The overall objective of this assignment is to develop detailed - solutions (short-term, medium-term, long-term) for congestion management in order to reduce the risk of curtailment of RE power plants compatible to Viet Nam Power System and Power Market.

RCEE – NIRAS team has been selected to support the project in adapting the respective parts of the planned activities and support ERAV in development of detailed solutions for congestion management in order to reduce risk of curtailment of RE power plants compatible to Viet Nam Power System and Power Market

Assessment of Vietnam’s current power grid status and Review of existing RE-related legal framework

An assessment have been carried out on current Vietnam’s Power Grid by studying provided already available grid assessment and monitoring reports/supporting documents of Grid status at hot-spots regions   including current operating/dispatching procedures/regulations with respect to RE curtailment; a review on regulations of RE’s FIT (including PPA), electricity tariff, regulations on Power Development planning and RE-related market-based services (i.e. ancillary, power balancing ect.) in order to later on recommend improvement for congestion management compatible to Viet Nam

Recommendation for improvement on congestion management

Based on those gap findings and analysis on overview of relevant international best practices, detailed relevant recommendation for regulations of policy improvement with purpose of reducing risk of RE curtailment have been developed. 

For best reviewing purpose, the Consultant team have developed a comparative summary table which comprises: (1) existing Vietnam’s regulation, (2) international best practices, (3) suggestion for Viet Nam and (4) justification on reason for those suggestion