Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Sustainable Energy Alliance (VSEA) and the ClimateChange Working Group (CCWG) kicked off the Vietnam Renewable Energy Week 2018in Hanoi on August 21.

The event, whichtakes place until August 26 in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho, creates aforum for multi-stakeholders to find solutions to removing obstacles andaccelerating renewable energy development for all in Vietnam.

It also aims toraise public awareness of the feasibility and benefits of renewable energy andcall for concrete actions, launch the “Million Green Houses for Vietnam’sProsperity" concept and mobilise stakeholders’ interest in jointly implementingthis programme.

With themessage “Clearing the path for renewable energy to every home in Vietnam”, the3rd Renewable Energy Week involves a chain of inter-relatedactivities, including workshops, seminars, field trips, exhibitions and otherevents.

The week willbe concluded by the Run for Renewable Energy 2018 in EcoPark urban area inHanoi which will draw about 700 runners.

According toNguy Thi Khanh, Executive Director of the Green Innovation and DevelopmentCentre (GreenID) – a member of VSEA, the week includes five main events held inthe three big cities and 18 side events nationwide, expected to be attended byabout 2,300 delegates and more than 10,000 followers on the fan page andwebsite.

The MillionGreen Houses concept was co-initiated by GreenID and Green Asia with the goalto promote the use of renewable energy and power-saving solutions, wastemanagement at home, rainwater collection and use and tree planting.

Renewable energy is playing an important role in ruraldevelopment in Vietnam, helping to create more incomes for farmers and moderniseagricultural production. 

Apart from bringing economic benefits to ruralareas, renewable energy is also a domestic energy source that can help Vietnambecome more proactive in its energy supply and reduce its dependence onfluctuations in the global oil, coal and gas prices. 

In 2015, the Prime Minister approved a renewableenergy development strategy by 2030 with a vision to 2050, which targets anincrease in the ratio of power generated from renewable energy to 32 percent by2030 and 43 percent by 2050.

The national project for power development in 2011-2020 alsoidentified developing renewable energy as a breakthrough to ensure the nation’senergy security, and reduce negative impacts from generating power on theenvironment.

There are some 50 wind power, and more than 100solar power projects, along with a number of biomass projects being developedin the country.-VNA