On July 31, 2008, in Hanoi, Energy Saving Office – The Ministry of Industry and Trade, held a workshop on constructing the roadmap and the master plan for the program of labeling energy and energy saving in Vietnam.
There were representatives from The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Institute of Energy, Standard Center, Market Management Authority – The Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi Power Company, Hai Phong Power Company, Statistic Authority, Harmonizing Laboratory. World Bank (WB) and so on attending the workshop.
The aim of the workshop is to collect the ideas related to the construction of the roadmap and the labeling energy and energy saving, ranging from spontaneously to compulsorily implementation, with energy consuming home appliances and industry equipment, materials and products which can reduce energy consumption in production and business to raise the public awareness about saving energy, ensuring the target of economizing 5 – 8% of the energy consumption approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 79/2006/QĐ-TTg dated April 14, 2006 in the National Program on the effective and economical use of energy.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade is proactively constructing the project and rafting the roadmap to submit to the Prime Minister so that this program will be carried out from now to the year 2015.
From Industry Magazine, July 2008.
Theo: Industry Magazine