Green transportation in Can Gio and Con Dao: Ho Chi Minh City Chairman wants Vingroup to implement it soon.

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Rung Sac Road in Can Gio District - Photo: Phuong Nhi

Ho Chi Minh City is promoting a green transportation transition with support from Vingroup and various departments and agencies. At a meeting on April 16th, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyen Van Duoc, emphasized the implementation of green transportation in Can Gio and Con Dao to promote sustainable development and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This plan includes installing charging stations and converting buses to electric vehicles, aiming for a greener Ho Chi Minh City.

Con Dao and Can Gio will be covered with green transportation.

According to the Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City, green transformation is an inevitable trend and also a task assigned by the Party and the State to localities for implementation. This is also a new driving force for the development of Ho Chi Minh City now and in the future.

Appreciating Vingroup's suggestions and proposals to accelerate the green transformation process, Mr. Duoc stated that the workload ahead is enormous, while time is running out. Therefore, relevant departments and agencies need to actively support the enterprise in implementing these plans quickly to achieve high efficiency.

"Whatever is right, beneficial to the people must be done immediately. The spirit is to simplify administrative procedures and create the most favorable conditions for businesses. For example, installing charging stations in locations such as supermarkets, apartment buildings, high-rises, public areas... wherever it is convenient and complies with regulations, we should implement it immediately to serve the people," Mr. Duoc said.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City also requested VinUni University to support the development of a green transformation plan for the city.

At the same time, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Bui Xuan Cuong was assigned to directly supervise the implementation. Relevant departments and agencies are to review and identify priority areas to be included in the action plan, with the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Research as the focal point.

Regarding the scope of the project, Mr. Duoc suggested studying it on the scale of a new city or urban area. The idea is that Ho Chi Minh City will be the central core, with Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau as satellite cities.

Offering specific suggestions for green transportation in certain areas, the Chairman of the City People's Committee suggested that a green transportation model, with 100% electric vehicle coverage, could be implemented in Can Gio and Con Dao. Can Gio is the city's green lung, slated for development into an eco -tourism area. Con Dao, a popular tourist destination with a small area, is also very suitable for comprehensive green transportation implementation, he said.

Chairman Nguyen Van Duoc suggested that Vingroup study a comprehensive plan for green transportation specifically for these two areas. Regarding green transportation, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transportation and Public Works will act as the coordinating agency for implementation.

In addition, the city also requested Vingroup's support in building an automated air quality monitoring system to track and warn about flooding, temperature, greenhouse gas emissions, and environmental pollution from the city's traffic activities.

"This data will be integrated into information boards on public transport systems, such as buses, to provide to the public – similar to weather reports," Mr. Duoc suggested.

Ms. Le Thi Thu Thuy, Vice President of Vingroup, stated that with the principle of a green future and green development, the group has been striving and accompanying the Government's policy on fulfilling commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

"Green transformation is a transition from the old to the new, a very arduous and costly undertaking. Within our capabilities, Vingroup Corporation is always ready to support the city, and we also hope that the city's departments and agencies will provide support to ensure the green transformation process is implemented quickly and effectively," Ms. Thuy said, adding that based on the contacts assigned by the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, the corporation will develop a plan and begin research and implementation.

It will be advantageous to implement green transportation in the expanded Ho Chi Minh City.

According to experts and businesses, Ho Chi Minh City currently has special mechanisms and policies in place to implement and develop green transportation. Specifically, Resolution 98 of the National Assembly includes mechanisms and policies to support and encourage people to use clean energy vehicles and designates certain areas to control vehicle emissions.

When the expanded Ho Chi Minh City is formed, these mechanisms and policies can be extended to new urban areas in Binh Duong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau provinces.

Regarding the implementation process, in phase 1, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport and Public Works has completed the project with policies to support the conversion of buses to electric vehicles.

A key highlight of the project is the policy of providing loans covering 85% of the cost, with transport companies only paying a fixed interest rate of 3% per year for 7 years. This is considered the best support ever offered in the bus sector in Ho Chi Minh City.

To ensure that charging station infrastructure is developed ahead of schedule, the Department of Transportation and Public Works is also finalizing criteria for charging stations and reviewing potential installation locations.

At the same time, the plan also proposed allocating public investment capital and implementing support policies to encourage businesses to participate in investing in covering all bus terminals, depots, and passenger bus stations.

In phase 2, the city will conduct research on the conversion of road transport vehicles; mechanisms, policies to support, encourage, and provide incentives, as well as a roadmap for implementing the conversion; and solutions for zoning emissions, for example, in Can Gio and some central areas.

The Public Transport Management Center is currently tendering for consulting services to develop the project, which is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2025.

"Therefore, this year, mechanisms and policies to support the development of electric buses and charging stations in Ho Chi Minh City will be issued. In addition, following the city's directive, the Department of Transport and Public Works is also researching and evaluating expanding the scope of the project based on the scale of the new city."

"Expanding the scope of the project will help ensure the smooth and convenient implementation of green transportation after the completion of the merger of provinces and cities," said Mr. Tran Quang Lam, Director of the Department of Transport and Public Works of Ho Chi Minh City.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/giao-thong-xanh-o-can-gio-con-dao-chu-tich-tp-hcm-muon-vingroup-som-trien-khai-2025041708395439.htm