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“Transportation for A Better Life:
Smart Mobility for Now and Then”

23 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

Policy Implications for Natural Gas Vehicle Development in Vietnam: Analysis
from International Experience
Topic number:06 Paper Identification number: AYRF2019-024
An Minh NGOC , Vu Trong TICH
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1 University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam
Telephone 0-84-0-24-3766-3311, Fax. 0-84-0-24-3766-9613
E-mail: anminhngoc@utc.edu.vn

2 University of Transport and Communications, Vietnam
Telephone 0-84-0-24-3766-3311, Fax. 0-84-0-24-3766-9613
E-mail: vttich@utc.edu.vn

Abstract
Nowadays in Vietnam the road transport still relies on fossil fuel. In terms of greenhouse gasses, the
percentage in transport has grown up from 22.5% in 2014. Accordingly, and in order to avoid the increase of
these key percentage, solutions for the usage of alternative fuels have been detected. Among all alternative
fuels, compressed natural gas has been considered as one the best solutions for fossil fuel substitution because
of its availability throughout the world, inherent clean burning, economical as a fuel and adaptability to the
gasoline and diesel engines. In a step towards adopting environment friendly fuel, Natural Gas Vehicle has
been interested by Vietnam Government recently. However, CNG sector in transport has still remained at
low level. This paper implies the policies for developing CNG as transportation fuel in Vietnam. The list of
countries that have already developed the NGV fleet is discussed. Various aspects of the CNG program in
these countries, for example conditions, market development initiatives, and market development dynamics
are illustrated.

Keywords: CNG, pollution, natural gas vehicles

1. Introduction limited in performance or entails high level of
Vietnam aims to move towards a less pollutant emissions. Additionally, current fuels fail
polluting and more efficient road transport system. to achieve significant GHG emissions reduction. As
This also refers to major trends which consider the a result, less solution has been possible until the
increase of sustainable public transport in urban moment.
areas. On the contrary, the current situation shows As a solution to this current evolution, this
that, in Vietnam, 99.97% of the road transport relies paper focuses on the policy recommendation to
on Petroleum-based fuels, and transport accounts for lower barrier for market introduction and to increase
almost the 22.5% of the total Green House Gases the contribution of CNG for public transport to
Emissions (MONRE, 2015). Many efforts have been climate action and sustainable development. This
done to change this situation; government aims at work starts by analyzing international experience in
managing 20% buses and taxies run with CNG by developing NGV fleets, incentives will be identified
2020, Hochiminh City already has over 400 CNG to specifically address and remove the barriers which
buses out of over 3,000 units (HCMC-DOT, 2018), block the deployment of NGVs. The outcome of this
Hanoi has50 CNG buses (HDOT, 2018). paper will help proposing tailored definitions of
Nevertheless, there is currently a lack of policy recommendations in order to enhance and
attractiveness of policies for developing clean support efficient and clean public transport. In
energy for general public and businesses. This addition, the conclusion in this paper will help
means that improvement in existing market is either deploy sustainable public transport in urban areas.

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