The meeting was held in an online form, chaired by Mr. Duong Quang Thanh, Chairman of EVN Member Board (EVN’s headquarters video point, Vietnam) and Mr. Wong Kim Yin, President and CEO of SEMBCORP (Singapore video point).
Mr. Duong Quang Thanh - Chairman of EVN Member Board (chair) and EVN delegates at the video point of EVN headquarters (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Duong Quang Thanh, Chairman of EVN Member Board said that in 2022, EVN’s year theme is "Safe, flexible and effective adaptation". The implementation of cooperation contents with SEMBCORP will contribute to helping EVN successfully implement the year theme.
Mr. Duong Quang Thanh highly appreciated SEMBCORP's initiative in developing a program to deploy cooperation items with specific milestones, arranging an expert team to coordinate with EVN in the implementation process.
Mr. Duong Quang Thanh assigned specific tasks to EVN's specialized departments in implementing cooperation fields with SEMBCORP such as digital transformation, power system operation in the increasing renewable energy context; solutions to calculate and improve the reliability of power supply; developing renewable energy projects; smart-grid development; training and developing professionals, etc.
SEMBCORP Group delegates from Singapore video point. Screenshots
Mr. Wong Kim Yin, President and CEO of SEMBCORP said that SEMBCORP will take the year theme of EVN in 2022 as the strategic foundation for the cooperation relationship. Building on the experiences and achievements gained in the UK, Singapore, India and China, SEMBCORP will support EVN in promoting digitization and technology application to optimize energy management systems and power systems; willing to share experiences on organizational structure and corporate governance, etc.
Previously, the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation in the electricity sector on 27 November 2021.