11 RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY IN VIETNAM
251
Table 11.1
Solar radiation variation by month in selected provinces in Vietnam
Average daily solar radiation by months (Wh/m 2
/day)
Yearly figure
kWh/m 2
/year
JAN
FEB
MAR APR
MAY JUN
JUL
AUG
SEPT
OCT
NOV DEC
Cao Bang
2391 2487
2964
3591 4752 4983 5331 5382
5016
3930 3276 2745
1425
Sapa
3708 4053
4293
4776 4488 4230 4371 4251
3675
3111 3141 3406
1445
Lai Chau
3072 3753
4347
4707 5079 4686 4935 5031
5013
4326 3210 2934
1554
Thanh Haa
2802 2370
2883
3834 5853 5748 5928 5364
5280
4563 3555 3921
1597
Nghe An
2559 2313
2646
4110 5673 5610 6186 5202
4557
386 2967 2616
1468
Da Nang
3564 4221
5100
5760 6312 5964 6480 5886
5148
4140 3027 2454
1766
Nha Trang
5028 5983
6961
6458 5900 6370 5960 6210
6520
5620 4350 4360
2120
Pleiku
4210 5150
5540
5630 5500 4990 4820 4570
4490
4500 3850 3780
1740
Binh Thuan
3591 4232
5215
6764 6712 5864 6381 5886
5158
4160 3031 2474
1792
Ninh Thuan
5972 6812
6895
5925 4893 4091 5464 4681
4328
4269 4611 5275
1980
Tan Son Nhat
4180 4860
5270
5120 4450 4330 4410 4490
4170
4110 3940 3960
1621
Da Lat
5934 6702
6885
5820 4872 4080 5361 4683
4306
4257 4566 5184
1906
Note Wh/m 2
is Watt hours per square meter. Source Measurements data of Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment