Responding to on-site power, reducing system pressure
According to forecasts from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, hot weather will come earlier in 2026, lasting until July and August with more eruptions and intensity than in 2025. The probability of El Nino eruptions is higher, leading to lower water flow to hydropower reservoirs, making the hydrological situation more disadvantageous than in 2025. In addition, the conflict situation in the Middle East continues to be complicated, making the supply of primary energy such as imported coal and LNG more difficult.
According to Mr. Ha Dang Son - energy expert, Chairman of the Center for Energy Research and Green Growth, in the current context, promoting the use of energy economically and efficiently, combining the development of self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power associated with electricity storage systems is a strategic choice to enhance energy self-reliance and minimize risks for the national power system.
Mr. Ha Dang Son assessed that the spirit of using energy economically and efficiently is a consistent policy over many years and has been clearly affirmed in Resolution No. 70-NQ/TW dated August 20, 2025 of the Politburo on ensuring national energy security to 2030, with a vision to 2045.
Resolution 70 emphasized more clearly the role of rooftop solar power according to the self-production and self-consumation model. This is a local power source, of a distributed nature, capable of meeting part of the electricity demand of households and businesses right at the place of use. At the same time, it sets out two important requirements for the development of self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power.
First, it is necessary to build specific mechanisms and policies to create favorable conditions for people and businesses to install rooftop solar power systems. The goal is to reduce the pressure of power supply to the national power system, improve local energy proactiveness. Second, these policies are particularly suitable for the current context when weather conditions are increasingly extreme and more difficult to predict than in previous years. At the same time, geopolitical fluctuations, especially in the Middle East region, have directly impacted the supply of fossil fuels for electricity production and industrial production" - Mr. Son analyzed.
Catalyst" to attract FDI into industrial parks
With the orientation of building Phuc Yen industrial park (Phu Tho province) into an ecological industrial park and setting ESG criteria for sustainable development, Mr. Pham Hong Diep - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shinec Joint Stock Company - said that in the context of the energy issue attracting a lot of attention as it is now, the orientation of energy use and development in Phuc Yen industrial park will be calculated with many options.
We are negotiating with a Singaporean investor to invest in the entire rooftop electrical system for Phuc Yen industrial park and build a BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) cabinet system, electrical storage cabinets to solve the renewable energy problem for investors in this industrial park" - Mr. Diep informed.
Mr. Diep believes that the application of BESS energy storage systems and rooftop solar power will be one of the "catalysts" that FDI investors expect.
Mr. Diep analyzed that products exported to Europe, America or countries where Vietnam has participated in Agreements such as the Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) or the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), they will also require origin, carbon emission reduction reporting. When industrial parks use renewable energy, it will bring carbon emission reduction value right in the product report and that is the attractiveness to attract investment.
Sharing the same view, Mr. Nguyen Hai Tung - General Director of Vinh Phuc International Industrial and Service Joint Stock Company said that Phuc Yen industrial park has been and is developing many plans for investors. "First, we can mobilize all investors to use rooftop solar power. Second, there are many large energy enterprises in Vietnam who want to accompany, jointly invest, and design areas with electricity storage and power generation to ensure clean energy sources.
