(binhthuan.gov.vn) On the
morning of July 30, 2020, Mr. Troels Jakobsen, Commercial Counselor, Embassy of
Denmark in Vietnam and Mr. Tran Viet Hai, Deputy Head of Economic and Trade
Office in Ho Chi Minh City (Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam) had a meeting with
the People's Committee of Binh Thuan province on
the investment opportunities in the field of energy and
renewable energy. Welcoming and working with the delegation, there were Mr.
Luong Van Hai, Permanent
Vice Chairman of the Provincial
People's Committee and leaders of Department of Planning and Investment, Department of
Industry and Trade, and Binh Thuan Power Company.
At the meeting, Mr. Troels Jakobsen presented some key
features of the cooperation between Vietnam and Denmark in the field of energy;
At the same time, he introduced several large Danish corporations operating in the offshore wind
power sector.
Mr. Troels Jakobsen said that Vietnam and Denmark have
had a cooperative process in the field of energy since 2009. The first stage
was the cooperation in the
field of energy saving. By 2017, the governments of the two countries signed a
cooperation agreement on renewable energy. Currently, the Danish is working
with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to draft a development plan for the
next five years.
Mr. Troels Jakobsen expressed: Denmark is very proud when
Vietnam and Denmark have had many effective cooperation in the field of energy.
In the field of wind power, Denmark is famous for many large companies and
corporations operating in this field. Currently, the Danish Government is
assisting the Vietnamese Government in planning a sustainable offshore wind
power development roadmap and at the same time providing support legal
framework in this area. With Danish experience, Mr. Troels Jakobsen believes Vietnam
will
Through working with the Ministry of Industry and Trade,
Denmark has
recognized that Binh Thuan province has great potential
in the field of offshore wind power. Mr. Troels Jakobsen hopes that, with great
potential of offshore wind power, Binh Thuan would receive a lot of investment
in this field, thereby promoting socio-economic development. For
Denmark, Mr. Troels
Jakobsen said that Denmark is ready to become an information channel,
connecting necessary information about technology and investors to Binh Thuan.
Mr. Luong Van Hai, Permanent Vice
Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee gifted the logo of Binh Thuan
Province to Mr. Troels Jakobsen, Commercial Counselor, Embassy of Denmark in
Vietnam.
Speaking
at the meeting, the Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People’s
Committee, Mr. Luong Van Hai sent greetings and thanks to Mr. Troels Jakobsen
for looking for investment opportunities in Binh Thuan. The Permanent Vice
Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that offshore wind power is
still a new field for the province. Currently, the province has received a
number of projects from major investors, but these projects are still in the
stage of surveying and completing procedure to the general plan.
The
Permanent Vice Chairman of the PPC, Mr. Luong Van Hai believes that with
practical experience from this field, Danish investors will contribute to the
development of offshore wind power in Binh Thuan.
In
the coming time, the Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's
Committee suggests both sides continue to discuss and work together to seek
long-term development plans; He also hopes that Denmark will continue to
support Vietnam and Binh Thuan in the field of energy.
The
Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned the
Department of Planning and Investment together with the Department of Industry
and Trade to act as the focal point, providing information on projects and
locations of offshore wind power plan to Mr. Troels Jakobsen, creating favorable
conditions for Mr. Troels Jakobsen to provide the above information to Danish
investors./.
Hữu Tri