Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen (SEVT) has grow to be the primary firm in Vietnam to formally buy renewable electrical energy via the nation’s Direct Power Purchase Agreement (DPPA). Located in Thái Nguyên province, SEVT accomplished negotiations and signed Vietnam’s first DPPA contract carried out via the nationwide energy grid, enabling the corporate to straight supply renewable electrical energy for its manufacturing operations.
Under the settlement, SEVT will obtain roughly 70 GWh of solar-generated electrical energy yearly. This quantity is equal to the typical yearly electrical energy consumption of round 17,000 Vietnamese households and is predicted to cut back carbon dioxide emissions by roughly 46,000 tons per 12 months.
The renewable electrical energy provided to SEVT will probably be generated by the Đức Huệ 2 solar energy plant, a facility situated in Tây Ninh province with a design capability of 49 MWp/41.four MWAc, and can contribute to growing the share of renewable power inside Vietnam’s nationwide electrical energy combine.
With session from Schneider Electric, a worldwide power consulting firm, the settlement demonstrates how international producers can efficiently safe renewable power via direct buying preparations whereas supporting broader power transition efforts.
The settlement additionally types a part of Samsung Electronics Vietnam’s wider renewable power technique. Prior to this challenge, Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV) in Bắc Ninh and Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex (SEHC) in Hồ Chí Minh City expanded their use of renewable power via on-site rooftop photo voltaic installations in 2025. Both entities at the moment are working to additional improve renewable electrical energy procurement via extra DPPA-based energy provide preparations.
