Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has revealed that the state-owned Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has received proposals from seven wind farm developers in Laos for selling electricity to Vietnam, with a total capacity of nearly 4,150 MW.
The developers have offered to sell over 682 MW of wind power before 2025, while the remaining amount will be delivered subsequently. Wind power imported from Laos will be brought to Vietnam via transmission lines in the central province of Quang Trị. However, most of the 200 kV and 110 kV lines in the provincial power grid already operate between 80 per cent and 100 per cent of the designed capacity. EVN recommends a phased approach, proposing to initially import only 300 MW during dry seasons until 2025. With the additional grid infrastructure and connection lines, and operation of the 500 kV Huong Hóa substation by the end of 2027, the province could receive 2,500 MW of electricity from Laos. Further grid expansion projects within Power Development Plan VIII are expected to enhance import capacity.