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Strengthen Quality Assurance in Viet Nam’s PV Sector: Insights into studies carried out, validation workshops and the Calidena Process

Asia, EventsNancy Balbín

Viet Nam currently has an installed solar energy capacity of 16 GW and, therefore, holds a top position in Southeast Asia. With the recently signed Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Agreement, this capacity will presumably increase further, which will increasingly require targeted quality assurance. Against this background, the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) engaged…

Two women wearing hijabs and a man are sitting at a table with flowers and a laptop. The woman in the middle is holding a microphone in her hand.

Legal metrology: Asia-Pacific Region meets in the Philippines

Asia, EventsKira Wolf and Anna Kalkuhl

The 30th Asia-Pacific Legal Metrology Forum (APLMF) Meeting took place in November 2023. For the first time in three years, the participants were able to meet in person again. The Philippines were the host country and invited the participants to the island of Panglao in the Province of Bohol. Representatives from more than 20 countries…

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Africa comes together: Third IATF takes place in Cairo

Africa, EventsMartin Laumeyer, Kathrin Wunderlich

The Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF), where the theme was “The AfCFTA marketplace”, took place on 9-15 November 2023 in Cairo, Egypt. The fair, which welcomed a total of 1,615 exhibitors from 61 countries (including 42 African states) was organized by the African Union (AU), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and Afreximbank.…