of its energy business. BCG Energy in charge of managing the energy business of Bamboo Capital, now owns eight onshore wind power projects with a total capacity of 925MW. The company is also hastening the implementation of on-shore and off-shore wind power projects with a total capacity of 550MW, including Dong Thanh 1, Dong Thanh 2 and Khai Long which are expected to be put into operation within this year.
With solar power, although there is not much room left for development, it still remains attractive and along with wind power, is considered a growth driver for Bamboo Capital.
The documents at the shareholders’ meeting of Bamboo Capital this year pointed out that the first phase of 21MW Krong Pa 2 solar project is completed. The price negotiations for Krong Pa 2 and 114MW Phu My are set to be completed this year.
BCG Energy is also implementing another 23 rooftop solar power projects with a goal of doubling the total capacity by the end of this year.
Sao Mai Group set the goal of doubling the revenue from renewable energies in 2024 to reach 1 trillion VND per year with the focus on developing new solar and wind power projects.
Sao Mai is operating 210-Mwp An Hao solar plant in Tinh Bien district, An Giang province and 50-Mwp Euriplast Long An in Duc Hue district, Long An province.
Helio Energy planned to buy a maximum of 60% of stakes of SD Truong Thanh Joint Stock Company, developers of Thuan Minh 2 solar power project with a capacity of 50 Mwp in Binh Thuan province.
REE Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Mai Thanh said that investment in solar power requires careful consideration because of the Government’s intention of offering zero Vietnamese dong pricing for excessed rooftop solar power.
Thanh said that the company is starting to get into hydrogen, but more consideration is needed.
Bamboo Company is eyeing waste-to-energy with a portfolio of five plants in Cu Chi, Long An, Kien Giang, Hue and Ha Nam. The company planned to build the first waste-to-energy plan in Cu Chi, HCM City this year which will have a total investment of 5 trillion VND to treat 2,000 tonnes of waste per day and generate 40MW.
The plant in Long An will have an investment of 1.586 trillion VND to treat 500 tonnes of waste per day, equivalent to a capacity of 10MW.
Le Xuan Nghia, a member of the National Financial and Monetary Advisory Council, pointed out that one of the major challenges to renewable energy development is the infrastructure system and high costs.
Vietnam needs a comprehensive strategy, which might include the foundation of environment standards, appropriate infrastructure development and policies to encourage investments from both domestic and foreign sources.
According to VnDirect Securities Company, Vietnam has a large potential for wind and solar power development. However, it is necessary to invest in the transmission and storage systems and speed up the construction of the grid systems in the context that renewable power sources are increasing rapidly./.

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