Vietnam sets its sights on solar
With electricity demand in Vietnam growing 12 percent annually, the Vietnamese government has set a goal to generate 265 billion kWh of electricity by 2020 and 570 billion kWh of electricity by 2030. This is to meet the surging demand for power resulting from rapid urbanisation and industrialisation in the country. Currently, Vietnam produces more than 170 billion kWh of electricity from fossil energy sources, such as coal and gas – which are speedily being exhausted.