Vietnam Resource Energy Efficiency

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The project will promote energy (resource) efficiency and clean energy interventions in selected export processing zones, industrial zones and clusters (IZs) in Vietnam. This will be achieved by providing in-depth advisory services to manufacturing firms and infrastructure management companies to develop demonstration projects that promote circular economy concepts while benefiting from synergies associated with multiple co-located industries. Project activities will include scoping assessments, detailed audits, feasibility studies, awareness-raising, and training workshops. Cost-effective projects to avoid GHGs and freshwater will be implemented by facilitating access to financing from local partner banks or other sources. The practical experiences from implementation of demonstration projects will provide a sound foundation for advising the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) in promoting Low Carbon Eco-Efficient Zones that could serve as a model for sustainable private sector growth in Vietnam.