Holland Pledges EUR3.1 Mln to Build Biogas Cellars by 2010
The Dutch government has pledged EUR3.1 million non-refundable aids for a project to build biogas cellars across Vietnam by 2010.
The finance will help build an additional 140,000 biogas cellars in 50 cities and provinces in Vietnam, the source said.
The project costs a total of EUR44.8 million, including EUR600,000 technical assistance by the Dutch Development Agency and EUR3.5 million of Vietnamese reciprocal capital.
Vietnam is fore to lack 8.6 billion kWh this year.
So far, 40 per cent of Vietnam&rsquos electricity output is depent on hyower sources that are vulnerable to natural disasters such as drought.
The biogas is one of potentials native energy. Other includes solar, wind-to-power and biomass which Vietnamese government encourages for development and usage to offset the country&rsquos power shortages. (Countryside Today)
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