Vietnam’s total electricity generation and imports reached 72.2 billion kWh in the first quarter of 2025, with coal-fired power accounting for more than half of the country’s energy supply, according to data from state-owned power provider Electricity Vietnam.
Key data:
- Q1 2025 total electricity supply: 72.2 billion kWh
– March alone: 27.1 billion kWh - Energy mix breakdown:
– Coal-fired thermal: 40.8 billion kWh (56.5%)
– Hydropower: 13.8 billion kWh (19.1%)
– Renewables: 11.5 billion kWh (16.0%)
– Solar: 6.69 billion kWh
– Wind: 4.45 billion kWh
– Gas turbines: 4.6 billion kWh (6.4%)
– Imported electricity: 1.33 billion kWh (1.8%)
Of note, coal remains the cornerstone of Vietnam’s energy system, despite efforts to undertake a green energy transition.
See also: Rethinking Financing Vietnam’s Clean Energy Transition