Viet Nam and Germany launch technical co-operation project on bioenergy

The-Electricity-and-Renewable-Energy-Authority-(EREA)-of-the-Ministry-of-Industry-and-Trade,-and-Deutsche-Gesellschaft-für-Internationale-Zusammenarbeit-(GIZ)-GmbH-jointly-hosted-the-inaugural-workshop-of-the-Climate-Protection-through-Sustainable-Bioenergy-Markets-in-Vietnam-(BEM)-project.

Set-to-run-from-2019-until-2023,-BEM-aims-at-improving-the-preconditions-for-the-sustainable-use-of-bioenergy-for-electricity-and-heat-generation-in-Vietnam.

Besides-an-introduction-to-the-BEM-project-itself,-other-topics-presented-at-the-workshop-were-the-current-context-and-outlook-of-bioenergy-in-Vietnam,-opportunities-and-challenges-for-developing-a-bioenergy-power-plant-in-the-country,-and-the-nation’s-need for-bioenergy-research.

At-the-workshop,-Do-Duc-Quan,-EREA’s-deputy-director-general said,-“As-an-agricultural-country-with-a-strong-potential-for-bioenergy,-the-Vietnamese-Government-is-striving-to-raise-the-share-of-biomass-in-its-power-production.-Key-policies-and-support-mechanisms-were-promulgated-in-2014-and-have-been-amended-and-supplemented-in-2020-to-encourage-private-investment-in-the-sector.-With-the-measures,-Vietnam-expects-to-meet-its-goal-for-a-biomass-energy-share-of-2.1-per-cent-in-the-power-production-in-2030-stated-in-the-revised-Power-Development-Plan-VII.”

Joerg-Rueger,-the-German-Embassy’s-First-Secretary,-affirmed,-“The-BEM-project-will-play-a-crucial-role-in-supporting-the-Vietnamese-Government-in-increasing-the-share-of-bioenergy-within-the-country’s-overall-power-mix.-While-wind-and-especially-solar-power-have-already-shown-their-growth-potential-in-Vietnam,-the-potential-of-bioenergy-remains-untapped.-Given-its-specific-relevance-in-the-context-of-climate-protection-using-already-existing-biomass-from-for-example-the-agricultural-sector-such-as-bagasse-from-sugar-production,-it-represents-an-important-pillar-in-a-sustainable-power-transition.-A-growing-number of-bioenergy-power-plants-will-support-Vietnam-to-achieve-its-Nationally-Determined-Contribution-(NDC).”

In-particular,-the-BEM-project-will-support-the-implementation-and-achievement-of-the-renewable-energy-targets-set-out-in-the-revised-Power-Development-Plan-VII,-the-Green-Growth-Strategy-and-the-Politburo’s-Resolution-No.-55/NQ-TW-on-the-Orientation-of-Vietnam’s-National-Energy-Development-Strategy-to-2030,-with-the-vision-to-2045.

This-goal-will-be-facilitated-through-the-project’s-activities;-namely,-i)-the-improvement-of-the-regulatory-framework-for-biomass-energy-development,-ii)-the-enhancement-of-the-capacity-of-financial-institutions,-organisations,-private-sector-companies,-and-individuals-involved-in-the-development,-and-iii)-the-fostering-of-technological-co-operation,-and-research-and-development-between-international-and-Vietnamese-stakeholders-of-the-bioenergy-sector.

The-BEM-project-is-funded-by-the-German-Federal-Ministry-for-the-Environment,-Nature-Conservation-and-Nuclear-Safety-(BMU)-through-the-International-Climate-Initiative-(IKI),-under-the-implementation-of-EREA-and-GIZ.

The-project-will-directly-support-policymakers-and-state-officials-at-the-central-and-provincial-levels, as-well-as-the-private-sector-(including-biomass-energy-investors-and-local-consulting-companies), financial-institutions, research-and-development-institutions,-and-universities who-are-working-on-the-utilisation-of-biomass-for-heat-and-power-production-in-Vietnam.

Its-indirect-and-long-term-beneficiaries-are-the-electricity-and-industrial-heat-consumers,-who-will-enjoy-the-future-sustainable,-clean,-and-cost-effective-renewable-energy-as-well-as-local-farmers-and-workers-who-can-gain-economic-co-benefits-from-the-stable-development-of-bioenergy-(such-as-additional-jobs).

After-Hanoi,-the-next-stop-of-the-workshop-is-Ho-Chi-Minh-City-on-June-11.

Source:-Vietnam-Investment-Review