30. A clean, affordable, and reliable power supply is needed to meet the energy demand and minimize environmental impacts. Current plans estimate that energy demands by 2015 will be met through coal, hydroelectricity, and natural gas, and increasingly supplemented by nuclear and renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and small-scale hydropower. The Government of Viet Nam has committed to market-oriented pricing that would reduce the demand for coal compared to cleanerburning natural gas and other energy sources.