Businesses in Luong Son Industrial Zone (Hoa Binh) usually organize production at off-peak hours to save energy and reduce production costs.

People-founded Van Lang University base 2 (Ho Chinh Minh City) has an area of nearly 5,000m2 with 400 teachers who train 11,000 students per year. With that scale, each month, the school consumes an average of 38,000 kWh of electricity.

The Export-Import Bank of the US has agreed on a credit package worth US$1 billion for a wind power development programme in the Mekong River Delta between 2011 and 2015.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) started construction of the VND33 trillion Mong Duong 1 Thermal Power Plant in the northern province of Quang Ninh on October 22.

Vietnamese enterprises support the Government’s move to invest in renewable and alternative energy and they accept high energy costs in the short-term to lessen the nation’s dependence on mineral oil and its aim to have a long-term stable price.

The ambassador said that Denmark has many advantages in using energy effectively, particularly recycled and clean energies like solar energy, energy produced from rubbish and biogas.

Modern technologies, adequate Government incentives and reasonable production costs would help facilitate the development of renewable energy in Viet Nam.

Modern technologies, adequate Government incentives and reasonable production costs will help facilitate the development of renewable energy in Vietnam.

Diesel and kerosene prices, including value added tax, started decreasing at 11am yesterday while petrol and other oil prices remained unchanged, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

The concrete stove, at 4-m-high with capacity of about 12cu.m, can deal with 120 kilos of waste each time. The facility cost about VND7 million (US$340).

In Sep and Oct 2011, the gas systems of Nam Con Son and PM3 shall be suspended for repair and maintenance as planned.

The workshop aimed to raise the awareness of sustainable development of the business community, especially in the energy sector of Vietnam.

Cuban and Vietnamese experts are working together to install new-type biogas producing tanks made from Polyester, which is expected to help local farmers in Cuba get an alternative source of electric power for daily life and production.

Phu Quoc Island District in the southern province of Kien Giang will receive more than VND9.16 trillion (US$436.2 million) to implement three power supply projects, said the Phu Quoc Investment and Development Management Board.

Nuclear energy is for not only developed countries but also developing countries like Vietnam which can implement and apply nuclear energy in its economic development, said IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano.

In the first seven months of 2011, Dong Nai has saved 56 million kWh of electricity, 64% of the plan of the whole year which is 82 million kWh. In addition to the efforts of Dong Nai Power Co., Ltd, the enthusiastic response, sympathy and sharing of all parts of the society also have to be mentioned.

According to the Provincial Center of Industrial Promotion, the Energy saving program in 2011 is subsidized by the central budget (under the National Program on Energy Efficiency and Conservation with the total budget of VND 250 million) and VND 120 million by the local budget.

Engineer Nguyen Dinh Minh Toan, Saigon Electronics and Industrial Services JSC (Ho Chi Minh City) and his colleagues have successfully studied the application of solar energy in aquaculture to help farmers reduce costs, save monthly energy and fuel and protect the environment.

HCM City Power Corporation (EVN HCMC) organized a conference reviewing the “Power saving family 2011” movement. 24 typical households received certificates of merit of the City People's Committee for their effective participation in the program.

With support from the National Program on Energy Efficiency and Conservation and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), Viettronics Thuduc Limited Company (VTD), member unit of Vietnam Electronics and Informatics Corporation (VEIC), has developed and put into trial operation the first high-tech LED producing facility in Vietnam in Saigon hi-tech park.

During the dry season, to help power sector reduce power consumption during peak hours, some oil-powered generators have been used, especially during peak hours, to reduce the time of using the national grid. Specifically, 65% of devices have been separated from the grid and powered by generators.

That Sai Gon Passenger Transport Co., Ltd is allowed to borrow the State with the interest rate of 0% and exempted from the tax of importing 50 CNG buses has laid the foundation for the development of green buses in Vietnam.

With the measures mentioned above, the company's initial investment was VND 350 million. From 2008 to now, Vinh Phu Shoes JSC has reduced electricity consumption by 40,000Kwh each year.

EVNSPC has directed Power Companies to coordinate with the localities to propagate the Law on Energy Efficiency and Conservation; strictly implement requirements, directives, resolutions and instructions of the Government, Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Electricity of Vietnam on saving power.

Electricity saving for the interests of the nation and people has been ingrained into the actions of every citizen. By practical deeds, specific measures, many localities have effectively implemented the work of saving power.

In order to provide Vietnam with new technology solutions that save energy and protect the environment, Hanoi Foreign Affairs Service Center (HAFACEN) has announced the launch of Blue Water Power (BWP) water battery technology of Mishima Company from Japan