Teske, S., Morris, T., Nagrath, K Renewable Energy for Viet Nam – A proposal for an economically and environmentally sustainable 8th Power Development Plan of the government of Viet Nam.

This report provides a technical and economic analysis of long-term energy and power development plans for Viet Nam, carried out by the Institute for Sustainable Futures.

The next Power Development Plan 8 is a historical opportunity to chart the way towards a low-carbon power system for Viet Nam, and avoid locking it in a high-carbon social structure.To undertake a sensitivity analysis of different energy system scenarios, we used various computer models: a GIS-based mapping tool to assess Viet Nam’s potential for utility-scale solar photovoltaic, onshore wind, and offshore wind power generation within the country’s space constraints; a long-term energy scenario model to develop mid- and long-term energy pathways for all sectors (power, industry, transport); a computer model that calculates future demands and load curves for the power sector to analyse Viet Nam’s power sector, subdivided in eight regions, with 1 hour resolution; and an open-source cost optimisation tool to optimise the costs of power generation.