Energy development in Vietnam’s Mekong river delta: a ‘green’ or ‘grey’ outlook?
Energy development in Vietnam’s Mekong river delta: a ‘green’ or ‘grey’ outlook?
This paper is a monograph review of two sides of energy sector industrialisation in the MD with a focus on ‘green’ and ‘grey’ socio-economic development (as ‘xanh’ and ‘xám’ in Vietnamese respectively). ‘Green’ energy is understood as the electricity generated from inexhaustible sources and known as renewable energy. It emits fewer greenhouse gases and causes less harm to habitats in comparison to traditional fossil fuels and hydropower. ‘Grey’ energy is another word for non-renewable energy or