Deputy PM lauds Belgian company’s energy projects in Vietnam

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has applauded the investment in wind and solar energy in Vietnam of Belgium’s Rent-A-Port and suggested the company work on connecting wind power with Vietnam’s national power grid. ​
Deputy PM lauds Belgian company’s energy projects in Vietnam ảnh 1Rent-A-Port Managing Director Marc Stordiau briefs Vietnamese officials on the company's projects (Source: VNA)
Brussels (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has applauded the investment inwind and solar energy in Vietnam of Belgium’s Rent-A-Port and suggested thecompany work on connecting wind power with Vietnam’s national power grid.

The Deputy PM visitedthe headquarters of Rent-A-Port, anengineering and investment company specialising in the development of marineinfrastructure and industrial zones, as part of his visit to Belgiumfrom September 15-19.

He was briefed on the company’s successful investment modelswhich combine industrial zones with port complexes, transportation services andenergy production, with the most noteworthy being the Antwerp port area.

In Vietnam, Rent-A-Port has worked with the People’sCommittee of the northern port city of Hai Phong to develop Dinh Vu Industrial Zone/Deep-Con the Dinh Vu peninsula, regarded as one of the most successful industrialpark projects in northern Vietnam.

The company is expected to build more industrial parks in HaiPhong and the northern port province of Quang Ninh, focusing on high-tech andrenewable energy projects.

Deputy PM Hue made fact-finding trips to Rent-A-Portprojects, including Antwerp, the second largest port in Europe in terms ofcargo volume and one of the main gateways of Europe to sea, along with C-Power,the first far-shore wind farm in Belgium.

Rent-A-Port leaders expressed their hope to replicate itssuccessful models in Hai Phong and Quang Ninh, and that the VietnameseGovernment will continue to support the company’s projects, especially those onsea dyke construction and wind and solar power projects in Hai Phong.

In response, Deputy PM said the Vietnamese Governmentwelcomes and creates the best possible conditions for foreign firms to expandtheir business in Vietnam.

After touring Antwerp, the official visited Ostend city,where he attended a banquet hosted by the city’s Mayor Johan Vande Lanotte, alsoformer Deputy PM of Belgium.

Lanottee and Rent-A-Port leaders affirmed their support forthe establishment of a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the EU.
Later the same day, Deputy PM visited the Vietnamese Embassyin Belgium.-VNA
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