Academic literature on the topic 'Vietnamese energy sector'

In 2015, the Vietnam’s Renewable Energy Development Strategy up to 2020 with an outlook to 2050 was approved. Renewable energy sources were developing to ensure energy security and addressing the growing power demand of the country. Increasing renewable energy sources such as biomass, solar, wind and small hydro is the way to shift Vietnam to a sustainable energy future. The general picture on Vietnamese renewable energy practice and experience are presented in this paper. Also it offers suggestion the technical and political keys to minimize the barriers in renewable energy sector. It is the general review of available sources on Green technology for sustainable development: Practice and experience of renewable energy in Vietnam. In conclusion the study gives brief status of energy barriers, biomass, renewable energy, small-hydro power, solar power, and wind power of Vietnam

The article shows the history of the energy cooperation develop- ment between oil and gas companies (OGC) of the Russian Federation (RF) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV) on the continental shelf of Vietnam in the South China Sea. Despite the richest reserves of natural resources and, in particular, hydrocarbons in the territory of Vietnam, slightly less than half of the potential oil reserves and about a third of the potential natural gas reserves have been explored. The desire of the Vietnamese leadership to develop rela- tions in the oil and gas sector with foreign countries has led to the attraction of foreign oil and gas companies to the search, exploration and development of oil and gas fields on the shelf of the SRV in the South China Sea. Russian oil and gas companies are among the key partners in hydrocarbon production. The article shows the spheres of cooperation between Russian and Vietnamese oil and gas companies, its prospects and risks. The authors note that not only Russian oil and gas companies operate in Vietnam, but Vietnamese oil and gas companies have also gained access to Russian fields in the Russian Federation.

Sustainability concerns are rising as an interesting topic in both academia and industry. Many scholars revealed that green innovation is an excellent solution to enable organizations to achieve various benefits, such as enhancing their reputation and competitive advantages. Thus, this is the first study in Vietnam to consider the barriers to implementing green innovation. The research aims to identify the obstacles to green innovation practices in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector. The interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approach has been conducted to provide the interactions among the green innovation implementation barriers. The authors ground this study to bridge the theoretical and practical for green innovation practices in the Vietnam situation. Based on the experts’ perspectives, they proposed that Vietnamese manufacturers must deal with thirteen essential barriers to green innovation adoption. Further, six interaction levels and the MICMAC analysis clarified cross-relationships among challenges by evaluating the driving and dependence power. Indeed, the empirical results emphasized that financial capability constraints and lack of government support are the most decisive challenges. In contrast, market competition and uncertainty concern is the easiest obstacle to address by the Vietnamese manufacturers. Therefore, this study has provided some insightful contributions for the top managers and other scholars to consider.

Vietnam’s commercial electricity demand grew by 9.6% per year during 2011 - 2020. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) forecasts that the average annual investment cost for the power system over 2021 - 2030 will be around USD 9.0 billion to USD 12.6 billion per year for generation sources and USD 1.5 billion to USD 1.6 billion for the grid. This article discusses the financial options to mobilise this capital. The private sector interest in financing new thermal power projects is low for coal and uncertain for gas; the current energy price crisis suggests deferring any new LNG power plant openings until after 2026. There, the state-owned sector takes the lead. For renewable energy, private investors have shown eagerness to finance new solar and onshore/nearshore wind projects under the feed-in-tariff regime. The subsequent mechanisms will be market-based: auctions and direct power purchase agreements. Offshore wind projects allow the state-owned oil and gas industry to invest jointly with international private developers and reorient its strategy in response to the energy transition. Developing the green bond market is an opportunity for Vietnamese banks. State-owned enterprises can use them to raise money through non-sovereign debt. Finally, a gradual increase in electricity prices will improve the sector’s ability to finance the necessary power system expansion.

Sustainable construction addresses both rising housing demand and the need to reduce energy consumption, but is not yet widespread in Vietnam, although the number of Green Building Certified projects has increased significantly since 2015, especially those with LEED certification. Certification adds value to the project but also incurs additional costs and implementation challenges for general contractors (GCs) and other stakeholders. The growing popularity of LEED buildings requires GCs to understand their role in fulfilling the LEED requirements. We therefore conducted a thorough review of the previous research on LEED v4 guidelines and their local equivalents to determine what is expected of GCs working on LEED v4 BD + C projects in Vietnam. A survey of 72 experts, engineers, and architects working in the construction sector identified the LEED tasks where Vietnamese GCs lack experience and suggested solutions to address this shortfall were developed. In particular, Vietnamese GCs lacked experience in implementing their sustainable roles. These results provide a useful foundation for Vietnamese GCs seeking to expand the scope of their LEED work and identified necessary training. Our findings will also guide future research to help GCs in Vietnam adapt to LEED’s sustainability requirements and support sustainable construction in Vietnam.

This paper aims to examine the rice industry in Vietnam during the period 1997–2017, focusing its production and export. The total area of Vietnam is 33.121 million hectares, out of which 39.25% consists of agricultural land. The agricultural sector adds up to 24% of the gross domestic product (GDP), 20% of the total exports and over 70% of the total employment. Vietnam’s economy is highly dependent on the agricultural sector, specifically rice production, which constitutes 30% of the country’s total agricultural production value. While its production at first aimed to ensure food security in the country, to date, Vietnam is one the world’s largest exporters. While extensive research has explored the rice industry, studies looking at the production through the use of fertilizers, external factors such as the exporting price of other countries and world consumption rates are still lacking. Given the complexity of the topic, data were analyzed through descriptive, econometric and quantitative methods. For production and export analyses, two and four hypotheses were derived and examined, respectively, all based on economic theory. The model consisted of two equations: (i) the paddy production is impacted by rice’s yield and fertilizer use and (ii) in addition to internal factors, the growth of exporting rice in Vietnam depends also on external factors such as Thailand’s rice export price and world consumption rates. Based on the model, a dynamic forecasting method was employed, using the previous forecast values of the dependent variables to compute the future ones. Findings showed that 98% of Vietnam’s rice production is explained through the yield and fertilizer usage and 83% of Vietnam’s rice export is explained by the production, the price in Vietnam and Thailand and the consumption levels around the world. When it comes to forecasting, an 8% growth is predicted with a peak in quantity produced, with 49,461 thousand tons in 2023, yet with difficulties when it comes to exporting. The research predicts a stagnation in exports.

Based on the financial statements of real estate companies listed on Vietnamese stock market, the study has been conducted on factors affecting capital structure. The paper uses GLS (generalized least squared) estimation method related to panel data as well as testing to select the most appropriate model. Research results show that profitable real estate businesses, the ratio of fixed assets to total assets and the number of years of operation have a negative effect on capital structure. In contrast, renewable energy, size and growth are three factors that have positive effects on capital structure. In addition, the corporate income tax rate does not affect the capital structure decisions of real estate businesses. Through research, recommendations for the real estate business executives have been proposed to build an effective capital structure.

The article examines the prospects for trade, economic and investment cooperation between Russia and Vietnam in the context of the modern international agenda. As part of the study, it was found that the determining factor in the development of Russian-Vietnamese relations are geopolitical trends that are emerging both directly in the Asia-Pacific region and the nature of interaction or confrontation between key countries of the world, primarily Russia, China and the United States. The geopolitical confrontation between the above three countries is largely determined by the nature of Russian-Vietnamese relations. Strengthening and expansion of Russian-Vietnamese political and economic relations is under pressure of unprecedented pressure from both the countries of Europe, the USA, Australia, Japan due to the situation with the Crimea and the Eastern regions of Ukraine, and China, which, due to large-scale geopolitical ambitions, especially in the Asian region does not welcome the active rapprochement of Russia both with Vietnam and with any other country in the region. Based on the results of the study, the most promising areas of strengthening and further development of Russian-Vietnamese relations were identified and substantiated, which are mutually beneficial to both countries. Among the most promising areas, it is necessary to note cooperation in the energy sector, including the "peaceful atom", socio-cultural and biopharmaceutical spheres. The success and effectiveness of socio-economic cooperation between Russia and Vietnam will, oddly enough, depend not only on the countries themselves, but also on the nature of relations between Russia and Vietnam with such powers as China and the United States.

The energy sector plays a vital role in helping developing countries to escape poverty, improve living standards, and narrow the economic gap with developed countries. However, in the developing world, the energy industry faces more challenges that prevent these countries from entirely using energy for economic development. This thesis examines the most vital issues related to the energy sector, including energy inefficiency, energy poverty, and the challenges and opportunities to develop renewable energy. The thesis examines data and context in Vietnam, one of the most resilient developing countries, but the findings could be related to most developing countries. This thesis is structured in the form of four empirical studies. The first study evaluates the impacts on energy inefficiency in the industrial energy sector under three broad aspects, which are (a) government involvement, (b) managerial behaviour, and (c) technology adoption. The study employs the Shephard energy distance function with firm-level panel data of eight major industries to suggest that energy is inefficiently used in all industries. Besides, it found that shared ownership between public and private sectors outperforms state ownership or sole private tenure in energy efficiency. Furthermore, larger firms, import activities, and investment to expand the production line negatively influence energy efficiency. Finally, policy implications are discussed with some highlights towards reducing state intervention in business ownership and energy market regulation. The second study proposes a new energy poverty measure by suggesting an extension for the Exact Affine Stone Index demand system (Lewbel and Pendakur, 2009) to include implied disutility of energy use.1 The disutility occurs from overconsuming dirty fuels or sacrificing other household demands to make clean energy more affordable. These considerations produce a more precise energy-poor indicator for household energy mix consisting of solid biomass and modern fuels. Applying the proposed method, this study found that energy poverty is possible even at income levels that are not financially poor. In addition, higher income levels may not motivate households to substitute traditional energy with cleaner resources entirely. Instead, these households still use solid biomass as a traditional habit and because of its abundance. However, consuming carbon-intensive energy sources does not necessarily mean energy poor. Finally, policy implications recommend that energy policies consider broader subjects rather than focusing solely on financially poor families. In addition, well-off families should be made aware of the health risk of using dirty energy and encouraged to pursue sustainable energy-consuming habits. The third and fourth studies found that solar energy has excellent opportunities to enable Vietnam to move to renewable energy and meet emission reduction targets, but also has challenges that must be addressed. The third study applies survival analyses with the household panel data and discovered that feed-in tariff policy dramatically boosted solar adoption. However, higher power tariffs, which are in regulated price schemes, discouraged solar energy adoption. In addition, the fourth study revealed that rooftop solar energy had a short-term rebound effect. In the long-term, the rebound effects decrease, but households tend to abandon the solar system because households were not instructed to install solar storage to store the outputs and were less attracted by the feed-in tariff to sell solar to the grid. These results signify that solar energy development could be motivated by supportive policies. However, to ensure the desired achievement, policies should be directed to more encouraging feed-in tariff structures and to removing the regulated and subsidised price scheme. Overall, this thesis contributes to the literature by identifying the challenges and opportunities faced by Vietnam and potentially other developing countries. The thesis contributes to policy implications by quantifying the impact factors, suggesting plausible solutions for policymakers to alleviate the obstacles and leverage the chances. Furthermore, this thesis makes significant contributions to the methodological literature. The second study proposed a new method to measure energy poverty. All other studies employ the most recent methods or novel approaches, such as the long-term dynamics of the solar rebound effect.<br>Thesis (PhD Doctorate)<br>Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)<br>Dept Account,Finance & Econ<br>Griffith Business School<br>Full Text

Au cœur de cette thèse réside l'application des méthodes d'optimisation et d'études empiriques pour traiter des questions de développement durable dans le secteur de l'électricité du Vietnam pour les 30 prochaines années. On examine les moyens des options énergétiques durables pour le secteur de l'électricité. La thèse s'organise en deux parties. (i) Dans la première partie, nous développons le modèle " bottom-up " de planification intégrée des ressources (IRP) pour fournir une évaluation plus exhaustive de l'état actuel et des perspectives d'avenir pour le secteur de l'électricité du Vietnam dans les trois prochaines décennies. Puis, en utilisant une analyse comparative et une analyse de la vulnérabilité qui est basée sur la simulation IRP, nous analysons les vulnérabilités auxquelles le développement du secteur devra faire face, en termes de dimensions économiques et socio-environnementales. Nous avons en outre développé le modèle IRP, représentant les coûts marginaux de réduction des émissions de carbone de manière réaliste en tenant compte des valeurs non nulles de carbone et de limitation des émissions de carbone, afin de simuler des options d'approvisionnement énergétique soutenables pour le secteur de l'énergie. (ii) Dans la deuxième partie, nous étudions les principaux obstacles contre une adoption plus large des énergies soutenables à l'aide d'enquêtes formelles parmi les experts nationaux. Ensuite, nous utilisons une approche d'analyse empirique pour examiner les différents outils politiques appropriés, y compris des instruments d'incitation / régimes et la réforme du secteur pour une telle durabilité du secteur de l'énergie. Pour la fin, nous analysons l'accès aux sources de financement possibles pour le développement durable dans le secteur de l'électricité du Vietnam.

碩士<br>國立中央大學<br>機械工程學系<br>107<br>The energy sectors has played an important role in the dramatic economic development in Vietnam, and become a critical factor sustaining the well-being of the Vietnamese people. This study aims to investigate the role of the five kinds of energy sector (coal and coke, crude oil, natural gas, petroleum product, electricity) in the national economy of Vietnam by using input-output analysis. Data from the period 2007-2012 was used to analyze the inter-industrial effects in 58 sectors, focusing on three topics: the impact of energy supply investment on individual sectors and the inter-industry linkage effect; the energy supply shortage effect; and the impact of the rise in energy rates on prices of other products. The results reveal that: most of energy sectors have forward linkage effect values greater than one, this could imply that the energy sectors are sensitive changes by economic fluctuations and it is a vital input to national existence. The backward linkage effects of the energy sectors have significant difference. In particular, “petroleum products” and “coal and coke” have a relatively strong capacity for pulling other industries, meanwhile “crude oil”, “natural gas” and “electricity” have a relatively weak capacity for pulling in other industries. Among the five kinds of energy sectors, the petroleum product sector with a highest forward linkage effect has more strength to support the other industries, and that with highest backward linkage effect has a relatively strong capacity for pulling in other industries. Taking the energy industry as exogenous, this study further explores its economic effects on other sectors, including production-inducing, supply-shortage, and price effects. Moreover, potential uses of the results are illustrated from the perspective of policy instruments and some policy implications are discussed.