Vietnam

Energy consumption per capita is low, at 0.72 toe and 1 420 kWh for electricity (2014). The household electrification rate increased from 82% in 2000 to 98% in 2014.

Since 2000 total energy consumption has increased at the significant rate of 7%/year, reaching 65.2 Mtoe in 2014. The role...

Oil production increased rapidly until 2000, when it reached 16.6 Mt (2.7 Mt in 1990). Since then it has fluctuated around 16-18 Mt (17.7 Mt in 2014). Despite the fact that 150 000 bbl/d in new oil production capacity was brought on stream in 2008, the country was only able to maintain its...

The Government has approved the Vietnam Renewable Energy Development Strategy to 2030 with an outlook up to 2050, which aims to prioritise renewable energy, especially biomass, biogas, wind and solar. The country will promote onshore wind power until 2030 and study potential offshore...