(HBO) – A workshop highlighting rooftop solar power energy development at the Luong Son industrial park (IP), with an aim to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and protect the environment, was held in Hoa Binh’s Luong Son district on May 24.
At
the workshop.
The event saw the participation of
representatives from the Vietnam Clean Energy Association, Luong Son district’s
power units, Vietnamese and foreign companies, and 17 firms operating at the
IP.
Electricity demand surges when hot weather
begins, resulting in frequent power shortages and outages. In addition, as
COVID-19 has been brought under control, economic activities to boost recovery
poses a challenge to ensuring sufficient power supply.
Given the supply in the northern region
faces difficulties while promoting renewable energy development is targeted so
as to avoid shortages, rooftop solar power is viewed as a solution to such
problems.
The move is in line with the Party and
State’s policy on promoting renewable energy development and Vietnam’s
commitment made at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties
(COP26).
At the workshop, delegates exchanged
viewpoints on the new policy for sustainable renewable energy development in
the future. They also put forward rooftop solar power development solutions at
Luong Son IP, stating that chances have come for the IP to shift to the work in
a bid to reduce GHG emissions, protect the environment, and avoid power
shortages at factories in the IP, towards the Government’s goal of achieving
net zero emissions by 2050.
At the end of the event, two firms signed
agreements to purchase electricity from Duc Anh Energy./.
After more than four years of implementing a project launched by the Hoa Binh Party Committee’s Standing Board on developing agriculture and promoting product consumption linked with building new-style rural areas for the 2021-2025 period, the province’s industry and trade sector has made significant strides, greatly contributing to local socio-economic development.
Luong Son district has identified 2025 as the year for the accelerated breakthrough to successfully implement the socio-economic development plan for the 5-year period from 2021 to 2025. The district has been focusing on executing the plans and trying to achieve a GRDP growth rate of approximately 15%.
Since the beginning of this year, under the direction of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Sub-Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Fishery Product Quality Management has strengthened the integration of the professional activities to promote and guide the organizations and individuals in the production and trading of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products to comply with the legal regulations regarding the use of chemicals, pesticides and veterinary medicines in crop cultivation, livestock farming and aquaculture. They also provide guidance to processing and manufacturing establishments on keeping the records to trace the product origins and using food additives from the approved list according to the regulations.
Hoa Binh province saw a significant rise in state budget revenue in the first two months of 2025, heard a meeting chaired by Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Quach Tat Liem.
Ha Thi Ha Chi, a 26-year-old graduate in law, has taken an unconventional path by returning to her hometown in Mai Chau district to establish the Tong Dau Cooperative, creating stable jobs for local women and bringing Thai ethnic brocade weaving to the global market.
As the Lunar New Year 2025 approached, pork prices surged, creating a profitable season for farmers in Tan Vinh commune, Luong Son district. Taking advantage of the rising demand, Can Minh Son, a farmer from Coi hamlet, sold over 30 pigs at 69,000 VND/kg, each weighing more than 100 kg. After deducting expenses, his family earned a profit of over 50 million VND.