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Draft Power Development Planning 8 Of Vietnam

The draft PDP8 prioritises renewable energy development and intends to create a more incentivised regulatory framework to boost private-sector investments to connect individual power plants with the national transmission grid. It also lays out significant opportunities for the development of LNG-to-power.
Recently, the
In this legal update we will look at the most important takeaways from the draft PDP8.
1. General
1.1 Renewable Energy
The draft PDP8 shows that the government maintains its view on prioritising renewable energy development. The MOIT plans that total installed capacity of power projects will be 137.67 GW by 2030 (base load scenario), with renewable energy to account for 30%, 21-23% for gas-fired power projects, and 27% for coal-fired power projects.
1.2 Importation of Fuel and Power
The draft PDP8 encourages importation of fuels (coal, LNG) and importation of power from neighbouring countries to diversify the primary energy sources of
1.3 Grid Upgrading
In the draft PDP8, the MOIT sees the need to reduce grid overload and power curtailment issues. From 2021-2030, the MOIT plans to build 86 Giga Volt-Amperes ( GVA) of additional capacity for 500kV stations and nearly 13,000 km of transmission lines. From 2031-2045, an additional construction of 103 GVA with a capacity of 500kV and nearly 6,000 stations is required. The 220kV power grid needs construction of 95 GVA with nearly 21,000 km of transmission lines and 108 GVA with more than 4,000 km transmission lines.
1.4 Better Incentives for Private-Sector Investments
The draft PDP8 recognises the requirements to create a more incentivised regulatory framework in order to boost private-sector investments in power transmission lines and substations which connect individual power plants with the national transmission grid.
1.5 Commercial Electricity Demand between Regions
According to the draft PDP8, the proportion of commercial electricity demand in the North will gradually increase from 42.4% in 2020 to 45.8% in 2045, while the South will decrease its proportion of demand from 47.4% in 2020 to 43.6% by 2045. By 2040, the North's commercial electricity demand will start to exceed that of the South.
1.6
The total investment capital for electricity development in the period 2021-2030 is roughly
2. Key Notes
2.1
Coal inventory at power plants hit records low in 2018. Many plants did not have enough coal to operate, leading to reduced capacity or even suspension of working units. As an example, because of coal shortage,
2.2 Gas Use
From 2010-2019, (on average) 9-10 billion m 3 of natural gas per year was extracted. Gas is currently being mined at 26 gas fields and combined with oil and gas fields such as
2.3 Renewable Energy
By the end of 2020, the total operating solar power capacity (including floating solar energy systems) was about 17 GW, concentrated in the southern provinces and the
The total capacity of operating wind power by the end of 2020 is about 600 MW, much less than the total wind power capacity approved to be included in the revised power development planning VII which is 12 GW. By 2021, the remaining projects are expected to begin commercial operation mainly in the South-West and South-Central regions. The draft PDP8 lists several potential wind power projects, details of those added projects can be found in Annex 1.1
The Vietnamese Government is examining and implementing in small scale and encouraging the development of renewable energy sources, including flammable ice gas, shale gas, coal gas, liquefied hydrogen gas, biomass, and waste.
2.4 Hydropower
Up to 2019,
2.5
The draft PDP8 lays out significant opportunities for the development of
According to the MOIT, LNG-to-power projects match the global development trend because they are advanced in technology, highly efficient, and not harmful to the environment. The development of LNG-to-power projects is also backed by the rich supply of LNG in the world being sold at competitive prices. Furthermore, LNG-to-power projects are more likely to receive financing from credit institutions, as well as support from organizations and countries that produce natural gas for exporting.
Footnotes
1. Read our update on Decision on FiT critical for wind energy development in
2. Read our update on LNG-to-power projects in
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