Schneider Electric Vietnam and Viet A Group (Vapower) on September 5 signed a technology transfer contract that will allow Vapower to install Blokset Low Voltage switchboards in Vietnam by mid-2009.

Schneider Electric Vietnam said the contract will also enable Vapower to access the high-end electrical distribution market and shall contribute to both increasing the quality of infrastructures in Vietnam and further developing energy efficiency among targeted industries.

Since it was launched by French-based Schneider Electric in 1998, more than 100,000 Blokset cubicles in the world, mainly for industries, infrastructures and construction.

Schneider Electric has also provided Blokset to big projects in Vietnam such as Tan Son Nhat International Terminal, Nhon Trach Power Plant and Zamil Steel.

Established in 1995, Vapower specialises in the fields of trading, electrical devices manufacturing, construction, consulting and engineering.

Source: VNA