An ambitious new program in Vietnam called Million Green Homes aims to bring solar PV and energy efficiency technologies to a million houses or buildings by 2030, thereby helping the country shift away from its existing fossil fuel dependency.
Nguy Thi Khanh, Director of GreenID, the organization behind Million Green Homes, says that the program was designed to specifically overcome current barriers to renewable energy development in Vietnam.
“Vietnam has huge potential for clean energy, including solar, wind and biogas,” Khanh explained. “A lot of solar farms have been developed over the last 12 months, but we are starting to see issues related to land-use and overcapacity of the grid. At the same time, household solutions haven’t really become popular yet and that has a lot to do with public awareness. Million Green Homes is going to address these issues.”
