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Japan to provide Vietnam with clean coal tech

Japan’s coal enterprises are ready to transfer clean coal technology to Vietnam’s firms to reduce emissions and enhance efficiency in the electricity sector, said Noboru Aoki, head of the environment division at New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation.
Japan to provide Vietnam with clean coal tech ảnh 1Coal-fired thermal power plants still play a significant role in Vietnam's power supply and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. ​(Photo: nangluongvietnam.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Japan’s coal enterprises are ready to transferclean coal technology to Vietnam’s firms to reduce emissions and enhanceefficiency in the electricity sector, said Noboru Aoki, head of the environmentdivision at New Energy and Industrial Technology DevelopmentOrganisation.

He spoke on April 25 at a Hanoi seminar organised by the Vietnam Ministry ofIndustry and Trade (MoIT) in collaboration with Japan’s Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry (METI), designed to enhance trade and cooperation in thecoal sector.

Deputy Director General of the MoIT General Department of Energy Phuong HoangKim said that Vietnam and Japan carried out many joint activities in the fieldof coal, from mining to processing and use of this resource in recent years.

Japan is actively supporting Vietnam in the study and application of advancedcoal technologies, such as coal-fired blending technology, and high efficiencyelectric power generation technology with low emission rates.

In addition, Japan helps Vietnam use environmental technologies, for example,sharing experience in the operation, maintenance of thermal power plants andthe handling of ashes.

Such supportive activities are necessary for Vietnam to meet the country’sincreasing energy demand, as well as achieving sustainable development andprotection of the environment.

For now and the foreseeable future, coal-fired thermal power plants play asignificant role in Vietnam’s power supply.

However, meeting increased demand for electricity to serve the people andsocio-economic development must also ensure environmental protection andrespond to climate change.

In addition to discussing technical issues, participants had an opportunity tovisit models of high-efficiency clean coal and environmentally friendly thermalpower equipment introduced by a number of Japanese enterprises.

Nevertheless, coal-fired power plants raise concerns about environmentalimpacts as well as the need to reduce greenhouse effects in keeping withinternational commitments. Therefore, Japan’s companies with their advancedclean coal technologies can fully adapt to environmental issues and transferthese technologies to Vietnam, Noboru added.

The workshop also raised a number of topics for participants to discuss,including high efficiency electricity generation technology, process technologyand environmental monitoring.-VNA
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