As global costs for solar, wind, and battery storage systems fall, Vietnam could replace fixed feed-in tariffs (FiTs) with standardized competitive auctions to procure clean energy at the lowest cost.
Vietnamese authorities are looking to retroactively revise purchase prices for 173 solar and wind projects, reducing revenues by 25% to 46%, risking bankruptcies across the renewable energy sector, and jeopardizing investor confidence needed to meet the government’s targets of 73 gigawatts
On April 10, , the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Decision 988/QD-BCT (“Decision”), updating Vietnam’s feed-in tariff (FiT) rates for solar power projects. These tariffs, effective under the framework of Circular 09//TT-BCT issued on February 1, (“Circular”), will apply
- The Ministry of Industry and Trade has just issued decisions approving the electricity generation price framework for hydropower plants, natural gas-fired combined cycle thermal power plants, and solar power plants. The approved decisions are effective from the date of signing (April 10, ).
For projects without battery storage, the tariff will be VND 1,382.7 ($0.053)/kWh for the northern part of the country, VDN 1,107.1/kWh for the central part, and VDN 1,012.0/kWh for the southern region. For solar power plants relying on battery storage systems, the FiTs for the three regions will
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has announced a new round of feed-in tariffs (FIT) for solar power, introducing location-based pricing and, for the first time, incorporating energy storage systems. The updated scheme highlights the growing importance of storage in stabilizing the
The government’s COP26 pledge to phase out unabated coal by the 2040s has reinforced this shift. By , renewables made up 49% of total generation, with solar and wind contributing 14%. This growth, along with rising corporate demand for clean power, underscores the need for market systems and
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