Potential of Wind Energy Industry in Vietnam
Vietnam has a
significant potential for wind energy with an average wind speed of more than
6m/s, surpassing that of all neighbouring Southeast Asian countries. With more
than 3,000 km coastline and plenty of islands, the total potential of wind
energy in Vietnam is estimated to be as high as 713,000 MW – 510,000 MW on land
and 203,000 MW in islands. In comparison, this is 200 times more than the
production volume of the largest hydropower plant, Son La (Vietnam), in
Southeast Asia and 10 times larger than the projected total capacity of the
electricity industry in 2020.