This project aims to learn lessons from successful consensus building processes on local energy planning (LEP) between local authorities, communities and decision makers at the provincial and national levels. The project objective is to provide policy recommendations on this issue for decision makers in Vietnam based on community evidence through intensive multi-stakeholders dialogues at different levels. The projects expected outcomes include increased interest in and understanding of the benefits and potential of LEP among decision makers at different levels. This should lead to an integration of LEP in the Provincial Energy Efficiency Plans of three targeted provinces and a serious consideration of LEP in the national energy planning process. The key activities of the project are to analyse the effects of LEP, and to use the findings to create policy recommendations in the form of a video clip and a policy brief and to organize dialogues at both provincial and national level to communicate these materials to relevant stakeholders and facilitate a talk show on a national television channel about LEP and its successes.

Draw lessons from successful consensus building processes on local energy planning approach as a solution for sustainable energy development in Vietnam through multi-stakeholders dialogue and policy recommendations.

GreenID - 2014

This project aimed to learn lessons from successful consensus building processes on local energy planning (LEP) between local authorities, communities and decision makers at the provincial and national levels. The project objective is to provide policy recommendations on this issue for decision makers in Vietnam based on community evidence through intensive multi-stakeholders dialogues at different levels.
After 12 months, the project has contributed to bring LEP to a range of relevant stakeholders through different activities. The policy recommendation with strong messages, which is based on a survey conducted with local people in two first pilot communes applying LEP in Vietnam about its effectiveness, was created in two types (a video clip and a policy brief) and delivered to multi-stakeholders including National Assembly members. There were 2 dialogues at provincial level and one national dialogue discussing further challenges and opportunities for LEP to be scaled up and mainstreamed into national programs. They were attracted great attention from the media as well as the participation from different ministries representative like Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Planning and Investment and Ministry of Science and Technology. Since then, LEP has become more well-known thanks to a series of articles and news broadcasting on various channels like national television and voice of Vietnam. 
It could be said that there are not only more communities and local authorities but also the public are aware of LEP and its benefits. This helps to create a demand for LEP, which could result either in initiatives developed by local authorities and communes themselves, or it could result in pressure on higher government levels to facilitate LEP. Hence, we still keep the ambition that LEP would get a similar position as it has in Thailand in the coming time to increase the percentage of renewable resources in the energy mix.