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Energy mix and its implications on the Vietnamese economy by 2030: A CGE analysis using GTAP-E-Power

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  • Nguyen Duy Chinh

    (Department of International and Area Studies, Pukyong National University, South Korea)

  • Ko Jong-Hwan

    (Department of Global and Area Studies, Pukyong National University, South Korea)

Abstract

This study uses the GTAP-E-Power model to examine the economic and environmental implications of transitioning to different energy generation mixes in Vietnam by 2030. Three scenarios were considered for that year: (1) low-coal and high-gas, (2) low-coal and high-renewables, and (3) high-coal. Scenario 2 emerges as the most balanced approach, resulting in a 1.02% GDP decline and a 0.78% increase in CO2 emissions. In this scenario, the electronics sector grows slightly (+0.3%), while metals (–3.1%) and chemical products (–1.0%) experience moderate declines. In terms of exports, Scenario 2 gives rise to an increase in the trade balance (151 million USD) and a modest gain in exports to China (+0.46%), Japan (+0.37%), Korea (+0.33%), and Western Europe (+0.35%). Across all three scenarios, the output of the electronics industry shows sensitivity to energy mix changes, while the coal mining sector seems to be resilient to changing the energy mix.

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  • Nguyen Duy Chinh & Ko Jong-Hwan, 2025. "Energy mix and its implications on the Vietnamese economy by 2030: A CGE analysis using GTAP-E-Power," Economics and Business Review, Sciendo, vol. 11(1), pages 31-54.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecobur:v:11:y:2025:i:1:p:31-54:n:1005
    DOI: 10.18559/ebr.2025.1.1896
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    Keywords

    GTAP-E-Power; CGE; Vietnam; energy mix; renewable energy;
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    JEL classification:

    • C68 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computable General Equilibrium Models
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy

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