Clean energy starts from simple roofs
In recent years, the roof of Mr. Nguyen Van Thinh (Quang Ninh) has not only sheltered from the sun and rain but has also become a "minority power plant". Initially, he installed a small solar panel to run electricity bulbs outside the gate, but then decided to invest more to use for the refrigerator, helping to reduce the electricity bill from more than 1.5 million VND/month to more than 800 thousand VND.
The trend of using solar power is spreading not only in sunny areas such as Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong but also in many other provinces and cities. Solar power, which only appears in large projects, has now penetrated every roof, production and living facility. For businesses, the use of renewable energy is not only a trend but also a solution to help improve competitiveness when input costs increase.
In Dong Van Industrial Park (Ninh Binh), many businesses have also begun to use rooftop solar energy for lighting. Mr. Dao Hong Quan - Production Director at an iron and steel manufacturing enterprise said that the industrial production company is heavy, so the electricity bill is very high, about 1 billion VND/month, if the entire factory is invested in, there will not be enough capital and facilities. Therefore, in the immediate future, the enterprise has started from a small scale to invest in solar power for the entire lighting system.
Energy conversion is no longer a macro story of the Government or large corporations, but has become a daily problem, associated with each bulb, pump, and production line. The change in awareness from people to businesses is promoting action, contributing to building a modern, green and sustainable energy system for Vietnam.
Policy on road opening, projects acceleration
The revised Power Plan VIII approved by the Government in April 2025 set a target of around 36% of renewable energy capacity and 33-35% of renewable energy in electricity output by 2030.
To realize this orientation, the Party and the State have continuously issued and perfected a series of mechanisms and policies to remove bottlenecks for the renewable energy sector. Thanks to timely adjustments and solutions, a series of large-scale renewable energy projects have been cleared of obstacles, started and are ready to start construction.
Typically, in mid-October 2025, Thai Binh LNG Thermal Power Plant with a total investment of about 2.69 billion USD officially started construction. The project has a capacity of 1,500MW with a total area of about 269 hectares (57 hectares on land and 212 hectares of sea surface) in Dong Thai Ninh commune (Hung Yen province). When put into operation, the project will provide the national power system with about 6 - 10 billion kWh per year, contributing to strengthening energy security, supplying electricity to the North, especially in the scenario of high load.
Along with that, on December 19, 2025, more than 200 projects simultaneously started construction and were inaugurated, including many large-scale renewable energy projects.
In Ha Tinh, there are 2 renewable energy projects, Eco Wind Ky Anh Wind Power Plant and Ky Anh Wind Power Plant with a total investment of nearly 40,000 billion VND. In Can Tho, the Wind Power Plant No. 7 Project - Phase 2 was inaugurated. The project has a designed capacity of 90MW, a total investment of VND 3,728 billion, and an expected electricity output of VND 282 million Kwh/year... The dismantling and start of a series of important projects shows the Government's determination in releasing resources for clean energy.
Need to synchronously operate the energy - financial - administrative ecosystem
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Tran Tho, Director of the Institute of Energy Technology (Hanoi University of Science and Technology), for a developing country like Vietnam, which is still heavily dependent on coal-fired electricity and has limited financial and institutional capacity, energy conversion poses many challenges that need to be analyzed, evaluated and resolved systematically, with a scientific basis and clear policy orientation.
To turn the planning roadmap into reality, Vietnam needs to make a breakthrough in institutional reform, master technology, effectively mobilize financial resources and develop electricity infrastructure according to an integrated, synchronous and flexible mindset. The early development of transparent and consistent policy mechanisms capable of attracting private and international investment will determine the success of the national energy conversion strategy," Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Tran Tho recommended.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Tran Tho, it is necessary to improve the capacity to supervise and manage planning implementation at both central and local levels, ensuring that the "green institutional corridor" can lead the transformation process in practice.
