Friday, 01/04/2016 11:38 (GMT+7)
(CPV) - The GIZ GmbH in Vietnam and General Directorate of Energy under Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) co-host the consultation workshop on “National biomass energy development and utilization planning for the period of 2020 with vision to 2030” in Ho Chi Minh city on March 31st.
The workshop is facilitated by the MOIT/GIZ energy support program under the technical development cooperation project ”Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency” (4E project) in order to assist Vietnamese Government to utilise and apply this source of energy, meeting the objectives in the Renewable Energy Development Strategy approved the Prime Minister in November 2015.
4E project is implemented by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, in which one component is co-funded by the United States Agency for International Development and the Government of Czech Republic.
Photo: Hoang Anh
By targeting the Ministries of Industry and Trade, Planning and Investment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Natural Resources and Environment and relevant provincial Departments along the country, the workshop aims at collecting comments and ideas from participants in order to finalise the National Biomass Planning Study report as well as improve methodology on biomass planning nationwide.
The Report will be an invaluable document guiding policy makers and managers to assess the development potential, current exploration and utilization status of biomass for power generation; economic and ecological benefits for converting crude resources into end-use energy; the compatibility with national socio-economic development in order to draw up a road map for the exploration and utilisation of biomass effectively and sustainably.
Together with rapid industrialization of Vietnam, demand for power consumption is increasing. Aware of the roles and advantages of renewable energies, Vietnamese government is encouraging research, study and investment in renewable energies, among which biomass energy plays a very important role. As a developing agricultural country, Vietnam has a huge potential for power generation from biomass energy.
Therefore, if utilised effectively, biomass energy will not only reduce the dependency of Vietnam on traditional energies, reduce carbon emission and environment pollution but also directly benefits biomass producers, farmers who participate in biomass energy value chain (selling residues and agricultural and forest by-products for fuels)./.
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