Chey, who also serves as the chairman of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, met with Lam in Hanoi on Friday, according to a report by Viet Nam’s state-run news agency VNA.
“SK Group possesses world-class capabilities in the energy sector, and we seek to contribute to Viet Nam’s sustainable economic growth through enhanced collaboration,” Chey said.
In response, Lam expressed appreciation for SK Group’s achievements and Chey’s commitment to Viet Nam. “We highly value SK Group’s contributions and deeply appreciate Chairman Chey’s dedication,” he said.
Lam further noted that relations between the two countries are progressing well across all sectors and acknowledged the key role Korean companies, including SK Group, play in Viet Nam’s development through investments and business activities.
SK Group has been engaged in the Southeast Asian country’s renewable energy and resource circulation sectors. Since 2020, SK Innovation & E&S has been operating a 131MW solar power facility in the southern Ninh Thuan region and has also completed and is operating an offshore wind power plant.
SK Earthon, a subsidiary of SK Innovation, is helping search for oil and gas in a specific area off the coast of Viet Nam called Block 15-2/17, with the potential to extract natural resources from the ocean.
The meeting, held at the Central Committee headquarters in Hanoi, was also joined by Choo Hyeong-wook, CEO of SK Innovation & E&S, Park Won-cheol, CEO of SKC, Kim Jong-hwa, CEO of SK Energy, and Myeong Seong, CEO of SK Earthon.
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