Large-Scale Integration of Renewable Power Sources into the Vietnamese Power System. (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kies, Alexander; Schyska, Bruno; Thanh Viet, Dinh; von Bremen, Lueder; Heinemann, Detlev; Schramm, Stefan
• Is Part Of: Energy procedia. Volume 125(2017)
• Page Start: 207
• Page End: 213
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: Vietnamese Power System -- Renewable Energy -- Power System Expansion -- Wind Power -- Solar Power; Power resources -- Congresses; Power resources -- Periodicals; Power resources; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 333.7905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.188
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-6102

Abstract

Abstract: The Vietnamese Power system is expected to expand considerably in upcoming decades. However, pathways towards higher shares of renewables ought to be investigated. In this work, we investigate a highly renewable Vietnamese power system by jointly optimising the expansion of renewable generation facilities and the transmission grid. We show that in the cost-optimal case, highest amounts of wind capacities are installed in southern Vietnam and solar photovoltaics (PV) in central Vietnam. In addition, we show that transmission has the potential to reduce levelised cost of electricity by approximately 10%.