Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (right) hosts a reception for Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski on March 28 (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received Australian Ambassador to VietnamAndrew Goledzinowski and leaders of Corio Generation of Australia’s Macquarie Group in Hanoi on March 28.
The DeputyPM hailed the proactiveness of Corio Generation and Power Generation Joint Stock Corporation 3 (EVNGENCO 3) in the implementation of an offshorewindfarm project in Vietnam.
Describing it as a key project which contributes to expandingthe comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Australia, andhelps Vietnam realise the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), the DeputyPM suggested Corio Generation focus on technology support and transfer and diversifypartners in the country during the process of investment in Vietnam.
For hispart, Goledzinowski said a pillar of cooperation in bilateral relations is green energytransition - an area that has been strengthened between Australia and Vietnamin recent times.
SomeAustralian businesses are very interested in building offshore wind farms becauseVietnam has great potential to develop this type of power, he continued.
Meanwhile,leaders of Corio Generation company suggested that conducive mechanisms andpolicies should be issued to create favourable conditions for investors in the field of renewableenergy.
Corio has joined in the research and development of some renewable energy projects in Vietnam since 2019. As a member of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), the company is coordinating with other partners to mobilise resources for energy transition projects in Vietnam./.
