Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) –Director of the USAgency for International Development (USAID)’s Environment and SocialDevelopment Office Christopher Abrams has suggested Vietnam should pooldomestic resources to develop renewable energy and import natural gases toincrease their supply in the future.
In a recent interview with Vietnam NewsAgency, Abrams said Vietnam and other countries have recognised that clean andrenewable energy is the future of the energy sector. With annual economic growthof 6-7 percent, Vietnam’s energy demand will increase by 10 – 11 percentbetween now and 2030.
The capacity of the domestic power sector isabout 40 GW annually. As of this June, the country will have nearly 2,000 MW ofsolar power, a figure which has surged some 2,000 percent over the past threeyears.
According to him, Vietnam’s challenge in thenext 5-10 years is managing discontinuous power resources and transmissionsystems to bring power to areas in demand.
The power development master plan VIII willbe announced in the near future, which will devise measures to enhance the useof renewable energy apart from thermal power and natural gases, join wholesaleand auction markets, as well as public – privatepartnerships in building transmission systems.
Lauding the potential of solar power fromroof tiles, Abrams said it is also the future of dispersive power systems,dubbed “customer-oriented” systems, meaning that customers are also powerproducers.
He said the interaction between roof-tilesolar power and the national grid, power purchase prices and taxes need to beclarified, adding that the USAID is assisting the Ministry of Industry andTrade (MOIT) and the Vietnam Electricity in the issue, including by buildingthe power development master plan VIII based on its experience and expertise.
Accordingly, the MOIT will revise measuresto ensure diverse and effective power supply by 2030.
Abrams also said Vietnam is home to a hugesource of fossil fuel which is necessary for power development in the nextthree decades.
The USAID, other sponsors, domestic andforeign businesses are ready to help Vietnam achieve its goals, he said.-VNA
In a recent interview with Vietnam NewsAgency, Abrams said Vietnam and other countries have recognised that clean andrenewable energy is the future of the energy sector. With annual economic growthof 6-7 percent, Vietnam’s energy demand will increase by 10 – 11 percentbetween now and 2030.
The capacity of the domestic power sector isabout 40 GW annually. As of this June, the country will have nearly 2,000 MW ofsolar power, a figure which has surged some 2,000 percent over the past threeyears.
According to him, Vietnam’s challenge in thenext 5-10 years is managing discontinuous power resources and transmissionsystems to bring power to areas in demand.
The power development master plan VIII willbe announced in the near future, which will devise measures to enhance the useof renewable energy apart from thermal power and natural gases, join wholesaleand auction markets, as well as public – privatepartnerships in building transmission systems.
Lauding the potential of solar power fromroof tiles, Abrams said it is also the future of dispersive power systems,dubbed “customer-oriented” systems, meaning that customers are also powerproducers.
He said the interaction between roof-tilesolar power and the national grid, power purchase prices and taxes need to beclarified, adding that the USAID is assisting the Ministry of Industry andTrade (MOIT) and the Vietnam Electricity in the issue, including by buildingthe power development master plan VIII based on its experience and expertise.
Accordingly, the MOIT will revise measuresto ensure diverse and effective power supply by 2030.
Abrams also said Vietnam is home to a hugesource of fossil fuel which is necessary for power development in the nextthree decades.
The USAID, other sponsors, domestic andforeign businesses are ready to help Vietnam achieve its goals, he said.-VNA
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