Da Nang Prioritizes Sustainable Energy Development

Da Nang City Party Committee promulgates the program of implementing Resolution No. 55-NQ/TW dated February 11, 2020 of the Politburo (Session XII) to guide Vietnam’s National Energy Development Strategy to the year 2030, vision to 2045.

Accordingly, the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee agreed on the point of view and effective implementation of Resolution No. 55-NQ/TW and the Party’s guidelines and policies, the State’s policies and laws on Vietnam’s National Energy Development Strategy to 2030, with a vision to 2045; identifying the task of firmly ensuring energy security is the foundation and at the same time is an important premise for the city’s socio-economic development.

Giving priority to rapid and sustainable energy development, in association with protecting the ecological environment, ensuring national defense and security, meeting the requirements of sufficient electricity supply for the city’s socio-economic development during the fourth industrial revolution; encourage and create favorable conditions for all economic sectors, especially the private sector, to participate in energy development.

Thereby, setting a number of specific targets such as synchronous development of transmission grids and distribution grids in the city, meeting the socio-economic development goals of the locality with an GRDP growth rate in the period 2021-2030 is 12%/year.

Prioritize and encourage the development of rooftop solar power in the period of 2020-2025 reaching 80-90% of the total number of public offices in the city of Da Nang; building a modern and smart electricity grid system capable of connecting the region; power access index is among the top 5 provinces and cities of the country.

According to the Da Nang Energy Conservation and Technology Transfer Consultancy Center, Da Nang is assessed as having great potential for solar energy, with an average number of sun hours of 2,100 hours/year, average radiation intensity 4.89kWh/m2/day. The potential from solar energy to generate electricity is 0.733kWh/m2/day, suitable for the exploitation and use of this type of sustainable energy for development now and in the future.

This is an opportunity for domestic and foreign investors to apply for investment registration certificate, and implement investment projects in the sustainable energy production in Da Nang City in the future.