The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Office of Energy Efficiency will coordinate with the Center for Industrial Counseling and Development under the Department of Industry and Trade in Thua Thien Hue to host the 3rd Energy Efficiency Center meeting on 17 September 2010.

The conference is expected to welcome 150 delegates from central and local levels, including representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, representatives and specialists of EECs in the whole country, together with large enterprises in the city of Hue.

This is the third time the EEC Meeting is held on a national scale. The 2nd meeting was successfully organized by Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The conference is an opportunity to evaluate the performance of EECs in the whole country in 2010 and present the activities of the Centers in the coming time. This is also an opportunity for the Centers to share information and exchange experiences in implementing energy efficiency projects, which have contributed immensely to the National Program and promoting energy efficiency in our country.

Implementing the National Program on Energy Efficiency and Conservation directed by the Prime Minister in the Decision No. 79/2006/QD-TTg on 14/4/2006, the Steering Committee has been carrying out many activities aiming at saving the total national energy consumption by 3% to 5% in the period 2006-2010 and by 5% to 8% by 2011-2015. One of the activities is forming a national network of EECs.

Currently, the country has dozens of established and operating Energy Efficiency Centers

which have achieved encouraging results, such as EEC Hanoi, HCM City, Haiphong, Tien Giang, Phu Tho and recently Bac Giang.

The 3rd Energy Efficiency Centers Meeting is expected to be held at Park View Hotel, No. 9 Ngo Quyen Str., Hue city.

By Minh Duc