Vietnam encourages Belgian investors in clean energy

PSNews – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue led a delegation of the Vietnamese Government to visit solar and wind power projects of Rent A Port company on September 17, beginning his working visit to Belgium.

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Rent A Port is an engineering and investment company, specializing in marine infrastructure, clean energy and industrial zones. In Vietnam, Ren A Port is one of the founders of Dinh Vu port (Hai Phong). 

This enterprise also invested in the Deep C Industrial Zones in both Hai Phong and Quang Ninh. Deep Cs now operate effectively, attracting dozens of secondary investors and creating jobs for 8,000 local labors. Besides, Ren A Port participates in restructuring the Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines). 

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue at the reception party.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue at the reception party. 

In the clean energy field, Rent A Port has invested in a number of projects in Belgium, including the 200.000 sqm TerraNova solar project, contributing 15MW to the Belgium national power grid, with its efficiency of 5% higher than conventional power supplies.

According to Rent A Port, some Northern provinces of Vietnam can develop solar and wind power efficiently. The company is now considering investing a wind power project in Cat Ba (Hai Phong).

Appreciating the investment and business of Rent A Port in Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said: "The Vietnamese Government always supports effective and sustainab investment activities." He also asked Rent A Port to continue restructuring Vinalines in Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue applauded Rent A Port’s investing in clean energy in Vietnam, especially its researching the connectivity between wind power systems and Vietnam’s national grid.

Then, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue joined a reception party hosted by the Mayor of Ostend city Johan Vande Lanotte, former Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium.

At the reception party, Mayor Johan Vande Lanotte and leaders of Rent A Port expressed their support for the establishment of trade relations between the European Union (EU) and Vietnam via the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). 

By Linh Bui

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