Bac Lieu Wind Power, Vietnam

Despite Vietnam’s high wind energy potential, the nation predominantly relies on fossil fuel sources for electricity generation. This is despite the significant growth of wind and solar power globally over the past two decades, accounting for around 12% of total global generation.

Harnessing the wind resources in the Bac Lieu province, the project includes the construction of a near-shore wind power farm along the East Dam of the city. The project activity is to construct a new 99.2 MW wind power plant in two phases with an installed capacity of 16 MW and 83.2 MW respectively. The annual electricity output of Bac Lieu Province Wind Power Project is 320,000 MWh. Prior to the implementation of the project activity, electricity in Vietnam is generated mainly from fossil fuel sources and is solely distributed to consumers via the unique national electricity grid.

In addition to advancing the adoption of wind energy technologies in Vietnam and displacing electricity generated from fossil fuels, this project will play a crucial role in mitigating severe electricity shortages caused by rapidly escalating demand and insufficient supply. Furthermore, it will aid in minimizing the risks of national grid collapse due to overload.

In addition to delivering emissions reductions to take climate action (SDG 13), the project delivers other benefits:

• Affordable and Clean Energy: Contribute to increasing the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. Clean electricity generated by these projects displaces electricity which would otherwise be powered by fossil fuels.
• Decent Work and Economic Growth: Increases annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person and reduces unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities.