Pacific Group and Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club had a joint working session with the Leaders of Hai Phong City
On July 28, 2023 at the Office of the Hai Phong City Party Committee, Dr. Le Tien Chau, Secretary of the City Party Committee, Mr. Le Trung Kien, Head of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Management Board, Mr. Hoang Minh Cuong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee The city together with leaders of Cat Hai District, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Planning and Investment, Foreign Affairs, and Transport received and worked with the leaders of IHI Group and Pacific Group and Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club
On the side of Hai Phong City Leaders, there are
Dr. Le Tien Chau, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the City Party Committee - Chairman;
Mr. Le Trung Kien, Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee, Head of the Management Board of Hai Phong Economic Zone;
Mr. Hoang Minh Cuong, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee;
Heads of departments, branches and units: Planning and Investment, Natural Resources and Environment, Transport, Foreign Affairs, Office of the City Party Committee, Office of the City People's Committee;
Mr. Bui Tuan Manh, Chairman of Cat Hai District People's Committee
On the Enterprise side, there are:
Mr. Konosuke YOSHII, Chief Representative of IHI Group in Vietnam.
Mr. Le Ngoc Anh Minh, Executive Chairman of Pacific Group, Chairman of Hydrogen Vietnam ASEAN Club.
Mr. Akiho Ando, Vice President, IHI Infrastructure System Co Ltd
Mr. Naoya Taki, General Manager of Asia Engineering Center, Overseas Project Department, IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd.
Mr. Kenji Kajima, General Director of IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd.
Ms. Dao Lan Anh, IHI Hanoi Office
Ms. Dinh Thi Thanh Mai, Advisory Board of Pacific Group, Head of External Relations Department of Hydrogen Vietnam ASEAN Club
Mr. Nguyen Van Diep, General Director of Infrastructure and Energy Division, Pacific Group
Mr. Le Tien Chau, Secretary of the City Party Committee chaired and coordinated the working session. The Secretary of the City Party Committee assessed Hai Phong as one of the best places to attract Japanese investment in Vietnam and highly appreciated Japanese investors. The Secretary of the City Party Committee wishes to listen to the introduction of the investor and the city leaders will answer in the immediate future as well as have separate working sessions with the Department of Industry to concretize the project work.
Mr. Konosuke Yoshii, Chief Representative of IHI in Vietnam introduced the business pillars of Heavy Industry Group with a history of 170 years and expressed his desire to cooperate with Hai Phong City on solutions to digitize jobs. maintenance of roads and bridges, announcement of production and business activities in Dinh Vu Industrial Park and cooperation on carbon neutralization project in industrial park with DeepC Industrial Park. Mr. Yoshii also explained about the direction of developing clean energy in industrial zones: producing hydrogen and green ammonia (IHI Group has strength in green ammonia industry).
Mr. Le Ngoc Anh Minh, Executive Chairman of Pacific Group and Chairman of Vietnam ASEAN Hydrogen Club introduced the business of developing transport infrastructure and clean energy projects of Pacific Group and expressed his intention to research. invest in a flying car project at Cat Ba Island in Cat Hai District to create a distinct tourist service highlight for tourists to Cat Ba and Lan Ha Bay to visit and admire.
The representative of the Department of Transport highly appreciated the proposal of IHI Group on technology solutions to maintain bridges and roads and will have a more detailed working session to ensure that the implementation works are in accordance with the legal framework. Leaders of the Management Board of the City Economic Zone pointed out the investment potentials based on the strengths of IHI as well as those of Pacific Group: for a long time, IHI has focused on manufacturing large bridge components as well as concrete-reducing components for making concrete. sea wharf, breakwater. Leaders of the Management Board suggested that IHI expand investment in offshore wind power components because Hai Phong city is planned (according to Power Master Plan 8) in the offshore wind power segment and clean and carbon neutral energy projects in the coastal areas. industry. Leaders of the Management Board suggested that Pacific Group and Hydrogen Vietnam ASEAN Club invest in hydrogen energy produced from solar and wind energy, anticipating the trend of net zero emissions and following Vietnam's commitment to net zero 2050.
Concluding the meeting, Dr. Le Tien Chau expected investors to coordinate with the People's Committee and departments to detail each work item and project.
Here are some pictures from the workshop
