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RURAL RENEWABLE ENERGY WEEK IN HANOI
EXPERIENCE OF THE INSTITUTE
OF ENERGY IN THE
PREPARATION OF THE
RENEWABLE MASTER PLAN
Presented by: Nguyen Duc Cuong
Institute of Energy
Hanoi, 3/2008
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Contents of Presentation
1. Introduction
2. Main Contents of RE Master Plan
and Some Preliminary results
3. Experience
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1. Introduction
9 VN is relatively endowed with multiform renewable energy (RE) resources which are
distributed through-out the country. They can be exploited for production of energy to
meet rapidly increasing energy demand as well as environmental protection.
9 Main RE resources in VN are small hydro power, biomass energy, wind energy, solar
energy, and geothermal energy.
9 So far, even the high potential of RE resources, their contribution in electricity
production in Vietnam is still negligible.
9 The Government of VN recognized important role of RE in sustainable energy
supplying in general and electricity in particular for rural off-grid areas.
¾
The electricity Law require support to be provided to electricity generation from RE
¾ Decision No.110/2007/QD-TTg, it plans to install the grid connected RE with 4051 MW
¾ Decision No.1855/QD-TTg, it sets up the target with share of RE (3%-2010; 5%2020)
9 MoIT has commissioned the preparation of Strategy, Master Plan on RE

Small hydropower 121.0 1.04
Solar power 1.0 0.009
Biomass power 150 1.29
Total 11,633.2 100.000
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Solar Energy
¾ Over 100 solar measurement stations throughout the country
¾ Average solar radiation is 5 kWh/m
2
per day.
¾ Average number of sunny hours is about 2000-:-2500 hours/year.
Wind Energy
¾ Wind energy density: 800 – 1400 kWh/m
2
.year on islands
¾ 500 -1000 kWh/m
2
.year in coastal areas and highlands
¾ Other areas: less than 500 kWh/m
2
.year.
Biomass Energy
¾ Agricultural residues is over 60 million tons (equivalent
more than 10 million tons of oil).
¾ Types of biomass can be exploited at the industrial
scale: rice husks; leaves, top of sugar canes &
baggage; coffee husks and wood residues.
Assessment on potential of renewable energies
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Biogas energy

2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Năm
Công suất (MW)
Thuỷ điện nhỏ Năng lượng sinh khối
Khí sinh học Năng lượng mặt trời
Điện gió Địa nhiệt
Nhiên liệu sinh học Thuỷ triều
Rác thải sinh hoạt
Three scenarios Proposal
for producing electricity
from RE
1. Base case scenarios:
4051 MW
2. High scenarios:
4790 MW
3. Low scenarios:
2267 MW
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2. Financing is limited due to regulation
3. Time is limited
4. Inadequate database
5. Lack of information, analysis, and assessment on potential RE
resources, cost, and benefits of environment
6. Lack of manpower
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