Vietnam’s first rice husk-fueled biomass power plant inaugurated
A biomass power plant using rice husk and woodchips as fuel was inaugurated on Friday in Vietnam's Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.
The project, located in Thuan An ward, Long My township, was developed by Hau Giang Biomass Energy JSC.
The newly-inaugurated biomass power plant in Hau Giang, southern Vietnam. Photo courtesy of PECC2.
With a total capacity of 20 MW, this is the first biomass power plant of its kind to be put into operation in Vietnam.
The plant is expected to consume approximately 130,000 tons of rice husk and woodchips annually.
Electricity from the facility will be connected to the national grid through a 22 kV double-circuit transmission line stretching 6.3 km to the Long My 110 kV substation.
The plant is seen as a step forward in providing clean energy for the region while making use of local agricultural by-products. It aligns with green, circular economy models and the province’s sustainable development goals.
According to the investor, the project will contribute to Vietnam’s net-zero emission target by 2050, helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 36,800 tons of CO₂ annually.
The project has been included in Vietnam’s National Power Development Plan VIII, as approved by the Prime Minister in Decisions No. 262/QD-TTg dated April 1, 2024 and No. 1682/QD-TTg dated December 28, 2024.
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