Is Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Right for Vietnam?
The ability of pumped storage hydroelectric power (PSP) to supply large amounts of electricity at a moment’s notice provides a strong complement to the natural variability of wind and solar generation, potentially easing the integration of renewabl...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565671508913149200/Is-pumped-storage-hydroelectric-power-right-for-Vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28619 |
| Summary: | The ability of pumped storage
hydroelectric power (PSP) to supply large amounts of
electricity at a moment’s notice provides a strong
complement to the natural variability of wind and solar
generation, potentially easing the integration of renewables
into Vietnam’s burgeoning power system. But the availability
of relatively inexpensive off-peak generation for pumping is
a central part of the economics of PSP. In today’s Vietnam,
cheap off-peak power may be hard to come by. |
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