During three days, December 16 -18, 2015, the Low Carbon Transition in Energy Efficiency Project (LCEE Project) held a training course on Optimization of industrial refrigeration system for the 2nd round.

To improve the economical and efficient use of energy in the business community, the electricity sector and other relevant departments of Can Tho City implemented many operations with dissemination of solutions, patterns of economical and efficient use of energy. It is meant to help businesses choose the solution and application models for optimization of energy efficiency, consistent with the size and condition of each enterprise.

On December 19, 2015 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade held a ceremony to award the winners in the Contest "Energy management in industry and buildings in 2014" honoring 16 units for their creative energy solutions and Economical and Efficient Use of Energy.

On December 11, the Environment Protection Association in collaboration with the Department of Building and Vietnam Clean Energy Program (USAID) held a seminar "Green Building Development and Energy Efficiency"

According to the Hanoi Energy Conservation Center, the movement of Electricity Saving Households has been deployed since 2011. To date, over 5 year duration (2011-2015), the movement has saved 1.32 billion kWh, equivalent to VND2,155 billion. Particularly, in 2015, the whole city conserved over 35 million kWh.

On December 16, 2015, Da Nang Department of Transport held a workshop on development of sustainable and green indicators of Da Nang City, directing towards the development under Vietnam National Green Growth Strategy published by the Government over the past time.

With a series of power-saving programs under on-going implementation, the results are achieved in the reduced power loss, continuously lower than the planned targets, from 9.23% in 2011 to 8% in 2015. In 2015, the country saved more than 2,900 billion kWh, accounting for 2.34% percentage of commercial electricity.

On Dec 16, 2015 Tien Giang province held a conference to sum up the energy savings period 2008-2015 and the strategy of cleaner production for 2011-2015 in the province. Mr. Le Van Nghia, Deputy Chairman of Tien Giang attended and chaired the meeting.

90,000 đèn LED sẽ được lắp tại 800 chi nhánh của ngân hàng Santander và 14 tòa nhà văn phòng. Hoạt động này nằm trong kế hoạch tài trợ chiếu sáng hiệu quả năng lượng lớn nhất trên toàn quốc gia.

For African students living in remote, off-the-grid locations, learning about computers and digital technology is virtually impossible. But what if the digital world were brought to them?

During December 01 – 04, 2015, the General Directorate of Energy – Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Danish International Development Assistance ran a training course on “Optimization of energy use in technological system of kiln” – session 1. Technical experts from 3 regions of Vietnam attended the course.

On December 8, 2015 the Da Nang People's Committee had a meeting with Mr. Ranjan K.Bose, senior energy expert of the World Bank (WB) in the framework of the field mission program between the Da Nang city People's Committee with the Mission Team of the World Bank.

The concept of smart green apartment gradually becomes an inevitable trend in the developing and modern life today. The architect Francois Baberot, a French from company NKB Archi under the Project Ecolife Capitol has realized the idea of green apartment and he designed an apartment with international standards in terms of design and energy saving.

Bộ điều khiển công suất đèn cao áp, đèn LED “made in Việt Nam” có thể giúp tiết kiệm điện cho hệ thống chiếu sáng công cộng hiện nay 41 - 50%.

According to the draft, those works registered for Award of Energy Savings and Environmentally friendly features must be the civil construction from grade III or higher, which are commissioned and completed and put into use as prescribed law within the last 3 years by the time of award registration; at the same time, there is no violation of the provisions of law on construction, land acquisition, bidding, work safety, environmental protection, fire control and other related provisions of laws.

On December 5, 2015, in Hanoi, the "Consultation Meeting for assessment and acceptance of National Target Program on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy in Hanoi in 2015 was held by the General Department of Energy in collaboration with the Hanoi Department of Industry, Trade and Energy Conservation Center.

Japanese manufacturer is ready to start its Smart Grid trials with energy provider Enel.

On December 3, in Phu Tho, the Electricity of Vietnam - Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) organized "Review Ceremony on Emulation Program of Power Saving Families in Phu Tho Province in 2015". This is the first prominent event in the series of pro-customer activities deployed by EVNNPC during the month of "Gratitude to customers - December 2015" which had been launched by Electricity of Vietnam.

December 4, 2015 the Bac Ninh Power Company (Bac Ninh PC) in cooperation with the Tu Son town People's Committee celebrated the review on "Emulation in Power Saving Families of Tu Son town in 2015", to commend 170 prize winners of Power Saving Family title, in 2015

Currently, the lighting technology used in offshore fishing boats relies on traditional high pressure lamps, incandescent, halogen, fluorescent, compact lamps, made in China, South Korea, accounting for over 50% of the total cost operation of each round offshore, increasing the financial burden for fishermen.