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Vietnam, Denmark promote energy partnership

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang Giang and Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Højlund Christensen co-chaired the first meeting of the Steering Committee of the Vietnam-Denmark Energy Partnership Programme in the period of 2020-2025 (DEPP3 Programme).
Vietnam, Denmark promote energy partnership ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Industry andTrade Dang Hoang Giang and Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Højlund Christensenco-chaired the first meeting of the Steering Committee of the Vietnam-DenmarkEnergy Partnership Programme in the period of 2020-2025 (DEPP3 Programme).

Managed by the Energy Efficiency and SustainableDevelopment Department, the project has a total investment of about 8.96 millionUSD of non-refundable ODA from Denmark.

It aims to support Vietnam in building a roadmap to promotelow carbon development in the industrial sector, which helps the countryrealise its nationally determined contribution (NDC) commitments following theParis Agreement on climate change, raising NDC targets and strengtheningrelevant solutions in 2025.

The programme has three components, focusing on building long-term planning ofthe energy sector, improving the capacity to integrate renewable energy intothe power system, and promoting low-carbon development in industry.

Vietnam, Denmark promote energy partnership ảnh 2An overview of the meeting (Photo: MoIT)
At the meeting, representatives from agencies involving in the implementation ofthe programme, including the Department of Electricity and Renewable Energy,the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam, and the Department of EnergyEffciency and Sustainable Development under the Ministry of Industry and Trade,and the Danish Energy Agency reported outcomes of their action plans in 2021 ofthe DEPP3, as well as the plan for 2022. Despite the COVID-19 impacts, last year,positive results were recorded in the implementation of the programme, they said.

The programme’s Steering Committee approved its action plan for 2022.

In the future, the Ministry of Industry and Trade willcontinue to coordinate with the Danish Energy Agency in the implementationof the newly-approved action plan for 2022./.
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