PM orders review of solar power development-related issues
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), localities and Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) to review issues related to Vietnam’s solar power development.
Solar panels and wind turbines in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Industry andTrade (MoIT), localities and Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) to review issuesrelated to Vietnam’s solar power development.
Solar powerdevelopment has gained positive results and investment, contributing to theeffective exploitation of this power source, as well as electricity supply andenergy security in Vietnam.
The development of rooftopsolar power, however, has been incompatible with power demand, especially lastDecember, hampering the operations of the national grid.
Of note, power demandsaw a decline due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Total produced and importedpower capacity of the national grid stood at about 245.9 billion kWh, up around2.7 percent against 2019 but down 15.6 billion kWh compared to the operationplan of the national electricity grid approved by the MoIT.
Since the start of2021, EVN has rolled out measures to cut down solar power sources as well asother renewable energy sources in the national grid.
To ensure thedevelopment of solar power in line with the regulations and in an efficientmanner, relevant agencies have been asked to study and address problems insolar power development over the recent past, particularly rooftop solar poweras well as bolster inspections in the field to promptly detect and handleviolation cases.
They are also taskedwith mapping out effective management measures for renewable energy sources,especially solar power in the coming time, in a bid to minimise the reduction ofinstalled renewable energy sources and economic losses of investors.
Leaders of localitiesnationwide are also ordered to observe regulations on rooftop solar andground-mount solar power systems, and avoid unregulated installation of powersources which may cause overloading.
EVN’s statisticsshowed that as of the end of 2020, total power capacity in the national grid,excluding that of rooftop solar power, had surpassed 62,000 MW.
Capacity of solarpanels installed on the ground hit 8,838 MW, while that of rooftop solar powerjoining the national grid about 8,000 MW./.
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Solar panels and wind turbines in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) 
