Fuelwood and Energy Sectoral Review

Vietnam Tropical Forestry Action Programme

Field Document No.33, May 1992

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This report describes the energy situation in Vietnam with emphasis on biomass and wood energy. The current energy situation is covered in detail with a provisional energy balance. This shows how the country's energy consumption is met by various energy resources. The main part of this report is devoted to the quantification of the national fuelwood demand and supply situation. The supply side is presented in terms of fuelwood production from forests and residue production from various sources. The demand side is divided between industrial and household demand.

The national policies, objectives and strategies for fuelwood supply are presented. It appears that there is a large gap in the fuelwood demand and supply. Major increases in tree planting targets, necessary to bridge this gap, will require major investments. Land allocation programmes may provide another key to increase the production of fuelwood. Related data are inadequate, thus, much more work on data gathering will have to be done.

Table of Contents
	Foreword
	Executive Summary
	Introduction
1.	Country Profile
2.	Biomass Energy Demand and Supply Situation
3.	Biomass Energy Conversion and Processing Technologies
4.	Marketing of Wood Fuels
5.	Environmental Aspects
6.	Institutional Aspects
7.	Conclusions and Recommendations
8.	Literature Cited
Annexes
1.	Energy Balance
2.	Domestic Energy Use
3.	Population Growth Rates and Rural Population Data
4.	Overview of Industrial and Agricultural Processing Activities
5.	Amount of Biomass Energy Used to Process Agricultural Crops
6.	Use of Biomass as Fuel for Food Processing and Other Activities
7.	Biomass Use as Fuel by Mineral Based Industries
8.	Crop Residues Generated
9.	Residues Generated by Perennial Crops
10.	Total Area and Land Area Specified to Use and Per Capita
11.	Forest Areas of Vietnam Specified as to Its Use
12.	Use of Biomass
13.	Amount of Biomass Energy Annually Available on Sustainable Basis
14.	Demand and Supply Balance for Fuelwood
15.	Conversion Tables
16.	Terms of Reference
17.	Project Proposals

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