Government approved renewable energy for water supply in the Mekong River Delta

15/09/2015

     The Prime Minister has approved the “Renewable Energy for Water Supply in Mekong Delta” Project with total non-refundable aid of 4 million Danish krone.     The Project is to promote sustainable renewable energy water supply for rural communities in the Mekong Delta providing water to users and being used as demonstration site to make an informed change from non-renewable energy systems. Through the monitoring works, the Project makes the community understand how much energy can be saved and CO2 can be reduced by renewable energy systems. The Project will also provide the knowledge of solar and wind energy for the local people. The Project will benefit residents of 12 provinces and a city, namely Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Ca Mau, Long An, Kien Giang, Hau Giang, An Giang, Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Tien Giang and Can Tho city. Prime Minister assigned The People’s Committee of Can Tho city to verify, approve and sign related documents.                                                                        VGP (English edition I-2013)