Although women make up a large percentage of Vietnam’s workforce (70% in the agricultural sector[1]) many females still face career barriers. Given GE’s commitment to developing local talent, and expanding opportunities in Vietnam, this series pays tribute to GE Vietnam’s female employees who have made their mark in variety of sectors. For part three of our Chasing Dreams series, we present the story of Phan Kim Nen, a design engineer working for GE’s Oil and Gas business.
GE Reports ASEAN has produced a multi-part article series that highlights the key discussions of the conference, some covering breakthrough technologies that will make power generation and distribution more efficient, and accessible, and more importantly, potential solutions enabling Indonesia to accelerate development of its energy sector.
While it is one of the smallest countries in ASEAN, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) plans to punch well above its weight as an energy producer and exporter in the region.
Through existing, and new hydropower stations to be built along the Mekong River, Lao PDR aims to boost hydropower generation capacity to 12,000 MW by 2020 (a four-fold jump from 2014 levels).
Reconditioning key parts and OEM equipment helps to ensure that technological standards and resultant efficiency levels are constantly being met, while ensuring risks are kept to a minimum. Yet these challenges must be faced while adhering to the tight budgets brought about by wider economic conditions.
