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Vietnam, Denmark host media tour to showcase energy efficiency gains

The Voluntary Agreement Scheme (VAS), a DEPP3 initiative in Vietnam’s energy-intensive industries, has already backed 21 major industrial energy users, pinpointing 119 potential projects that could save companies around 6 million USD annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 77,913 tonnes per year.

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Danish Energy Agency, and the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam on October 9 hosted a field visit for journalists from 20 media outlets, giving them a front-row seat to see the eco-friendly strides as part of Component 3 of the Vietnam–Denmark Energy Partnership Programme for 2020–2025 (DEPP3).

The event put the spotlight on the Voluntary Agreement Scheme (VAS), a DEPP3 initiative in Vietnam’s energy-intensive industries. Two companies, Hanoi Beer-Alcohol-Beverages Investment Development JSC (HABECO-ID) and Song Da Cao Cuong JSC, showed off investments in technology to boost energy efficiency, cut production costs, and support Vietnam’s greenhouse gas reduction targets.

At HABECO-ID’s factory, Deputy Director Tran Dang Tuan said joining the VAS has given the company a more structured approach to energy management. Solutions proposed through the programme have raised production efficiency and reinforced HABECO-ID’s green and sustainable development strategy.

Jorgen Hvid, a long-term adviser to DEPP3, said the VAS has already backed 21 major industrial energy users, pinpointing 119 potential projects that could save companies around 6 million USD annually and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 77,913 tonnes per year. The scheme helps firms with international-standard energy audits and detailed techno-economic analyses to develop viable efficiency projects.

Kieu Van Mat, Chairman of Song Da Cao Cuong JSC, credited VAS with providing a robust scientific and technical basis for investing in energy-saving measures and supporting the company’s social and environmental responsibilities.

Via the tour, the media got an up-close look at the progress to spread smart energy practices across Vietnam’s industrial scene.

DEPP3, funded by the Danish Government, is a technical assistance project. Its Component 3 - Low-Carbon Development in Industry is led by the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Agency for Innovation, Green Transition and Industry Promotion, supporting Vietnam’s low-carbon industrial roadmap in line with national emission reduction commitments./.

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