Director Phan Dang Phong shares about cooperation between Vietnam Oil and Gas Power Corporation and the National Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering to promote localization of power industry equipment.

In the context of Vietnam's power industry accelerating equipment localization and enhancing technological self-reliance, strengthening cooperation between power generation enterprises and specialized research institutes is considered an inevitable direction.

At the signing ceremony of the comprehensive cooperation agreement between Vietnam Oil and Gas Power Corporation (PV Power) and the National Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering (NARIME), Mr. Phan Dang Phong - Director of the National Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering shared with a reporter from the Industry and Trade Newspaper about the significance of the event and the cooperation directions in the coming time.

- Sir, how do you assess the significance and direction of the comprehensive cooperation agreement between NARIME and PV Power?

Mr. Phan Dang Phong: This cooperation agreement signing is very significant between NARIME and PV Power. PV Power is a core unit in the power generation sector under Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam). Meanwhile, NARIME is a unit with strengths in design, technology transfer, and supply of spare parts for power plants in Vietnam, especially in projects of Vietnam Electricity (EVN), Petrovietnam, and Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (TKV).

I believe that the cooperation agreement between the two sides will help us become more proactive in researching and implementing difficult equipment items, which previously relied heavily on imports from abroad, thereby gradually replacing imported equipment with domestic products.

- Within the framework of this cooperation, what strengths will NARIME leverage to accompany PV Power, sir?

Mr. Phan Dang Phong: NARIME has traditionally had strengths in research, design, and proposing replacement solutions for power equipment lines and equipment currently used in domestic plants. Based on professional capacity and practical experience accumulated over many years, the Institute regularly participates in research and assessment of equipment status to propose technical solutions suitable for the specific operating conditions of each plant.

For PV Power plants, as well as units in the power industry such as EVN or TKV, the National Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering has been and is implementing many solutions to upgrade, improve, and replace important equipment and spare parts. These are items that previously mainly depended on imported sources from abroad. Proactively researching, designing, and proposing replacement solutions not only contributes to improving operational efficiency but also creates a premise to gradually reduce dependence on imported equipment, in line with the localization orientation in the mechanical engineering field for the power industry.

- Based on the existing cooperation process, what makes NARIME desire to become a long-term strategic partner with PV Power?

Mr. Phan Dang Phong: In fact, this is a cooperative relationship that both sides have maintained for a long time, based on mutual understanding and trust built through many specific projects. Previously, the National Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering participated in supplying many spare parts for some PV Power plants, thereby gradually affirming its professional capacity and ability to meet technical requirements during actual operation.

Through the process of working together, we realized that if cooperation only remained in the form of bidding and implementing individual items, the level of proactiveness of both sides would still have certain limitations, especially in research and preparation of technical solutions. Therefore, when the two sides move towards comprehensive cooperation, NARIME and PV Power will have the conditions to coordinate more closely from the beginning in the research process, thereby promptly developing and proposing appropriate technical solutions to submit to the investor, contributing to shortening implementation time and improving the effectiveness of cooperative items.

- From the perspective of a leading research institute, how do you assess the role of mechanical engineering science and technology in improving operational efficiency and meeting current energy transition requirements?

Mr. Phan Dang Phong: The role of mechanical engineering science and technology in the process of green energy transition is extremely important. Especially for thermal power plants that have been operating for over 10 years, new environmental standards now require stricter compliance, particularly regarding air quality and emissions. Therefore, these plants need to be renovated and upgraded to meet current environmental standards. Among them, systems such as FGD or electrostatic precipitators at old thermal power plants need to be upgraded and renovated to ensure compliance with new environmental standards.

Strengthening cooperation between research institutes and power generation enterprises not only contributes to enhancing the localization capacity of mechanical equipment but also creates an important foundation for power plants to adapt to energy transition requirements and sustainable development in the coming period.

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On December 23, in Hanoi, Vietnam Oil and Gas Power Corporation - Joint Stock Company (PV Power) and the National Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering (NARIME) officially signed a Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement, aiming to exploit and promote the strengths and potential of each side, towards enhancing technological self-reliance capacity, ensuring efficient and sustainable production and business operations.

The signing of the Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement is assessed as a strategic step, connecting the strengths of a leading power generation enterprise with extensive experience in operating, repairing, and maintaining power plants with a leading scientific research institute in mechanical engineering and automation technology under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Source: Industry and Trade Newspaper