During two days of April 11-12, the final round of 2015 Honda ''Eco Mileage Challenge" (Honda EMC) took place in the National Conference Center (Hanoi).

On April 10th, the Workshop on “Policy and Financing of Energy Efficiency in Vietnam” under the Low Carbon Transition in Energy Efficiency Project (LCEE) was held.

In the first quarter of 2015, Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) announced that the national grid has been in stable, safe and sound power supply operation. The Corporation has made 03 sessions of water discharge from hydropower reservoirs of Hoa Binh, Thac Ba and Tuyen Quang to irrigate for the 2014 - 2015 Winter-Spring cultivation in the provinces in the Midlands and Northern Delta.

Funded by the Ministry of Economy and Energy, Germany, the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Vietnam (AHK Vietnam) in collaboration with the Baden-Wurttemberg International Agency for International Economic and Scientific Cooperation successfully held a Workshop on "Energy Management in Industries and Buildings in Vietnam".

In the evening of March 28, together with nearly 200 countries and territories comprising approximately 7,000 cities worldwide, Vietnam responded to Earth Hour Campaign simultaneously in 63 provinces, cities by exemplary action of switching off lights for one hour from 20h30 to 21h30.

As one of the first businesses to voluntarily participate in energy labeling roadmap of Vietnam, JSC Daikin Air Conditioning (Vietnam) conducted energy labeling for their products prior to the time required.

To ‘green’ schools and increase student awareness of energy savings and renewable energy, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has implemented green school model at Luong The Vinh primary school.

On February 5th, 2014, a meeting of the Project Steering Committee of Low Carbon Transition in Energy Efficiency Project (LCEE) in the field of energy saving in Vietnam took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

On February 7th in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade organized Earth Hour 2015 Launching Campaign at Thong Nhat Park with the technical support of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Danish Embassy in Vietnam.

In the implementation of Directive 171/CT-TTg dated 01/26/2011 issued by the Prime Minister, Vietnam Electricity has promulgated guidance to its subordinate units to enhance the power savings in 2015.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam account for the majority in business community. In addition to over 40% of GDP contribution, these enterprises account for 40% of total energy consumption of the industry.

A Vietnamese delegation was in Denmark to learn about how the legal and regulatory framework is designed to promote energy efficiency in Danish industries.

Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (VINACOMIN) is using technological and technical solutions, intensifying management in order to minimize coal loss.

Put into operation in late 2013, Khe Cham III is a completely new coalmine which was designed and constructed by Vietnamese officers and workers. In the first six months of 2014, coal production in 14-5-1A pit of Khe Cham III coalmine reached over 135,000 tonnes, equal to 60.9 percent of the year’s plan.

Sáng 16/7, Triển lãm quốc tế lần thứ 4 về Công nghệ & Thiết bị điện (Vietnam ETE 2014) và Hội chợ Triển lãm Quốc tế Công nghệ sản phẩm Tiết kiệm năng lượng & Năng lượng xanh (Enertec Expo 2014) đã chính thức khai mạc

Chiếc xe điện "Made in Vietnam" đầu tiên do công ty TNHH Tùng Lâm sản xuất không chỉ nhỏ gọn, dễ sử dụng, giá thành cạnh tranh mà còn tiết kiệm năng lượng.

A working group from the Gazprom Neft Group (Russia) recently worked with the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) on investment cooperation in upgrading the Dung Quat Oil Refinery. Vietnam Economic News’ Kim Hoa spoke with Dinh Van Ngoc, General Director of the Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (BSR) about the project.

Từ ngày 16 đến ngày 19-7-2014, tại Trung tâm Hội chợ Triển lãm Tân Bình, TP. Hồ Chí Minh sẽ diễn ra Triển lãm Quốc tế lần thứ 7 về Công nghệ & Thiết bị Điện (Vietnam ETE 2014) và Hội chợ Triển lãm Quốc tế Công nghệ sản phẩm Tiết kiệm năng lượng & Năng lượng xanh (Enertec Expo 2014).

On May 22nd, Swedish Environmental Technologies for Vietnam (SENTECH), together with the Embassy of Sweden and the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment – Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), held the conference “Gateway to Swedish Greentech” in Hanoi.

French enterprises will provide Vietnam with the latest information on renewable energy development, the application of new technologies, the ability to transfer technology, and financial support