Japanese renewables firm Erex has announced the commencement of operations at its 20 MW biomass plant in Vietnam.
Located in the Hau Giang province, this facility marks Erex's first biomass plant in the country.
It will utilise around 130,000 t/yr of rice husks as feedstock, with the generated electricity to be sold under Vietnam's feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme.
As well as this site, the company intends to construct up to 18 additional biomass plants in Vietnam - with two further 50 MW plants currently in construction in the north of the country.
These plants, which will burn wood residues, are expected to be operational by mid-2027.
Additionally, Erex is developing wood pellet factories in South East Asia - with up to 20 to be built in Vietnam.
Erex’s first Vietnam biomass plant now operational
