On the morning of March 25, 2024, in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) inaugurated a training course on optimizing steam systems in the industry for participants from the Southern region.

On the morning of February 23, 2024, within the framework of the Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency (VSUEE) Project, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in collaboration with the World Bank (WB) organized a seminar "Roundtable on Vietnam’s Energy efficiency: Challenges and opportunities to promote the EE market".

On the afternoon of January 24, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and the Embassy of Denmark in Vietnam organized a Steering Committee Meeting for the Vietnam-Denmark Energy Partnership Program Phase 3 (DEPP3) for the period 2020-2025.

A project to promote energy efficiency among large business enterprises was kick-started by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

On the morning of October 26, 2023, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), in collaboration with the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), organized a seminar on Promoting the Energy-Efficient Investment Market in the Industrial Sector of Vietnam.

An energy transition seminar on Norwegian-Vietnamese business partnerships opened in Ho Chi Minh on September 13, hosted by the Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam in collaboration with the Oil, Gas and Coal Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

According to MOIT’s surveys, over 85% of consumers have used or are interested in energy-labeled products by 2020.

Within promotional activities of the Energy Efficiency Program period 2019 - 2030 (VNEEP 3) in 2022, the Steering committee office of energy efficiency (MOIT) organized the “Energy Efficiency - From policy making to action taken” forum.

Implementing energy efficiency activities helps ensure energy supply for production and sustainable development goals.

Mr. Trịnh Quốc Vũ, Deputy Director of Department of Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOIT), commended that though most enterprises are aware of energy efficiency’s significant role, there is still a gap between awareness and action.

A working delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the EU Delegation to Vietnam had a meeting with the authorities in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on electricity supply for rural areas and renewable energy development.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has issued the Guidelines for Developing Provincial Action Plan on Energy Efficiency for the period 2020-2025.

On December 22nd 2016, the pilot Voluntary agreement (VA) program signing ceremony was organized by the General Directorate of Energy at the head office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT).

Ngoài Dịch vụ công mức độ 4 dán nhãn năng lượng, Bộ Công Thương còn khai trương Cổng Dịch vụ công trực tuyến Bộ Công Thương tại địa chỉ: http://online.moit.gov.vn.

The Conference of the 5 Year Plan Period of implementing the National Target Programme on Energy Efficiency during the period 2011-2015 was held by Ministry of Industry and Trade in cooperation with the Vietnam Energy Conservation & Energy Efficiency Association.

An inception workshop on industrial boilers adoption to achieve energy conservation in Vietnam

On September 1st, 2015 in Hanoi, the Vietnam Journalist Association, the National Program on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy - MOIT, Electricity of Vietnam worked on the final appraisal to award the press prize on "Communication to Raise Awareness in Economical and Efficient Use of Energy 2014".

As it is planned for June 18, 2015, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Hanoi, there will be MoU signing ceremony between Vietnam MOIT and the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Building on cooperation in energy saving and renewable energy industry.

According to statistics from the General Department of Energy (MOIT), currently, the power consumption for lighting accounts for 35% of total power consumption of the country. Meanwhile, this indicator in other countries only accounts for about 15-17%.

Earth Hour encourages households and businesses to turn off the lights and other unimportant electrical appliances for an hour from 20h30 to 21h30 (local time) on the last Saturday of March annually.