Strategies for attracting capital investment in independent power producers (IPPS) in Vietnam | |
| Author | Nguyen Van Long |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.CM-07-15 |
| Subject(s) | Capital investments--Vietnam Independent power producers--Capital investments--Vietnam |
| Note | A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management. |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. CM-07-15 |
| Abstract | Although the Hydropower Independent Power Producers (HP-IPPs) are in booming period in Vietnam recently, the implementation is still lower than expectation as planned; and much lower than actual needs. The study had been conducted to find the strategies to attract more capital investment in HP-IPPs. The legal framework governing HP-IPP, current status and characteristics of HP-IPP were covered by the study. Twelve projects were analyzed in the light of financial and risk sharing issue. A survey was conducted among HP-IPP's participants including project owners, government officers, bankers, international financial institutions and consultants. The identified problems in fund raising for HP-IPPs were presented and analyzed. The study found that the legal environment in Vietnam have improve dramatically and great opportunities for IPP development in hydropower. The study also revealed that a number of possible solutions maybe useful for HP-IPP development. The solutions were proposed in many aspects such as the diversification of financial sources, the public electricity price and benefit/cost ratio, two¬stage electricity price, the reduction in equity requirement capital, and more. |
| Year | 2007 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. CM-07-15. |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Chotchai Charoenngam.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Ogunlana, Stephen 0;Noppadol Phien-wej; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2007 |