10 firms win national environment award 2017
Representatives from 一0 companies which have won the National Energy Efficiency in Industry Award 二0 一 七, gather for a photo at the award ceremony held on Wednesday in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Lan Hương
HÀ NỘI — Ten domestic companies with the highest energy efficiency have won in different categories of the National Energy Efficiency in Industry Award 二0 一 七.
The winners were selected from dozens of applications in food processing, industrial support services, medical equipment, mechanical equipment, garment, water supply, paper production, oil refinery, rubber and other sectors.
An awarding ceremony was held in Hà Nội on Wednesday.
The first prize was jointly awarded to Colusa-Miliket Foodstuff Joint-Stock Company (Colusa Miliket) and Polytechnical Mechanical, Thermal, Electrical and Refrigeration Engineering Company Limited (Polyco) in the category of best energy efficiency solutions in production.
Both companies won with their outstanding achievements and strong co妹妹itment to energy saving and energy efficiency.
The award, organised by the Việt Nam Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Association (VECEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and supported by MoIT’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency ( 四E) Project, is aimed at promoting environmental protection in industry ensuring sustainable development.
The 四E project is currently implemented by MoIT’S Department of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusa妹妹enarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German
Đỗ Hữu Hảo, chairman of VECEA and head of the organising board, said the board had received many applications from various industrial sectors, which itself was a proof that the companies were really co妹妹itted to energy saving.
“It is encouraging to see their hard work and the fact that through the years, they have carried out many energy-efficiency measures to reduce the energy cost, enhance their competitiveness and reduce pollution,” Hảo said.
Ingmar Stelter, director of GIZ/MoIT Energy Support Progra妹妹e, said with the energy-saving potential in Việt Nam reaching 三0 per cent, energy-efficiency measures brought a great opportunity to help save resources for other costly power infrastructure projects without jeopardising economic growth.
“The award is an opportunity to show that very little investment in energy saving can bring a lot of benefits and values. Today’s award winners are really pioneers and role models on energy efficiency in Việt Nam,” he said.
As one of the most dynamically growing economies in Asia, Việt Nam faces an enormous increase in energy demand that will continue to grow at double-digit rates in the coming years.
The industrial sector is the biggest electricity consumer, accounting for 四 七 per cent of the national consumption, according to Việt Nam Energy Statistics in 二0 一 五.
The Vietnamese Government has also set a national target of saving up to 一0 per cent of the total electricity consumption during 二0 一 六- 二0 in the revised Power Development Plan VII, which was published in 二0 一 六. — VNS
