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From 2 to 8 March 2014, Institute of Energy’s representative participated in a working program for members of the East Asia Knowledge Platform for Low Carbon Growth in Japan.

The country’s geographical location, climate conditions and agricultural activities give Vietnam in general and its northern plains and midland area in particular a plentiful potential and diversity of renewable energy resources (RE) which are exploitable and useful such as hydropower, biomass, wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, biofuel resources and other new energy resources. However, so far effective exploitation and utilization of renewable energies in general and renewable electricity in particular in these areas are still limited in comparison with their potential. 

On February 28, in Quang Ngai city, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) in coordination with Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) to organize a ceremony to announce the adjustment of the site planning of the Power & Gas Center in Central Region - Dung Quat Power Center.

PetroVietnam Oil Stockpile Company, a member unit under state-run oil and gas group PetroVietnam, recently affirmed its commitment to building a $250-million underground oil storage terminal in the central province of Quang Ngai’s Dung Quat economic zone.

Dung Quat Economic Zone Management Board has  announced the boundary location of Dung Quat Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in Son Tra, Tan Hy villages, Binh Dong commune, Binh Son district.

Gazprom Neft, one of the leading oil producers in Russia, is concluding a deal with a Vietnamese partner acquire a stake at the Dung Quat oil refinery and to modernise the plant.

After nearly a year of changing the operating model to a joint stock company, Binh Son Refinery Joint Stock Company (BSR) has shown the strong steps even in the most difficult times of the market to affirm as a leading company in backyard of  PetroVietnam (PVN) with a good result “stable production and efficient business”.

Authorities in central Quang Ngai Province want more concessions for their Dung Quat oil refinery to match those given to a competitor.

Dung Quat Economic Zone Management Board is promoting to attract investments with billions US$ in energy and petrochemical technology projects.

The Prime Minister has approved in writing document the proposal of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on adjusting and supplementing the Hoa Phat Dung Quat PPP into the National Power Development Planning in the 2011-2020 period, with a vision to 2030.

Mr. Tran Ngoc Cang, the Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People’s Committee (PPC) and Ms. Atul Nargund, Vice Chairman of Sembcorp (Singapore) have signed the MOU on cooperation in developing Dung Quat gas fired Power Project.

  The Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations (VUSTA) announced the projects awarded with the “Vietnam Fund for Scientific and Technological Creations (VIFOTEC)” prize. Among the awarded projects there is the third prize of the engineer Dao Xuan Gioi and his coworkers in Binh Son Single Member Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd (BSR) with the “Solutions for decreasing bridge wall temperature (BWT), flue gas temperature, and saving fuel for H-1101 heat gain furnace at the crude oil distilling unit (CDU) of Dung Quat Refinery”.

The Gazprom Neft Corporation of Russia has officially sent a letter with a proposal to stop the negotiation process on transferring a 49% stake of Dung Quat Oil Refinery Plant (ORP).

By this February, 5 years has gone since Dung Quat oil refinery plant produced its first commercial product in February 2009. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung previously assessed that Dung Quat oil refinery plant’s putting into operation had importance in terms of political and economic – social aspects, defense and security in the process of industrialization and modernization of the country, contributed to ensuring national energy security; confirmed that the selection of location and construction of the plant was the right investment decision of the Party and the State...

The central committee of the Vietnam Environmental Economics Association (under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) has just recognized Dung Quat Oil Refinery Plant, which has achieved the Top 10 of "Friendly Green Plants" and the product line of unleaded petrol: RON 95-III, RON 92-II, E5 RON 92-II and diesel fuel (DO 0,005S) of Dung Quat Oil Refinery has achieved the Top 20 of “Environmentally Friendly Products” in 2018.