Japanese experts have called on Viet Nam to use high-efficiency amorphous transformers to reduce electricity loss during transmission.
At a conference held yesterday in HCM City, they introduced the new transformers made of very thin alloys that help reduce loss by 60 per cent during no-load stand-by operation compared to traditional transformers.
The conference, held by the HCM City Energy Conservation Centre and Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Company (MUMSS), follows a survey by Japanese and Vietnamese experts.
The survey, sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, sought to boost co-operation between the two countries in cutting carbon-dioxide emissions.
Last October the two nations agreed to co-operate and discuss issues related to energy-saving to creating a structure for bilateral co-operation.
Japan has so far funded five in energy-saving projects in Viet Nam.
Nguyen Dinh Hiep, chief of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Office, hailed the new transformers and technological co-operation between the two countries.
Atsushi Taketani, director of the Japanese Ministry’s Environmental Affairs and Recycling Office, said he is happy to see strong support from Viet Nam in energy saving, which benefits both countries in sustainable development.
Huynh Kim Tuoc, head of the HCM City Energy Conservation Centre, and experts who have tested the new transformer said using the high-efficiency amorphous transformers would enable Viet Nam to save more than 1.5 million KWh every year and cut CO2 emissions by more than 900 tonnes.
