Vietnam increased air, solar target as energy demand

Hanoi, April 17, 2025 -Vietnam dramatically enhanced its air and solar goals as it looks at its energy production to complete its energy production by 2030, according to the revised version of its National Shakti Yojana.
The South East Asian country has committed to reach pure-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and the latest version of its power development plan 8 (PDP 8), as it is known, maps how it will reach those goals.
Manufacturing powerhouse is very much dependent on coal to meet its fast extended energy needs. But now it wants to “develop renewable energy sources strongly” according to the plan, published on the news portal of the government on Wednesday.
With targets set at 73 GW (GW) for Solar and 38 GW for onshore wind energy by 2030 – and a significant increase of 296 GW and 230 GW by 2050 – the plan looks “really ambitious”, the Senic Center Asia’s senior researcher Andrey Prasatio said.
The 2023 version of the PDP8 was a target of 12.8 GW for Solar and 21 GW for the wind by the end of the decade.
“I think it sends a clear message, Vietnam is taking himself in position to maintain leadership in the clean energy transition of South East Asia, (even) playing a more prominent role in the region,” he explained the AFP.
By 2020, solar energy increased rapidly in Vietnam, but its success reached a road due to the boundaries of the infrastructure.
Prasetiyo stated that Vietnam’s new goals were “fast possible”, although they could overcome the country’s market estimates what the country can achieve.
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The latest version of PDP8, which was approved this week, re -emphasizes the country’s 2023 pledge to eliminate the use of coal by 2050.
The coal will represent approximately 17 percent of its energy mixture by the end of the decade, below the target of 20 percent set in 2023.
Meanwhile, solar will be 31 percent of the country’s energy by 2030, while the onshore wind will be 16 percent.
If Vietnam is to reach there, more than $ 136 billion will be required.
Under the new scheme, the country aims to open its first nuclear power plant on the latest by 2035.
It comes after Vietnam and Russia signed an agreement on nuclear power in January, stating that Russian nuclear veteran Rosetom was “very interested in collaborating” in a project in Madhya Ninh Thuan province.
Overall, as the Vietnam targets 10 percent of the economic growth rate by the end of the decade, it wants to increase its total established capacity to a maximum of 236 GW by that date.
This is more than 80 GW from the figure mentioned in 2023.
Hanoi is also eager to avoid repetition of rolling blackouts in 2023 in summer and sudden electrical outage, causing damage between manufacturers. He also inspired large -scale dissolution for the inhabitants, as intensely warm weather and unprecedented dried energy supply in northern Vietnam.