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ELECTRICITY GENERATION
 
No geothermal power installations have been reported for Vietnam
 
DIRECT USES
 
Total thermal installed capacity in MWt:
31.2
Direct use in TJ/year
92.33
Direct use in GWh/year
25.6
Capacity factor
0.09
 
This is the first time we have had a report for this country. Estimates for direct-use of geothermal energy across the country indicate there are 269 geothermal prospects with surface temperatures above 30oC, with a total energy capacity of 649 MWt. Currently, a capacity of 1.4 MWt and 21.6 TJ/yr is used in a iodide salt production facility at Holvan, and 29.3 MWt and 58.9 TJ/yr for bathing and swimming at 19 sites (Cuong et al., 2005). The total direct-use is 30.7 MWt and 80.5 TJ/yr.

Taken from the paper by John W. Lund, Derek H. Freeston, and Tonya L. Boyd: "World-Wide Direct Uses of Geothermal Energy 2005", published in Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2005, Antalya, Turkey, 24-29 April 2005.
A Hypertext Document by Li Bellucci, Marnell Dickson, and Mario Fanelli
 

No country update paper was received; however, a related paper described the current development in the country (Ngoc et al., 2010).

They described an experimental drying facility for bananas, coconuts, and medicinal herbs being carried out at the Hoi Van geothermal source in Binh Dinh province, estimated at 0.5 MWt and 11.83 TJ/yr;
a salt factor that produces 7,000 tonnes/yr of iodized salt from evaporation using geothermal energy at the Hoi Van resource, estimated at 1.4 MWt and 21.6 TJ/yr;
and a geothermal resources providing hot water for balneological and medical treatment which attracts tourism, estimated at 29.3 MWt and 58.9 TJ/yr.

These estimates are based in part on data from WGC2005 (Cuong et al., 2005; Lund et al., 2005) and add to a total of 31.2 MWt and 92.33 TJ/yr.
 

Taken from the paper by John W. Lund, Derek H. Freeston, and Tonya L. Boyd: "Direct Utilization of Geothermal Energy 2010 Worldwide Review"; published in Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010