The Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) of over VND2,000 per kwh, or 9.35 cent, has encouraged many investors to pour money into solar power. However, they have fallen into a dilemma because of unforeseeable problems.

The proportion of solar and wind power projects in the entire national electricity system is expected to increase, requiring thorough preparation because of the instability of these power sources, experts have said.

Vietnam has been witnessing a solar and wind power boom for three years, becoming one of the hottest markets in the world.

Investors from the UK were showing significant interest in investing in renewable energy projects in Vietnam, especially wind power, 

Since wind and solar power projects cannot provide all the electricity output to the national grid, building an energy storage system is being considered.

Gas-fired thermal power is catching the attention of foreign and domestic investors, now that Vietnam plans to stop new coal-fired power projects, according to the eighth national power development plan.

Many wind and solar power projects are awaiting approval to be added to the list of projects to be developed under the national power development plan.

The possibility of Vietnam developing nuclear power is low, according to the Energy Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT).

According to experts, the dominant energy technology in the future will be energy storage devices, solar panels, clean hydrogen and wind energy.

The world cannot develop sustainably if people continue to put rivers and forests in harm’s way to develop hydropower plants. Fossil fuel resources are becoming exhausted as they are being overexploited to serve thermal power plants.

Energy service companies (ESCOs) are facing numerous risks since the regulatory framework for their sector is both incomplete and patchy, according to industry insiders.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has proposed continuing the FIT (feed in tariff) for wind power, but lowering the tariff by 20 percent, causing concern among wind power developers.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), which is compiling the draft of the amended law on environmental protection, 

Mergers and acquisitions in renewable energy in Vietnam are on an upward trajectory and expected to become even hotter next year, with the country officially overtaking Thailand to rank as the largest solar market in Southeast Asia.

At present, renewable energy plays an important role in meeting people’s increasing demand for energy. Renewable energy resources are abundant and available in the nature and exist in many forms.

Investors continue to pour money into solar and wind power projects, but the total capacity of approved renewable energy projects could exceed the transmission line capacity.

Input costs for both solar and wind power in Vietnam fell respective 75% and 30% in 2012-2017.

Vietnam will likely have to increase coal power to ensure stable and affordable power supply.

Solar power capacity is increasing thanks to significant changes in feed-in-tariff.

A researcher on renewable energy, Dr Vo Viet Cuong, from the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Faculty under the HCM City University of Technology and Education, has noted that there is no absolutely clean energy.