Vietnam holds on to nuclear policy to drive growth
TOKYO : Despite the nuclear disaster that has rocked Japan and is knocking a few percentage points off that country's GDP in the process, Asean member Vietnam will proceed with its own plans for nuclear energy.
"The Japanese accident has made each country rethink its nuclear energy policy. But for Vietnam, the government has decided to go ahead and build nuclear power plants, a decision based on the long-term demand and supply outlook," Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said during a recent trip to Japan.
The minister, who is also in charge of national infrastructure development, said that otherwise Vietnam stood to become a net importer of energy by 2015 against its current status as a net exporter.
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- Writer: Umesh Pandey
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