Superhot Rock Geothermal in Vietnam

The document highlights that just 1% of Vietnam's estimated superhot rock geothermal resource could provide 425 GW of energy capacity, potentially replacing all coal and gas used for electricity production and reducing emissions by approximately 142 megatonnes of CO2eq. It argues that this energy source offers a low land-use footprint and could reduce Vietnam's dependence on coal imports from Australia and Indonesia.

• Preliminary modeling by the Clean Air Task Force and the University of Twente indicates that 1% of Vietnam's superhot rock geothermal resource has the potential to provide 425 GW of energy capacity, generating over 3,538,952 GWh of electricity. This amount is 14 times the country's 2021 electricity consumption of 253,415 GWh.
• Superhot rock geothermal could significantly contribute to Vietnam's climate goals by replacing all coal and gas in electricity production, which would reduce carbon emissions by approximately 142 megatonnes of CO2eq. This reduction represents 35% of Vietnam's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) goal to reduce emissions by 404 megatonnes of CO2eq by 2030, although the technology is unlikely to reach commercial scale by 2030.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Superhot Rock Geothermal in Vietnam. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22145255/Vietnam-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Superhot Rock Geothermal in Vietnam. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22145255/Vietnam-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendsuperhot, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Superhot Rock Geothermal in Vietnam}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22145255/Vietnam-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }