Electricity demand is growing so fast that insiders believe it would outstrip domestic supply in the short term, leading to a shortage of 27.7 billion kWh by 2025.
Demand for electricity is soaring amid the peak of the hot season but stocks of thermal power companies still struggle as their power output is being strongly impacted by the development of renewable energy.
Viet Nam is in the early stages of developing renewable energy sources and needed to introduce more incentive policies to attract more investment, experts have said.