SAMSUNG THAI NGUYEN CREATES A HISTORICAL MILESTONE FOR VIETNAM ELECTRICITY MARKET

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If large corporations such as Samsung, Apple, Intel or LEGO simultaneously abandon traditional electricity to buy green electricity directly, will Vietnam's electricity industry enter the biggest revolution in decades?

Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen has just taken a historic step by becoming the first enterprise in Vietnam to sign a direct DPPA power purchase contract from a private solar power plant through the national grid.

This event is not simply an energy contract but also marks the moment Vietnam's electricity market officially enters a new chapter, where businesses can proactively choose clean power sources instead of depending entirely on the traditional electricity purchasing mechanism.

WHAT IS DPPA AND WHY IS IT CONSIDERED A GAME THAT CHANGES THE RULES OF THE GAME

DPPA is a mechanism that allows large electricity consuming businesses to sign electricity purchase contracts directly from renewable electricity generators.

Previously, electricity from renewable energy plants was mainly sold to the power industry through a centralized mechanism.

Currently, multinational corporations can choose green power sources to meet ESG, Net Zero standards and emission reduction requirements from major export markets such as the US, Europe and Japan.

SAMSUNG THAI NGUYEN CONTRACT SCALE

Category Information
Enterprises buying electricity from Samsung Electronics Vietnam ThaiNguyen
DPPA type through the national grid
Power source Solar power
Output per year About 70 GWh
Equivalent to about 17,000 households
Duc Hue 2 Solar Power Supply Factory
Design capacity is 49 MWp
TTC Duc Hue - Long An development unit
Schneider Electric consulting unit

HOW BIG IS 70 GWH PER YEAR

Compare consumption scale

Value Indicator
Samsung purchases 70,000,000 kWh of electricity each year
The number of households is equivalent to 17,000 households
Average daily nearly 192,000 kWh
Average hourly about 8,000 kWh

This number is enough to show that Samsung is not just buying green electricity for its brand image but is actually using renewable electricity on an industrial scale.

WHY SHOULD SAMSUNG GO FIRST

Samsung is currently one of the largest technology corporations in the world with a series of customers requiring products to be produced with clean energy.

Technology companies such as:

• Apple
• Intel
• Google
• Microsoft

are all promoting the use of renewable energy in the global supply chain.

If factories in Vietnam do not meet carbon emission standards, the risk of losing future orders is entirely possible.

IMPACT ON VIETNAM ELECTRICITY MARKET

Samsung is the largest FDI enterprise in Vietnam.

When a large corporation like Samsung successfully participates in DPPA, it creates a precedent for many other businesses to follow.

Business groups that are forecast to benefit strongly include:

Solar power investor
Wind power investor
Energy storage business
Green transformation consulting unit
Thegreen industrial park

WHO WILL MAKE ELECTRICITY DEMAND EXPLOSION

A notable trend is that the development of AI and data centers is causing global electricity demand to increase sharply.

Data Centers of Google, Microsoft or Amazon consume huge amounts of electricity.

This makes the need for renewable electricity increasingly a requirement instead of just an option.

NAMES THAT MAY BENEFIT

Industry Group Opportunities
Solar power Increases demand for direct electricity sales
Wind power Expanding corporate customers
Green industrial park Attracts high quality FDI
Storage technology Increase investment
ESG and carbon credits Exploding demand

PERSPECTIVE

Samsung didn't just sign a solar power contract.

They are sending a signal that global corporations will increasingly prioritize clean electricity sources in production activities.

If this model is replicated, Vietnam could become one of the largest green production centers in Southeast Asia, while opening up a more competitive and transparent energy market in the future.

A 70 GWh per year contract may be just the beginning, but it has the potential to create a domino effect that will transform Vietnam's entire energy industry over the next decade.

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