How wind power grew in Vietnam
Vietnam's first wind farm was Tuy Phong in Binh Thuan, built by the developer REVN. A first phase of 12 turbines of about 1.5 MW each was due to connect to the grid in August 2009. By April 2012 the farm was running with 20 turbines and 30 MW. Only three grid-connected wind projects had started by June 2016.
The first feed-in tariff, from June 2011, paid about 7.8 US cents/kWh, but one cent of it came from a fund that did not always pay on time. A 2018 decision raised the rate to 8.5 cents onshore and 9.8 cents offshore, for projects running before 1 November 2021. By 31 October 2021, 84 projects with 3,980 MW had reached commercial operation. Trung Nam was the largest developer in a 2022 project list, with about 700 MW. Turbine makers are all foreign, led by Vestas, GE and Enercon.
Official figures imply about 6.3 GW of wind at the end of 2025: wind and solar together were 23,833 MW, of which solar was 17,488 MW. Wind generated 15.1 TWh in 2025, up from 12.7 TWh in 2024. The revised power plan of April 2025 targets 26,066 to 38,029 MW of onshore and nearshore wind by 2030. It expects 6,000 to 17,032 MW offshore between 2030 and 2035, but the electricity authority itself says no offshore project is likely to run by 2030.
Sources: VACNE · VietNamNet · Asia Clean Energy Forum · Duane Morris · Ministry of Industry and Trade · Zenodo · Electricity Authority of Vietnam · Electricity Authority of Vietnam
Where Vietnam's power comes from, 2025
| Source | Share of electricity |
|---|---|
| Coal | 48.1% |
| Hydro | 33.0% |
| Solar | 7.4% |
| Gas | 6.2% |
| Wind | 4.6% |
| Bioenergy | 0.3% |
| Other fossil fuels | 0.2% |
Wind farms in Vietnam
We track 291 wind farms in Vietnam: 7.1 GW operating and 40.9 GW under construction, consented or planned, with 29.5 GW of it offshore. Each one's owners, turbines and status are in the Wind app.
Electricity data: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Wind farms: national registers and Global Energy Monitor; see data sources.
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