Vice chairman of the Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Hoa Hiep (right) signs cooperation agreement with Jeollanam province's deputy governor Yoon Byung Tae. (Photo: baodongnai.com.vn) Dong Nai (VNA) – Authorities of thesouthern province of Dong Nai and a delegation from the Jeollanam province in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on September 5 signed a cooperation agreement on energyindustry.
Under the agreement, the two sides will coordinate the development of newrenewable energy, smart grids, information on energy and energy technology, andenergy efficiency.
Jeollanam will help Dong Nai trainingexperts and workers while cooperating in electrical energy projects and newenergy industries.
According to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’’s Committee Nguyen Hoa Hiep, the RoK is leading the countries andterritories investing in Dong Nai with 395projects and total registered capital of about 6.3 billion USD.
RoK firms mainly invest in textiles, footwear, textile fibers,machinery, iron and steel products, and electronics.
Hiep also noted that Dong Nai is a province with a developed industry, so the demand for poweris very huge. In 2019, the province is expected to consume about 14billion kWh. Therefore, the development of renewable energysources, new energy as well as deployment of smartelectricity grid is essential.
Jeollanam’s deputy governor Yoon Byung Tae assessed that Dong Nai has large renewable energy resources, with many industrial parkssuitable for developing new, renewable and intelligent power networks.
Jeollanam is the largest place for researching and applying renewableenergy in RoK, he added.
At the signing ceremony, the Korea Electric Power Research Institute alsosigned a contract with Taekwang Vina Industrial Joint Stock Company(located in Bien Hoa 2 Industrial Park) to implement the micro-grid project. This project willhelp the company save a lot of electricity consumption in use and production.-VNA
