Thailand’s leading corporations and conglomerates are collaborating on a roadmap to phase out polluting fossil fuels and shift towards clean energy for sustainable development.

Malaysia plans to produce 2 million tonnes of hydrogen annually by 2030 and 16 million tonnes by 2050 under its Hydrogen Economy and Technology Roadmap (HETR), according to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang.

Vietnamese Consul General in Fukuoka Vu Chi Mai held a working session with a delegation from the National Innovation Centre (NIC) led by its Deputy Director Do Tien Thinh on October 8, with the aim of deploying the hydrogen energy development strategy to 2030, with a vision until 2050.

Hydrogen de France (HDF Energy), a French energy company that has been present in Vietnam since 2022, has inaugurated its first fuel cell factory in Bordeaux of France, which is expected to lay a foundation for the launch of its “green” hydrogen factories in Vietnam and other countries in the future.

Indonesia’s Directorate General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation has announced a plan of hydrogen use trials for the operation of buses, trucks, and other heavy-duty vehicles.

Green hydrogen production using offshore wind turbines is an optimal solution that many countries around the world have applied in their energy transition. Vietnam also considers it one of the breakthrough solutions to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung is paying a working visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from December 19-21 to exchange experience with Korean partners on the development of semiconductor, hydrogen, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and green agriculture.

Vietnam needs to promptly adopt appropriate policies and mechanisms to build infrastructure and value chains related to hydrogen, experts recommended at the National Green Hydrogen Summit: Energy Transition and Development of Green Hydrogen Industry in Vietnam on October 28 at the National Innovation Centre (NIC) at the Hanoi-based Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park.

Indonesia wants to develop projects on new energy sources such as nuclear, hydrogen and ammonia to achieve its Net Zero Emissions (NZE) by 2060 or sooner, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM).

A conference was held in Hanoi on July 4 to evaluate the role of green hydrogen in Vietnam’s energy policy, contributing to implementing the National Power Development Plan for the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2045 (PDP VIII).

Chairman of the People’s Committee of Can Tho city Tran Viet Truong had a working session with visiting chief of the office of the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s SK Group Wang Min-lyu on July 18.

With the goal of helping to guarantee national energy security and in response to a downward trend in oil and gas extraction output, the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) has identified the research and assessment of its opportunities in developing the hydrogen industry, including producing “green” hydrogen and exploring natural hydrogen sources, as a crucial task.

The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) on April 13 held a press conference to reveal outcomes of a study on hydrogen as an important part of carbon neutrality for ASEAN.