French electricity companies to work with Vietnam for energy transition: conference
French electricity companies are willing to facilitate Vietnam’s energy transition by working with their counterparts in the country, a conference has heard in Ho Chi Minh City.
Nguyen Tai Anh, deputy general director of Vietnam Electricity Company, speaks at a conference on co-operation between France and Vietnam to facilitate the latter’s energy transition. (Photo plo.vn)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - French electricity companies are willing tofacilitate Vietnam’s energy transition by working with their counterparts inthe country, a conference has heard in Ho Chi Minh City.
Nguyen Tai Anh, deputy general director of the Vietnam Electricity Company (EVN),told the conference on Monday that power demand has grown by 10% annually since2011.
Capacity rose from 20,600 MW in 2010 to 69,300 MW in 2020, he said.
Nicolas Warnery, the French ambassador to Vietnam, said countries around theworld are dealing with problems related to power generation and theenvironment, focusing on reducing carbon emissions.
“French businesses are always ready to work with Vietnamese partners toexchange knowledge and overcome problems related to power generation and theenvironment.”
A delegation of 10 French businesses in the energy field took part in theconference as part of their efforts to network with their counterparts in thecountry.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said Vietnam has favourable conditions fordeveloping renewable energy, and will seek to reduce its carbon footprint.
To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, Vietnam will work with and receiveassistance from other countries in terms of finance and technology, and followthe Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change.
Anh said, “With Vietnam’s strong commitment, EVN is taking steps towardslarge-scale energy transition to facilitate sustainable economic developmentand low emissions.”
The company would focus on developing thermal power plants using liquefiednatural gas, study new, low-emission technologies and improve its distributionnetwork to reduce electricity loss, he said.
It has been working with French power company Electricite de France since 2000,and hopes to continue collaborating with EDF and other French businesses fortransitioning, he said./.
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Nguyen Tai Anh, deputy general director of Vietnam Electricity Company, speaks at a conference on co-operation between France and Vietnam to facilitate the latter’s energy transition. (Photo plo.vn) 
