GianG nGoc PhuonG nha-Vinh Julien nGuyen

Deputy managing director Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park JSC

Vietnam’s IPs cannot stand aside in going green. In the early period, our tenants were confused about the feasibility of this model. However,

at present, many tenants are enjoying the benefits of it.

Participating in the project, we have had opportunities to learn experience from other IPs in transforming into an eco-IP, especially the experience of developing industrial symbiotic models for our tenants. There are aspects of outstanding models that will not work for some tenants in an IP, and we have to build a particular model case by case.

For example, in Hiep Phuoc IP, we have a model of sharing gas from the cooking oil factory with the flour factory. We cannot replicate the

excess heat-sharing model for tenants in the IP. On the contrary, we can share this economic model with tenants in other IPs.

To spread awareness of eco-IPs and the industrial symbiotic model, we are looking for more detailed and specific guidelines from the authorities. Many of these cooperation ideas have no precedent, causing barriers for manufacturers, even though they know that such cooperation will create many benefits in terms of saving energy and lowering carbon emissions.

The direction of the eco-IP project has been good, as ultimately, quality developers are now moving towards smart eco-zones. We believe this is important in line with

our sustainability goals as developer, and more importantly, to help our customers, the secondary investors, meet their own sustainability goals.

The solutions presented here today have also been good, including better use of energy and resources, how to protect and minimise impact to the environment and surrounding communities, and leveraging on the use of new technologies.

On that aspect, WHA Group is at the forefront in terms of innovation. Some of those solutions are already applied in our project in the central province of Nghe An and more will be implemented.

In terms of areas for improvement, the more we can facilitate the use of renewable energy for customers, the better. This means facilitating the production and use of solar energy or other types of renewables, but also optimising the production and consumption of those renewables – for example, by allowing to trade such energy among the different users and producers as well as consumers within the industrial zone.n