Vietnam has to import electricity from Laos and China, "is it sad? Why is that?" while the country still has excess electricity, many wind and solar power plants have been invested in but have not been mobilized and connected to the grid.
Imported electricity output accounts for an insignificant proportion compared to current electricity consumption demand.
This issue was raised by National Assembly delegate Le Thanh Van (National Assembly delegation of Ca Mau province), standing member of the Finance and Budget Committee, during the discussion session of the National Assembly session on May 25, and continued to be "questioned" by many press agencies by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An at a meeting to inform about the power supply during this year's dry season. The meeting took place on the afternoon of May 26, in Hanoi.
Deputy Minister Dang Hoang An said that Vietnam has a connection line to import electricity from China and Laos. However, Vietnam's current imported electricity output is "relatively small". Specifically, it imports about 7 million kWh/day from Laos and about 4 million kWh/day from China.
"If compared with the daily electricity consumption in the North of about 450 million kWh, the total imported electricity has a very small proportion," said Mr. An.
The representative of the Ministry of Industry and Trade also said that Vietnam also exports electricity, specifically selling electricity through Cambodia and the current imported electricity source is not necessarily due to a shortage of electricity that requires import. Because since 2005, Vietnam has been buying electricity from China through border gates in Lao Cai and Ha Giang.
Regarding electricity imported from Laos (mostly hydropower), the electricity industry is implementing a cooperation program between the two governments of Vietnam and Laos. According to the roadmap, by 2025, Vietnam will import electricity from Laos with an output of 3,000 mW and increase to 5,000 mW by 2030.
Mr. An said that the current imported electricity source is part of expanding international cooperation and is basically based on the cooperative relationship between neighboring countries. This is also part of the commitment to connect the power grid of the countries in the extended Mekong sub-region.
"In the future, Vietnam's electricity import and export will be expanded because at the recent ASEAN Ministerial Conference, countries raised the issue of connecting the ASEAN interconnected power grid," said Mr. An.
At the meeting, Deputy Minister An emphasized that the electricity supply from renewable energy projects (wind power, solar power) currently accounts for an important market share, accounting for about 1/9 of the total supply. Wind power and solar power plants are operating at 46% capacity but the average daily electricity output is about 100 million kWh. Meanwhile, Vietnam still has many plants waiting to generate electricity.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as of May 26, 52/85 wind and solar power projects have submitted documents to EVN to negotiate electricity prices. Of these, 16 projects have been connected to the national grid and are undergoing testing; of which 5 plants have met all conditions and legal documents, and are ready for commercial operation and generating electricity to the grid.
For projects that have submitted documents for negotiation at provisional prices, on May 25, the Ministry of Industry and Trade sent a document to EVN requesting to urgently sign power purchase contracts and review procedures to soon put these plants into operation and connect to the national grid.
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