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v1.4.3
29-Oct 2025
The Vietnam 1-node and 3-node model added to Scenario Builder

Model scope

  • Base year: 2023
  • End year: 2050
  • Spatial resolution:
    • National (1-node)
    • Regional (3-nodes):
      • Vietnam Central (GRIDREGION-VNM-CE)
      • Vietnam South (GRIDREGION-VNM-SO)
      • Vietnam North (GRIDREGION-VNM-NO)
  • Temporal resolution:
    • Low resolution (24-hourly and yearly) - 1 Timeslice
    • Medium resolution (3-hourly and 3-monthly) - 32 Timeslices

Data sourcing table

Input variableData sourceData standard
Demand profiles - currentShape of the demand at the national-level synthetically generated from a historical year of 2023 (https://www.nsmo.vn/). Regional demand profiles follow national shape.Gold
Demand profiles - futureShape of the demand profile does not change in the future. Regional demand profiles follow national shape.Bronze
Annual demand - currentElectricity of Vietnam (EVN)Gold
Annual demand - futureTransitionZero in-house estimatesBronze
Renewable profiles - currentTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Renewable profiles - futureShape of the renewable profiles does not change in the future.Bronze
Renewable potentialsTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Bronze
Technology costs - currentIndonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource, VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency, BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost, and The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of EnergySilver
Technology costs - futureIndonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource, VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency, BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost, and The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of EnergySilver
Interconnector technology costs - currentTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Interconnector technology costs - futureTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Commodity costs - currentTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Commodity costs - futureTransitionZero in-house estimates (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Domestic interconnector capacity data - currentGlobal Transmission DatabaseSilver
Domestic interconnector capacity data - futureTransitionZero in-house methodology (https://www.transitionzero.org/insights/from-vision-to-voltage-with-tz-apg)Silver
Electricity cross border trade cost - currentMarginal cost of neighboring countries exporting electricity to/from Vietnam based on TZ APG studyBronze
Electricity cross border trade cost - futureMarginal cost of neighboring countries exporting electricity to/from Vietnam based on TZ APG studyBronze
Efficiency / LossesIndonesia Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency and The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource, VietNam Technology Catalogue by Danish Energy Agency, BNEF Malaysia Technology Cost, and The 8th ASEAN Energy Outlook by ASEAN Center of EnergySilver
Minimum generation levelDefault, technology-specificBronze
Planned outages / AvailabilityNREL ATB 2024Bronze
Discount rateDefault (5%)Bronze
WACCIEA Cost of Capital ObservatoryBronze
Power plant data (location, capacity, fuel, technology, start year, end year)Data served as initial and planned capacities from 2023 to 2050. This data is curated and validated by TransitionZero. The base dataset is from Global Energy Monitor with enhancements from “additional asset sources”. See the following: A Vuong JSC, ACEN, ACIT, AES Mong Duong, AIT Corporation, An Khe Ka Nak HPC, An Xuan Group, Andritz, Ba Ria TPC, Bac Ha HPC, Bac Lieu DOIT, Bac Lieu provincial government, Bac Phuong JSC, Bamboo Capital, Ban Ve HPC, Banpu, BB Group, BCG Energy, BIM Group, Bitexco Power, Cam Pha TPC, Can Don JSC, Dai Ninh HPC, Dak Drinh HPC, Dau Tu Online News, DHD Hydropower, Dong Nai HPC, Duc Long Group, Duyen Hai TPC, EDPR, Electricity of Vietnam, FECON, Fujiwara, Gelex, GENCO3, Gia Lai Electricity, Government of Vietnam, Gunkul, Ha Do Group, Hacom, Halcom, HBRE, Hoa Binh HPC, Hoa Dong, Hoanh Son Group, Huong Dien JSC, Huong Son HPC, Ialy HPC, Jaks Resources Berhad, Kosy Group, Mong Duong TPC, Nghi Son 2 TPC, Nghi Son TPC, Ninh Binh TPC, PC1 Group, PC1 EPC, PECC1, PECC2, PECC2 OM, PECC3, PetroVietnam, Pha Lai Power, Phu Dien Group, Phu My TPC, PVPower, Quang Ninh TPC, Quang Tri HPC, RATCH Group, REE Corporation, Sao Mai Group, Se San 4A HPC, Son Dong TPC, Song Ba Ha HPC, Song Da 5 JSC, SP Group, Su Pan 2 HPC, Super Energy, T&T Group, Tai Tam, Thac Ba HPC, Thac Mo HPC, Thai Binh Duong Group, Thai Binh TPC, The Blue Circle, Thien Tan Group, Toji Group, Tri An HPC, Trung Nam Group, Truong Thanh Group, TTC Group, TTVN Group, Tuyen Quang HPC, Uong Bi TPC, Vietinbank, VietnamNews, VietnamPlus, Vinaconex, Vinh Son Song Hinh HPC, Vinh Tan TPC, VnEconomy, Xuan Cau Group, Xuan Thien GroupGold