The Korea Energy Agency (KEA) announced on April 20 that it had held a kick-off conference in Hanoi, Vietnam, for a project to improve the country’s energy efficiency and support its growth efforts. green.

The project is funded by official development assistance (ODA) from the Korean government. The Korea Energy Agency will help the Vietnamese government improve energy efficiency in the industrial sector and establish action plans for green growth. For this project, it will cooperate with the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Specifically, the agency will develop guidelines on energy diagnostics, feasibility studies, investment and loan support, energy efficiency technologies, etc. with the aim of stimulating energy efficiency in the industrial sector. It will also help the Vietnamese government to produce climate investment reports, establish green growth guidelines, develop action plans and develop educational programs and invite training to build the capacity of civil servants. and experts from related institutions.