erex expands biomass activity in Vietnam

erex Group plans to expand biomass activity in Vietnam.
In its Vietnam business, erex has invested in Hau Giang Bio Energy, a company established for the purpose of constructing and operating biomass power plants.
In cooperation with the Vietnamese government, it will promote the construction of new biomass plants, the conversion of existing power plants to biomass and development of biomass fuels in Vietnam.
"We, through this business, will contribute to the economic development of developing countries and the realisation of global decarbonisation, while promoting the development of various biomass fuels to build resilient renewable energy sources," said erex.
One of the new fuels currently being developed is new sorghum, which characterised by its ability to grow fast and at low cost, and its life cycle GHG emissions, including cultivation, processing, transportation and power generation, can be significantly reduced as compared to coal, said erex.
Its basis for selecting suitable areas for sorghum cultivation include good access to international ports for easy export to Japan; areas with low risk of food competition (grains, fruits, nuts); areas where farmers' incomes are low; central-south areas with low typhoon risk; and areas where it is easy to acquire farmland for large-scale agriculture.