{"id":770,"date":"2025-06-26T10:50:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rienergy.vn\/?p=770"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:03:19","slug":"nuclears-role-fulfilling-vietnams-energy-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rienergy.vn\/index.php\/2025\/06\/26\/nuclears-role-fulfilling-vietnams-energy-ambition\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear\u2019s Role: Fulfilling Vietnam\u2019s Energy Ambition?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"770\" class=\"elementor elementor-770\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a4c66c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a4c66c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-069dafd\" data-id=\"069dafd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f974f0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f974f0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 18-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h4 data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"147\">Nuclear\u2019s Role: Fulfilling Vietnam\u2019s Energy Ambition?<\/h4><p data-start=\"149\" data-end=\"225\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Vietnam\u2019s revised <strong data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"56\">Power Development Plan VIII (PDP8)<\/strong> targets a dramatic expansion of capacity\u2014from ~80\u202fGW today to between 183\u202fGW and 236\u202fGW by 2030. To achieve this, the government has reintegrated nuclear power, aiming for <strong data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"264\">4\u20136.4\u202fGW operational by 2030\u201335<\/strong>, and up to <strong data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"292\" data-is-last-node=\"\">8\u202fGW by 2050<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p><p data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"264\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">This shift is driven by several strong motivations:<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"295\">&#8211; Baseload Stability:\u00a0<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Unlike renewables, nuclear plants offer round\u2011the\u2011clock generation unaffected by weather. PDP8 relies on nuclear to underpin grid stability even as solar and wind scale up<\/span>.<\/p><p data-start=\"266\" data-end=\"295\">&#8211; Energy Security &amp; Investment Security: Restarting the Ninh Thu\u1eadn nuclear project (4\u202fGW) by 2030\u20132035, with Russia\u2019s Rosatom and discussions with other partners, provides diversification beyond coal, gas, and weather\u2011dependent systems.<\/p><p data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"534\">&#8211; Commitment to Net-Zero:\u00a0<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Vietnam seeks to reach net-zero by 2050. Nuclear, with near-zero operational emissions, helps reduce reliance on fossil fuels\u2014especially coal, which still dominates at ~46.9% of generation<\/span> .<\/p><p data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"684\"><strong>Renewables &amp; Battery Storage:<\/strong> The Other Half of the Puzzle<\/p><p data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"847\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">PDP8 also sharply ups solar targets\u2014from ~12.8\u202fGW currently to 46\u201373\u202fGW by 2030\u2014and onshore wind to 26\u201338\u202fGW.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"847\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Importantly, it mandates <strong data-start=\"25\" data-end=\"87\">battery storage integration at least 10% of solar capacity<\/strong> to balance supply and demand<\/span>.<\/p><p data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"905\"><b>Can Nuclear Alone Meet Vietnam\u2019s Green Goals?<\/b><\/p><p data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"936\">&#8211; Timeline Constraints:\u00a0<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Vietnam suspended nuclear plans in 2016 due to cost and safety concerns.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">With expectations to commission by 2030\u20132035, this already tight timeline leaves little room for delays.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1101\">&#8211; High Costs &amp; Financing Challenges: Initial projects like Ninh Thu\u1eadn 1\u20132 are estimated at USD\u202f18\u202fbillion. Vietnam is negotiating loans and turn-key deals\u2014yet still reliant on foreign partners and concessional finance.<\/p><p data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1221\">&#8211; Technical Capacity &amp; Safety: Building a nuclear ecosystem takes time: Vietnam needs thousands of trained professionals, robust waste handling, and safety infrastructure. Public trust post-Fukushima and Bataan issues remains a hurdle.<\/p><p data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1358\"><b>A Balanced Energy Mix: Nuclear + Renewables<\/b><\/p><p data-start=\"1360\" data-end=\"1399\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">The evidence suggests <strong data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"54\">Vietnam needs a hybrid model<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p><ul data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1484\"><li data-start=\"1401\" data-end=\"1442\"><p data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1442\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"11\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Nuclear<\/strong> provides low-carbon, steady baseload\u2014but cannot scale fast enough alone.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1484\"><p data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1484\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"><strong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"50\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Renewables (solar, wind) combined with storage<\/strong> offer flexibility, quicker deployment, and lower marginal cost.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1566\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">By 2030, Vietnam\u2019s green electricity could be ~30\u201336% non-hydro renewables, with nuclear contributing ~2\u20133%\u2014rising steadily into the 2040s.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ccba64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ccba64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-839e0d7\" data-id=\"839e0d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf890f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2bf890f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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In this power mix, <strong data-start=\"2829\" data-end=\"2879\">diversity isn\u2019t just an asset\u2014it\u2019s a necessity<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nuclear\u2019s Role: Fulfilling Vietnam\u2019s Energy Ambition? Vietnam\u2019s revised Power Development Plan VIII (PDP8) targets a dramatic expansion of capacity\u2014from ~80\u202fGW today to between 183\u202fGW and 236\u202fGW by 2030. To achieve this, the government has reintegrated nuclear power, aiming for 4\u20136.4\u202fGW operational by 2030\u201335, and up to 8\u202fGW by 2050. 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