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Vietnamese hydroelectricity expert wins French Order

Dr. Thai Phung Ne, a leading Vietnamese hydroelectricity expert, has been awarded France’s Legion of Honour Order for his great contributions to boosting Vietnam-France cooperation, especially in the field of energy.
Dr. Thai Phung Ne, a leading Vietnamese hydroelectricity expert, hasbeen awarded France’s Legion of Honour Order for his great contributionsto boosting Vietnam-France cooperation, especially in the field ofenergy.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean NoelPoirier presented the most renowned award of the French Government tothe expert in Hanoi on November 16.

Ne, formerMinister of Energy and the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy onHydroelectricity, is now advisor to Electricity of Vietnam (EVN). Hiscareer is closely connected with the development of major hydropowerplant projects such as Thac Ba, Hoa Binh and Son La.

On theoccasion, the French Ambassador also presented the Medal of Merit,conferred by the French President, to former State Treasury GeneralDirector Nguyen Thi Nhon.-VNA
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