Ministry of Industry and Trade launches energy efficiency awards in 2025

On September 25 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade coordinated with the Vietnam Energy Conservation and Efficiency Association (VECEA) to organize the launching ceremony of the "Energy Efficiency Award in Industry and Construction in 2025; Award for the Most Energy-Efficient Product in 2025."

The Energy Efficiency Awards are held annually to recognize and honor businesses operating in the industrial production sector and typical construction projects in implementing energy-saving and efficient solutions. The Awards also promote and encourage businesses to implement advanced management and technology solutions to bring to market products with outstanding technical features, high energy efficiency and energy saving.

The awards are expected to contribute to the target of achieving energy savings of 8-10% in the period from 2019 to 2030 of the National Program on economical and efficient use of energy in the period 2019-2030.

The new point of the 2025 award is that the Organizing Committee added the award category of Innovative and Creative Energy Efficiency Technology Solutions to the structure of the 2025 Highest Energy Efficiency Product Award. The addition of the award category of Innovative and Creative Energy Efficiency Technology Solutions in 2025 is an important content to strongly promote science, technology, innovation and digital transformation activities in enterprises, contributing to the successful implementation of Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024 of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hiep, Chairman of the Vietnam Association for Science and Technology of Energy Saving and Efficiency, said that the jury of the awards are experts representing research institutes, universities, and related professional associations with many years of experience in the energy field. The council will work with an objective, impartial, and transparent spirit, based on technical parameters to evaluate the solutions, technologies used, equipment, and products registered for the awards.

The time for receiving applications for the award starts from September 25th to November 15th. After the application period ends, the Award Technical Council will evaluate and select businesses, projects, and products that meet the award criteria. The Organizing Committee will receive applications in both paper and electronic forms; and create maximum support for businesses in the process of submitting applications for the award. The announcement and award ceremony is expected to be in December 2025.

Mr. Dang Hai Dung, Deputy Director of the Department of Innovation, Green Transformation and Industrial Promotion (Ministry of Industry and Trade) said that according to the latest energy statistics report, energy consumption of the industrial sector in Vietnam accounts for more than 50% of the total energy consumption nationwide. Through surveys and practical assessments, the Vietnamese industrial sector can save from 20 to 30% of energy consumption. For construction works, with an annual increase in floor area put into use of over 40%, the potential for energy saving in construction works in Vietnam is estimated from 30 to 35%. The above figures show that the room for energy saving in all fields is still very large.

On this occasion, the Ministry of Industry and Trade also organized a conference on "Disseminating policies and laws on economical and efficient use of energy, and response to climate change." At the conference, businesses, experts, and management agencies discussed policies on efficient use of energy; shared the implementation status of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy.../.

(Vietnam+)

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