Viet Nam

TABLE 1. POPULATION INFORMATION

Average annual growth rate (%)
Year 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2012 2000 to 2012
Population (millions) 41.7 53.7 66.0 77.63 83.11 88.78 1.12
Population density (inhabitants/km2) 125 161 200 234 251 268 1.2
Urban Population as % of total 24.12 27.10 32.45 2.8
Area (1000 km2) 331

TABLE 2. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP)

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2012 2000 to 2012
GDP (billions of current US$) 31.5 52.9 136 12.9
GDP (billions of constant 2000 US$) 31.5 47.2 92.3 9.37
GDP per capita (PPP* US$/capita) 1,966 2,571 3,500 4.92
GDP per capita (current US$/capita) 402.0 642.0 1,540 11.8
Average exchange rates (VND/US$) 14,151 15,864 20,850 3.28

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

Average annual growth rate (%)
Unit: KTOE 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2000 to 2010
Energy consumption**          
- Total 19,546 32,235 44,248 63,824 7.1
- Solids*** 2,212 4,372 8,342 14,730 12.9
- Liquids(*) 2,860 7,917 12,336 19,434 9.4
- Gases 7.7 1,441 4,908 8,316 19.2
- Nuclear
- Hydro 2,063 4,314 3,835 6,235 3.8
- Other
Renewables		 12,421 14,191 14,794 14,710 0.4
Energy production          
- Total       26,990 62,976 69,619 9.9
- Solids***   13,137 19,092 24,646 6.5
- Liquids(*)   9,076 19,051 15,712 5.6
- Gases     1,194 6,204 8,316 21.4
- Nuclear
- Hydro 3,583 3,835 6,235 5.7
- Other Renewables       14,794  14,710
Net import (Import - Export)        17,150 7,100

TABLE 5. ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION AND CAPACITY

Average annual growth rate (%)
1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2012 2000 to 2012
Capacity of electrical plants (MW)              
- Thermal* 400 890 1,400 1,687 2,114 4,900 9
- Hydro 160 250 680 3,292 4,201 12,009 11
- Nuclear
- Wind 52
- Geothermal
- other renewable** 40 50 1,256 6,315 16,789 24
- Total 560 1,180 2,120 6,235 11,576 26,475 13
Electricity production (GWh)        
- Thermal* 1,510 2,900 3,350 5,907 11,829 52,795 20
- Hydro 620 1,200 5,370 14,550 16,945 22,716 4
- Nuclear        
- Wind         37
- Geothermal  
- other renewable**   110 0 6,103 25,226 44,709 18
- Total (1) 2,130  4,100 8,720 26,561 54,040 120,257 13
Total Electricity consumption (GWh) 2,120 4,210 8,720 22,397 45,603 119,033 15

TABLE 6. ENERGY RELATED RATIOS

1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2012
Commercial Energy consumption per capita (GJ/capita) 4.4 2.66 2.76 6.53 11.1
Electricity consumption per capita (kWh/capita) 49.6 78.4 131.8 289 567 1,187
Electricity consumption/ Final Energy consumption (%) 3.36 6.81 12.6 16.3 18.2
Nuclear/Total electricity (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ratio of external dependency (%) (1)

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