Can Tho city, RoK’s SK Group eye cooperation in green economy
Vice Chairman of Can Tho city People's Committee Duong Tan Hien and representatives of local departments and agencies on July 26 met with a delegation from SK Group led by senior advisor Lee Dong Uk, discussing pilot projects under the city’s green growth strategy.
Can Tho (VNA) – Vice Chairman ofCan Tho city People's Committee Duong Tan Hien and representatives of localdepartments and agencies on July 26 met with a delegation from SK Group led by senior advisor Lee Dong Uk, discussing pilot projects under the city’s green growth strategy.
According to Lee, the group is supporting the Vietnm’s Ministry ofPlanning and Investment to study green growth in Vietnam and focusing on seeking investment opportunities in Can Tho as well as developingprojects in the Mekong Delta. The official added that the group is planning to pilot the application of hydrogen in power generation and greentransport in Can Tho and to deploy a pilot project ofheavy-duty hydrogen-powered trucks in the comi💧ng time.
Along with a Can Tho-based centre thatpromotes the linkage among agricultural production, processing, and consumptionin the Mekong Delta, SK Group is also eying zero waste projects in this hub. Vice Chairman of the Can Tho People'sCommittee Duong Tan Hien spoke highly of SK Group for its resources andexperience in different business fields, especially in the green economicdevelopment, and suggested the group invest in theVinh Thanh Industrial Park project as a model of a greenindustrial park. Can Tho will create favourable conditions for SKGroup to study and implement pilot projects on hydrogen, he said./.
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At the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
