VIETNAM

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

Average annual growth rate (%)
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
Population (millions) 41.7 53.7 66.0 77.63 83.11 86.927 1.17
Population density (inhabitants/km˛) 125 161 200 234 251 263 1.17
Urban Population as % of total 24.12 27.10 29.5 2.03
Area (1000 km˛) 331

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
GDP (millions of current US$) 31.5 52.9 104 12.7
or 7.26 at constant price of 1994**
GDP (millions of constant 2000 US$) 31.5 47.2 77.5 9.42
GDP per capita (PPP* US$/capita) 1,966 2,571 3,181
GDP per capita (current US$/capita) 402.0 642.0 1,169
Average exchange rates (VND/US$) 14,151 15,864 19,050

TABLE 3. ESTIMATED AVAILABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Estimated available energy sources
Fossil Fuels Nuclear Renewables
Solid (surveyed data as of 1st Jan. 2005) Liquid and Gas (Bill. TOE) Uranium (U3O8 content > 0.015) Hydro Other
Renewable and small hydro
Total amount in specific units* 5,883 Estimated: 3.8 - 4.2
Ascertained 1.05 - 1.14
254,000 - Technical Potential: 31000
- Economic & Technical Potential: 18 - 20
5,300
Total amount in Exajoule (EJ) 246,309.44 Estimated: 159.1 – 175.85
Ascertained: 43.96 – 47.73
21,031.2 - Technical Potential: 0.11
- Economic & technical Potential: 0.06 – 0.07
0.2

TABLE 4. ENERGY STATISTICS (UNIT: KTOE)

Average annual growth rate (%)
1990 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
Energy consumption**      
- Total 19546 32235 44248 63824 7,1%
- Solids*** 2212 4372 8342 14730 12,9%
- Liquids(*) 2860 7917 12336 19434 9,4%
- Gases 7.7 1441 4908 8316 19,2%
- Nuclear
- Hydro 2063 4314 3835 6235 3,8%
- Other
Renewables
12421 14191 14794 14710 0,4%
Energy production      
- Total   26990 62976 69619 9,9%
- Solids*** 13137 19092 24646 6,5%
- Liquids(*) 9076 19051 15712 5,6%
- Gases 1194 6204 8316 21,4%
- Nuclear
- Hydro 3583 3835 6235 5,7%
- Other
Renewables
  14794  14710
Net import (Import - Export)    
- Total  17150 7100

TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
Capacity of electrical plants (MW)              
- Thermal* 400 890 1400 1687 2114 4960 11,4%
- Hydro 160 250 680 3292 4201 8124 9,5%
- Nuclear 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Wind 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Geothermal 0 0 0 0 0 0
- other renewable** 40 50 1256 6315 8458 21%
- Total 560 1180 2120 6235 11576 21542 13,2%
Electricity production (GWh)        
- Thermal* 1510 2900 3350 5907 11829 22189 14,2%
- Hydro 620 1200 5370 14550 16945 27550 6,6%
- Nuclear 0 0  0  0 0 0
- Wind  0  0  0  0 0 0
- Geothermal  0 0 0 0 0 0
- other renewable**   110 0 6103 25226 50763 23,6%
- Total (1) 2130  4100 8720 26561 54040 100502 14,2%
Total Electricity consumption (GWh) 2120 4210 8720 22397 45603 86925 14,5%

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010
Commercial Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) 4.4 2.66 2.76 6.53 11.1 17.4
Electricity consumption per capita (kWh/capita) 49.6 78.4 131.8 289 567 1000
Electricity consumption/ Final Energy consumption (%) 3.36 6.81 12.6 16.3 18.2 20.7
Nuclear/Total electricity (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ratio of external dependency (%) (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

Commercial Electricity Growth Electricity Generation Growth
Period Low base High Period Low base High
2006-2010 13.7% 2006-2010 13.3%
2011-2015 13.1% 14.4% 16.3% 2011-2015 13.0% 14.2% 16.1%
2016-2020 9.1% 11.3% 11.6% 2016-2020 8.9% 11.1% 11.4%
2021-2030 7.1% 7.8% 8.8% 2021-2030 7.0% 7.8% 8.7%

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

Unit 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Com. Electricity GWh 86,756 169,821 289,882 430,867 615,205
Electricity Generation GWh 100,071 194,304 329,412 489,621 695,147
Capacity MW 16,048 30,803 52,040 77,048 110,215

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Hydro & Pump Storage 7,416
(34.8%)
14,006
(32.6%)
17,701
(26.4%)
20,401
(21.1%)
22,501
(16.4%)
Oil & Gas - fired 7,724
(36.3%)
10,912
(25.4%)
12,595
(18.7%)
17,285
(17.9%)
17,285
(12.6%)
Coal - fired 3,940
(18.5%)
15,255
(35.5%)
30,765
(45.9%)
44,790
(46.3%)
76,310
(55.7%)
Import 1,000
(4.7%)
1,073
(2.5%)
1,839
(2.7%)
3,509
(3.6%)
5,259
(3.8%)
Renewable 678
(3.2%)
1,679
(3.9%)
3,129
(4.7%)
4,829
(5.0%)
4,929
(3.6%)
Nuclear 1,000
(1.5%)
6,000
(6.2%)
10,700
(7.8%)

TABLE 8. PLANNED NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Station/Project Name Type Capacity (MW) Expected Construction Start Year Expected Commercial Year
 Unit 1, Phuoc Dinh / Ninh Thuan 1   1000 2014 2020
 Unit 2, Phuoc Dinh / Ninh Thuan 1   1000 2015 2021
 Unit 1, Vinh Hai / Ninh Thuan 2   1000 2015 2021
 Unit 2, Vinh Hai / Ninh Thuan 2   1000 2016 2022