State-owned corporations set to pilot offshore wind power projects
Private and foreign investors are currently not being considered for pilot projects due to unresolved legal and security issues.
Private and foreign investors are currently not being considered for pilot projects due to unresolved legal and security issues.
The total imported power capacity from Laos could reach 5,000-8,000 MW by 2030, increasing to 11,000 MW by 2050.
Resolving the challenges of gas and offshore wind projects is critical to achieving the goals of the Power Development Plan VIII (PDP8) and ensuring energy security to support economic and social development.
Vietnam is one of the world's fastest-growing economies, with an economic size of US$430 billion.
An ambitious target with support from the government would help channel foreign investment, including investors with experience and technologies in renewables like world-class energy developer Equinor.
Vietnam is at a relatively early stage in the process of formulating both its coastal zone planning and sustainable management of resources document and its maritime spatial planning document.
Big projects coupled with a consistent regulatory framework will be essential for the development of the offshore wind industry in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s National Oil and Gas Group said Norwegian partners help it develop the offshore wind industry in terms of technologies and finance.
The Netherlands hopes that its expertise will help develop Vietnam's offshore wind to fulfill the Southeast Asian country's net-zero strategy by 2050.
A phase of rapid wind power growth is expected to meet the country’s increasing electricity demand, ensure energy security, and deliver socio-economic benefits in pursuit of a renewables-led pathway.
The extension, if could last for several months, is expected to tackle problems caused to investors by the Covid impact.
Vietnam is urged to have an offshore wind roadmap to convince investors that this kind of energy has a central role to play in the years to come.
Without a FiT deadline postponement, these projects will be unable to progress, according to GWEC.
Experts have said that concise and detailed regulations will facilitate investors and mitigate the impact on the environment.