He insists that they were never told about the planned coal plant and accuses authorities of bending the law to strongarm residents to leave. That number will inch upward to 2.3% by next year, according to Vietnam's power plan, with private investment already rushing to fund wind and solar projects. Still, many are pushing for renewables to be favoured over the 30 or so coal plants slated to come online by 2030. "After 2020 we don't need to build new coal power plants," argues Nguyen Thi Hang, the head of the clean air and water program at Vietnamese NGO GreenID. Just down the road from the coastal perch of Thinh's 24-MW wind farm sits one of Vietnam's largest coal plants, the sprawling 6,200-MW capacity Vinh Tan complex.

Source: Bangkok Post May 22, 2019 07:45 UTC