VIETNAM – NUCLEAR POWER

Vietnam announces ambitious plans to build 15 GW of nuclear power by 2030

Vietnam plans to have 13 nuclear reactors online by 2030, with a combined capacity of 15 GW.

According to a development plan approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, nuclear power will account for 10 per cent of the country’s total generation capacity. The reactors will be built in eight locations in the central provinces of Ninh Thuan, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Ha Tinh and Quang Ngai.

The first reactor, with a capacity of 1000 MW, is scheduled to be operational by 2020, and the second by 2021.