The Managing Executive made the announcement on August 10 at a welcoming reception held in his honour by State President Tran Dai Quang in Hanoi at the Presidential Palace.

Currently Marubeni has invested investment in 11 energy projects throughout the country such as the Thai Binh, Nghi Son 2, Na Duong 2 thermal power plants. Its first thermal power plant investment was in Can Tho in 1975.

Since then the Company has also contributed significantly to social activities supporting children and education. Most notably it set up an education fund in 1994 to offer grants and scholarships to deserving students across the country.