What is the development process for ground-mounted solar projects in Vietnam?

The development process for ground-mounted utility scale solar projects in Vietnam is laborious, time-consuming, expensive and still largely difficult to navigate for foreign developers without entering a strategic partnership, in whatever form, with a local Vietnamese counterpart.

Should solar stations be erect on roof-tops in Vietnam?

For security reasons in Vietnam, it was recommended in the Site Selection Report to erect most stations on roof-tops. An example drawing for the erection of a Tier 1 station at a rooftop is displayed in Figure 3-5. Figure 3-6 shows details of such a layout and Figure 3-7 shows how the solar tracker is mounted.

What is happening to solar power plants in Vietnam?

The situation has led to the significant curtailment of affected solar power plants, especially in the southern region and their RE centers in Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan provinces, as well as the central region.

Is solar PV a sustainable and afordable deployment in Vietnam?

Since 2018, the World Bank has been supporting the Gov-ernment of Vietnam in its transition from FIT to competitive bidding. The main constraints identified in a sustainable and afordable deployment of solar PV in Vietnam are described below. a. Lack of centralized controlled planning creates evac-uation constraints and generation curtailment.

What is the difference between floating PV and ground-mounted PV?

Floating PV can be collocated with hydro generation which decreases its potential impact on the grid and reduces the impact on land but is limited since it needs a large enough body of water to host the plant. Ground-mounted is more flexible in where it can be located and be timely developed at scale but requires a large amount of free land.