The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has just issued a decision approving the Implementation plan of the Political Declaration on the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP Declaration) for the period up to 2050 in the city.

On the morning of September 27, 2024, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), organized "Promoting the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Investment Market in Vietnam's Industrial Sector" seminar.

On the morning of June 27, 2024, the training course "Procedure for Implementation and Issuance of RSF Guarantees", under VSUEE project was organized in Ho Chi Minh City.

On May 14-15, 2024, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), conducted a training course on optimizing compressed air systems in industry.

On the morning of March 25, 2024, in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) inaugurated a training course on optimizing steam systems in the industry for participants from the Southern region.

On the morning of March 19th, in Ho Chi Minh City, a technical seminar "Consultation on Energy Efficiency Boiler Catalogue and Wood Drying Guideline" was organized.

On 17 November 2022, a technology exchange forum took place in Ho Chi Minh City to seize solutions and promote opportunities for South-South cooperation in bioenergy in Viet Nam.

Smart city development is currently a trend in the world and Vietnam. In Vietnam, many big cities such as Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City are the leading cities in applying lighting solutions to develop smart cities.

Nguyen Thi Thuy Van and her sister, Khuong Vu Tram Anh, majoring in Architecture, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, have just completed the project of a charging station for electric vehicles using solar energy named Greensol.

The US Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City said that it has just sponsored AMI AC Renewables Renewable Energy Company to implement a pilot project to develop an energy storage battery system using leading US technology.

Youth volunteers will be involved in a host of activities and projects to raise public awareness of environment protection and promote the efficient use of power in response to this year’s Earth Hour in Ho Chi Minh City.

USAID Vietnam Urban Energy Security is offering support for project developers and enterprises providing advanced, distributed energy solutions in Ho Chi Minh City and/or Danang, via participation in an Investor Roadshow.

Ho Chi Minh City authority strives to achieve the savings rate of 2% - 2.5% of energy consumption compared to the annual average demand forecast.

Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City saved VND36,7 billion from “Power saving families” program.

The target ratio of renewable energy capacity toward 2018 is 1.00%.

Many businesses have been supported by Ho Chi Minh City Energy Conservation Center.

The project goal is to reduce 236,382 tons of CO2 by improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings and condominiums in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

The departments of Ho Chi Minh city including the Transportation, Health, Education - Training with 11 state-owned corporations, enterprises are among the vanguard implementers in compliance of 2015 - 2017 norms for energy efficiency.

Economical use of energy or green energy use will bring many benefits to the economy and the environment. This fact has been demonstrated evidently in many major cities around the world. Vietnam also has many solutions, specific support policies to realize the application of energy saving solutions and green energy use in production and daily life

In the implementation of the Law on economical and efficient use of energy, Directive No.171/CT-TTg dated November 26, 2011 by the Prime Minister, Directive No.06/2011/CT-UBND and Green Energy Programme of Ho Chi Minh City in 2015 in the phase of 2011-2015, Ho Chi Minh City continues to perform its leading role in the implementation of guidelines on power saving.