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In more than 40 years of diplomatic relations, since 1971, Vietnam – Norway relations have constantly consolidated and developed in the fields of politics, economy and culture. In particular, cooperation in the energy sector has grown strongly in recent years.

The Prime Minister has approved Decision No. 1208/QĐ - TTg dated July 21^st, 2011 on the National Master Plan for Power Development for the 2011 - 2020 period with the vision to 2030 with the detailed articles as follows:

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.