The municipal Department of Industry and Trade of Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City has announced that two investors have proposed two offshore wind power projects totalling 7 GW, to be developed off the island district of Can Gio. Both projects are currently in the proposal and potential evaluation stage.
The first proposal is a cluster of offshore wind power plants in Can Gio with a total capacity of 1 GW, spanning the coastal areas of Ly Nhon and Long Hoa Communes and Can Thanh Town. The second proposal is a larger offshore wind project with a capacity of 6 GW, of which 4 GW will supply the national grid and 2 GW will be used for green hydrogen production after 2030.
In April 2024, Vietnam approved its Plan to implement the National Electricity Development Plan for the period 2021-2030, which aims to increase the onshore wind capacity to 21.9 GW and offshore wind capacity to 6 GW by 2030 (1.1 GW at end-2023). In February 2024, Vietnam also unveiled its hydrogen development strategy, under which the country plans to produce 100-500 kt/year of hydrogen by 2030 utilising renewable energy.
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