Project Activities

During the framing lecture at the workshop

Hanoi, 8th June 2017, under the framework of the "low carbon technology assessment", the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) co-organized the "Sector-based stakeholders' workshop for low carbon technology assessment" for the energy efficiency and power generation sectors. The workshop has the participation of Vietnamese experts and specialists from ministries and organizations, corporations, and international experts.

For Energy-efficiency sector, key discussion points can be summarized as follows:

Training for servicing personnel	Energy efficiency of heat pump (e.g. air conditioner) on site depends largely on conditions of installation. Licensing to installation/servicing companies may be necessary from energy-efficiency and safety points of view.
Current situation of technology transfer	Some technology options are already popular in Vietnam (e.g. Vertical roller mill for cement production, refinery). The current technology list is developed in line with the energy benchmark system of MOIT.
ESCO (Energy Saving COmpany)	Not all ESCOs have sufficient knowledge on wide range of appliances. MOIT has been providing training to ESCOs powered by Canada. MOIT also want JICA to support such an activity.
Cross-sectoral technologies	The technology list should include more general technologies (e.g. air compressor, boiler) which can be applied in various industries.
Green building	MOC doesn't have proper instruction for installation, causing less- than- desirable installation conditions. (e.g. installation of A/C to the building of the National Assembly). MOC will issue a Circular on green building in later this year.
Evaluation criteria	"Possibility for transfer to domestic production" could be considered but difficult for evaluation.
Awareness	Every person should be aware of energy saving, including every public servant. It may be effective to provide short suggestions on electricity invoice to household.

The next step will be:

• To discuss the feasibility of application of the proposed technologies in the context of Viet Nam, taking into consideration of barriers in policies and technical aspects.
• To elaborate on the technology and action assessment criteria for prioritization and its application in Viet Nam.
• To come up with some possible recommendations on policy, awareness and human capacity in order to maximize total efficiency of technologies to be introduced.
• To consider in future, generic technologies (such as "motor", and "pump") which can be applied across sub-sectors and industries.

The "Low Carbon Technology Assessment" was jointly launched by the Department of Climate Change (MONRE) and JICA under the "Project to Support the Planning and Implementation of NAMAs in a MRV Manner (SPI-NAMA)", with the main purpose of conducting technical assessment of mitigation measures for achieving the GHG emission reduction targets set out in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) submitted by the Government of Viet Nam to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).