With acoastlineofmorethan3000kmanditslocationinthemonsoonalclimatezone,Vietnamis
expectedtohavegoodpotentialforwindenergydevelopment.Duringthelastyears,severalpreliminary
studies onassessmentofwindenergypotentialinVietnamhavebeencarriedout.Policiesforsupporting
wind energyprojectsarestillunderdevelopmentandimprovement.Thegoalofthispaperistogivean
overviewonwindenergypotentialandthecurrentapplicationaswellasdevelopmentofwindenergyin
Vietnam. Thispaperalsopresentsthecurrentpoliciesforwindenergydevelopmentandidentifies the
majorbarriersneedtobeaddressedforthefuturedevelopmentofwindenergyinVietnam