Hanoi plans to scale up rooftop solar, targeting 50% of office buildings with self-consumption systems. (Photo: EVN)
Hanoi has outlined an ambitious power development plan that aims to lift the city’s solar capacity to 1,500 MW by 2030, with a strong focus on accelerating rooftop solar deployment. The city targets 50 percent of office buildings to be equipped with rooftop solar systems, limited strictly to self-consumption.
Local officials argue that regulatory bottlenecks—particularly for installations in industrial parks—remain the major barrier to scaling up rooftop deployment and have called on the central government to ease existing rules to expedite the energy transition.
Hanoi lifts power demand outlook, boosts renewables
To meet rising electricity demand and support economic growth, Hanoi plans to boost commercial power output to 52.178 billion kWh by 2030, with peak generation capacity reaching 9,400 MW. Renewable energy is expected to supply at least 5 percent of primary energy demand, translating into roughly 1,500 MW of solar capacity.
