Vietnam leads ASEAN in installed power capacity in 2021
Vietnam’s total installed power capacity totalled 76,620 MW in 2021, 7,500 MW higher than the previous year, and the highest among ASEAN member states, said CEO of the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) Tran Dinh Nhan at the company’s year-end meeting on January 14.
An offshore wind power project in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s total installed powercapacity totalled 76,620 MW in 2021, 7,500 MW higher than the previous year, and the highest among ASEAN member states, said CEO of the Vietnam Electricity(EVN) Tran Dinh Nhan at the company’s year-end meeting on January 14.
The installed capacity of the renewables hit 20,670 MW, up3,420 MW year-on-year and accounting for 27 percent of total. The EVN’s total power output, comprising generation and imports, rose by 3.9 percent year-on-year to 256.7 billion kWh.
The share of renewable power is increasing, with generatingcapacity reaching up to 60 percent of the load capacity at times, causingoverloads on inter-regional transmission lines and several locations, Nhansaid.
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An offshore wind power project in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu. (Photo: VNA)
