Nguyen Vo Chau Ngan * and Nguyen Lan Huong

* Corresponding author (nvcngan@ctu.edu.vn)

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Abstract

This paper aims to overview current status on exploiting and applying energy in general and renewable energy in particular in Vietnam and to present the Vietnamese policy on renewable energy. Vietnam is located in a tropical area, which is highly potential for renewable energy development with various sources such as biomass, solar, wind, solid waste, etc. but exploitation capacities on these resources are limited. The Vietnamese Government gradually institutionalizes legal normative documents to promote energy exploitation from local potential renewable energy.
Keywords: Energy demand, legal normative documents, renewable energy, Vietnam

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