The central province of Thua Thien-Hue has implemented a sub-project to replace conventional lights with less energy consuming Light Emitting Diodes (LED) lights along streets in Hue city under the Energy Efficient Lighting NAMA Pilot project (VIE/401) funded by Luxemburg.
The Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi) in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue (Source: VNA)
ThuaThien-Hue (VNA) – The central province of Thua Thien-Hue hasimplemented a sub-project to replace conventionallights with less energy consuming LightEmitting Diodes (LED) lights along streets in Hue city under the EnergyEfficient Lighting NAMA Pilot project (VIE/401) funded by Luxemburg.
The move aims to contribute to implementing the national green growthprogramme and promoting efforts to cope with climate change and effectively useenergy in Hue city.
The 2019-2020 project has a total investment of more than 500,000 EUR (over552,000 USD) sourced from the non-refundable aid of the Luxembourg Climate and Energy Fund (CEF) under the Ministryof Sustainable Development & Infrastructure.
Chairman of the provincial People'sCommittee Phan Ngoc Tho said the project helped the locality replace old lightswith LEDs on 21 streets in Hue city, including 19 streets in the northern bank ofHuong River.
The project has installed 1,044 sets of 120W, 150W, 180W LEDs and relatedequipment; while destroying old lights which are no longer conformableto standards.
Through the installation of more than 22,000 LEDs in targetareas, selected urban roads, as well as schools or kindergartens, the pilotproject VIE/401 is estimated to achieve total cumulative emission reductions ofaround 11,700 tCO2 up to 2029, with associated energy savings of over 17 GWh.
In recent time, the municipal authority also installed about 4,000 new LEDs toincrease lighting capacity and save energy. Thanks to these efforts, theprovince has successfully organised pedestrian routes along Chu Van An-Pham NguLao-Vo Thi Sau streets in Hue city.
At presents, about 5,000 lights inHue city need to be replaced to increase lighting in park areas, along thebanks of Huong River and new residential areas./.
Vietnam and Luxembourg signed in Hanoi on November 14 a General Cooperation Agreement between the two governments, the third of its kinds between the two countries since 1995.
The Luxembourg Government has pledged 2 million EUR in non-refundable aid to support the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s climate change response project through the Global Climate Partnership Fund.
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The total investment exceeded 319 billion VND (12.2 million USD), including over 261 billion VND from the state budget and 57.5 billion VND mobilised from businesses, organisations, and individuals.
The Hue Imperial Citadel (Dai Noi) in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue (Source: VNA) 
