This is one of the solutions to achieve the goal of reducing 5.9% of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector under a plan issued by the ministry recently.

An electric bus in HCM City. By 2030, the Ministry of Transport wants 623 Compressed Natural Gas on the roads of Hanoi and HCM City.

Reviews will be carried out to amend the national technical standards for automobiles with updated regulations for electric vehicles (EVs).

The ministry will develop a circular regulating the classification of road vehicles, signs to identify vehicles using clean, green and environmentally – friendly energies, together with the issuance of standards for roadside rest stops, including regulations on charging stations.

Studies will also be carried out to develop the charging infrastructure system and integrate into the road transport infrastructure planning for 2021-30 period with a vision to 2050.

The ministry will also look at mechanisms for exchanging and offsetting carbon credits for projects which convert from fossil fuel vehicles to EVs.

Under the plan, the ministry also set a target that there will be 623 Compressed Natural Gas buses by 2030, 423 in Ho Chi Minh City and 200 in Hanoi.

In addition, 100% of road vehicles will use biofuel E5 by 2030.

Power capacity from renewable energy sources by 2030

In Decision No 262/QD-TTg dated April 1, 2024, the Prime Minister approved the implementation plan for the National Power Development Master Plan in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.

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Vietnam, Japan promote financial mechanisms in green energy transition projects

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on March 29 emphasised the important role of banks and financial mechanisms in green energy transition projects when he received Managing Director of the Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) Tanimoto Masayuki in Hanoi.

Vietnam, Singapore deepen economic, energy cooperation

Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held talks with Singaporean Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng in Hanoi on March 20, during which they discussed ways to strengthen economic and trade ties between the two nations.

Ministry of Industry and Trade deploys Hydrogen Energy Strategy

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) held a conference in Hanoi on February 22 to deploy Vietnam's hydrogen energy development strategy to 2030 with a vision until 2050.

Hi-tech waste-to-energy plant opens in Bac Ninh

A hi-tech waste-to-energy plant was inaugurated in Ngu Thai commune, Thuan Thanh township in the northern province of Bac Ninh on January 11.