HCM City (VNA) – German businesses are ready to cooperate with andsupport Vietnam in developing wind power as the country boasts huge potentialfor renewable energy, including wind energy.
The statement was made by German Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City AndreasSiegel at a seminar on wind energy in Vietnam hosted by the German Chamber ofIndustry and Commerce in Vietnam on November 6.
Speakers at the event held that in the context of increasingly severe climatechange and gas emissions that cause environmental pollution and threaten livesof people on the globe, the development of renewable energy – a source of cleanenergy – is extremely important, contributing to sustainable socio-economicgrowth.
Berthold Breid, Director of Renewables Academy AG (Renac), said that Germany isnow focusing on developing renewable energy which accounts for 36 percent ofthe country’s total energy sources.
According to participants, Vietnam boasts favourable conditions to developrenewable energy, including wind energy. Under a draft national renewableenergy development plan of the Energy Institute of the Ministry of Industry andTrade, the country’s wind power output is expected to reach over 1,600MW by2020 and 11,000MW by 2030.
However, besides advantages, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of the institute’s RenewableEnergy Centre, pointed out challenges to wind power development in Vietnam suchas shortcomings in policies and regulations, and limited land funds for windfarm development.
Vu Chi Mai, an expert from the German Agency for International Cooperation(GIZ), said that renewable energy is defined as one of the strategiccooperation areas between Vietnam and Germany.
Therefore, GIZ is always willing to help Vietnam improve its legal frameworkand capacity development and promote technological cooperation with thecountry, she noted.-VNA
The statement was made by German Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City AndreasSiegel at a seminar on wind energy in Vietnam hosted by the German Chamber ofIndustry and Commerce in Vietnam on November 6.
Speakers at the event held that in the context of increasingly severe climatechange and gas emissions that cause environmental pollution and threaten livesof people on the globe, the development of renewable energy – a source of cleanenergy – is extremely important, contributing to sustainable socio-economicgrowth.
Berthold Breid, Director of Renewables Academy AG (Renac), said that Germany isnow focusing on developing renewable energy which accounts for 36 percent ofthe country’s total energy sources.
According to participants, Vietnam boasts favourable conditions to developrenewable energy, including wind energy. Under a draft national renewableenergy development plan of the Energy Institute of the Ministry of Industry andTrade, the country’s wind power output is expected to reach over 1,600MW by2020 and 11,000MW by 2030.
However, besides advantages, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of the institute’s RenewableEnergy Centre, pointed out challenges to wind power development in Vietnam suchas shortcomings in policies and regulations, and limited land funds for windfarm development.
Vu Chi Mai, an expert from the German Agency for International Cooperation(GIZ), said that renewable energy is defined as one of the strategiccooperation areas between Vietnam and Germany.
Therefore, GIZ is always willing to help Vietnam improve its legal frameworkand capacity development and promote technological cooperation with thecountry, she noted.-VNA
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