Attending the press conference were representatives from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport; PV GAS subsidiaries and member units. Representatives of about 30 newspapers, magazines, and news agencies were also present to cover the event.
ANGVA is the Asia-Pacific Natural Gas Vehicles Industry Association, headquartered in Malaysia. Since its establishment, ANGVA has shown great efforts in providing consultancy, technical assistance, and promotion for the adoption of natural gas as fuel for transportation in the Asia-Pacific region, contributing to business efficiency, reducing greenhouse effects, and actively protecting the environment.
ANGVA GREEN HIGHWAYS 2009 is a relay parade with flag handovers to promote the use of natural gas as an alternative to energy sources that emit harmful pollutants to the environment and human health. Through the parade, the organizers of ANGVA GREEN HIGHWAYS 2009 call on communities and the NGV (Natural Gas Vehicles) industry in localities along the journey to join in support, contributing to the creation of “Green Highways” in the Asia-Pacific region in the future.
Natural gas has many outstanding advantages compared to other traditional fuels in reducing pollutant emissions. Promoting the use of NGVs in Vietnam aims to build a greener, cleaner, and more beautiful future for the country, saving transportation costs with competitive green energy, contributing to making Vietnam one of the countries popularizing NGVs for sustainable development. This is a program of great significance, encouraging the use of natural gas in transportation to help reduce emissions and protect the environment.
Introduction of converted compressed natural gas vehicles at the press conference
The ANGVA GREEN HIGHWAYS 2009 journey was divided into two routes: Green Highway A (ANGVA GREEN HIGHWAY A) starting from Tehran (Iran) and Green Highway B (ANGVA GREEN HIGHWAY B) starting from Surabaya (Indonesia). The two routes met in Tianjin (China), then proceeded together to Donghae (South Korea) on the opening day of ANGVA 2009 Conference, from October 27–29, 2009.
Green Highway A passed through Iran, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, and South Korea.
Green Highway B passed through Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam before heading to China and South Korea.
According to the schedule, the parade with ANGVA Green Highway vehicles running on natural gas, carrying the ANGVA Green Highways 2009 flag, traveled through cities and residential areas of each country and was handed over at the border to the next nation.
In Vietnam, the organizers welcomed the convoy and received the flag at Cau Treo border gate (Ha Tinh) on September 18, 2009. The parade then passed through central and northern cities such as Dong Ha, Dong Hoi, Ha Tinh, Vinh, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh, Phu Ly, Nam Dinh, and Hanoi. In Hanoi, on September 20, 2009, the flag was handed over to the representatives of the Chinese Green Highways Journey organizers.
Joining the Vietnam Green Highways 2009 journey were representatives of ANGVA leadership and parade members from 12 countries along the routes.
At the press conference, Mr. Bui Minh Tien, Deputy General Director of PV GAS, representing the main sponsor, affirmed that ANGVA GREEN HIGHWAYS 2009 is a program of great significance, promoting the use of natural gas in transportation to help reduce emissions and protect the environment. Vietnam Gas Corporation, one of the core corporations of PetroVietnam, currently plays a leading role in the national gas industry, and is honored to sponsor this important program.
Representatives of the organizers, sponsors, and related units answered questions from the press about journey details, the benefits of using natural gas compared to other energy sources in transportation, and the Government’s and enterprises’ directions in popularizing natural gas use in transportation, especially Vietnam Gas Corporation.
(Source: PVGas 17/9)
