Nghe An Electricity Company synchronously deploys solutions 'Practicing thrift, fighting waste'

Synchronously deploy solutions

“Practicing thrift and combating waste” is identified by Nghe An Power Company (PC Nghe An) as one of the key and top tasks of each officer and employee of the entire unit. The targets on thrift and combating waste set in the company’s production and business fields must be substantial, well-founded and linked to the responsibility of the leader in directing, operating and organizing implementation.

Over the years, Nghe An Power Company has always promptly and seriously implemented the Party's Resolutions, State policies and laws, Government Directives and instructions of Vietnam Electricity Group and Northern Power Corporation on "Practicing thrift and combating waste".

In the field of finance and accounting, PC Nghe An sets targets for each unit on "practicing thrift and fighting waste" in production and business, striving to complete 100% of the 2023 plan targets assigned by the Northern Power Corporation. The company has issued norms and assigned costs in production and business in accordance with the company's practices and the units have implemented a 10% cost savings in norms; such as regular costs, conference costs, seminars, talks, production management meetings... are carried out online, strictly controlling management costs such as stationery, internal expenses, considering the necessity, efficiency and maximum savings, ensuring practicality, avoiding waste. In addition, the company also directed units to strengthen inventory management and optimize inventory value to improve the efficiency of working capital use.

In construction investment, Nghe An Power Company has carried out construction and investment planning in a concentrated and synchronous manner, ensuring that 100% of investment projects are in accordance with the approved plan and schedule. Improve the efficiency of investment projects, ensure the goal of reducing power loss, improving the reliability of power supply and power quality for customers. In bidding for procurement of materials, equipment, assets, goods, services, construction and consulting fields, consulting fees: In the first 8 months of 2023, Nghe An Power Company implemented a total of 93 bidding packages, of which: Goods sector is 7/93 bidding packages; Consulting 44/93 bidding packages; Construction and installation 18/93 bidding packages, the savings rate through bidding is 6.9%, achieving the plan target assigned by the Corporation.

Applying digital transformation to improve efficiency and reduce costs in production and business activities. This is considered a long-term strategic task that Vietnam Electricity Group, Northern Power Corporation and PC Nghe An are interested in, taking it as one of the major goals set out in management and operation, gradually turning the unit into a digital enterprise.

In fact, digital transformation has helped Nghe An PC save a lot of costs on labor, time and increase labor productivity. Product quality and customer service have also been improved, thereby contributing to enhancing reputation and brand in the market. Accordingly, a series of selected advanced scientific and technological equipment has been applied by Nghe An Electricity Company to digitally transform from the office to the power grid field. Building a system and management platform from people to smart grid through digitalizing data, digitalizing business processes, interacting in digital space, applying new technology, automating production and business activities, building infrastructure to ensure digital transformation and activities related to the field of information and communication. Up to now, all operations of the power system in the province have been controlled in a unified and effective manner through power grid management software, contributing to reducing incidents and improving the reliability of power supply.

In addition, the digitalization of the Electricity industry's services has brought convenience when customers can experience and interact in the digital space, such as monitoring and controlling electricity indexes, paying electricity bills without cash, looking up electricity bills, registering for new electricity installations, learning all information and activities of the Electricity industry updated daily on website platforms, social networks, messages or via the Northern Electricity Customer Care Center call center number 19006769...

Practice saving and combat waste in electricity use

Nghe An Electricity Company has pioneered in implementing anti-waste and electricity saving both inside and outside the company. Accordingly, the Board of Directors of the company regularly promotes internal electricity saving. Not only does it issue directive documents, develop regulations on practicing electricity saving, anti-waste, and attach responsibility to each individual leader, officer, and employee at the unit, but it also spreads to family members. In Directive 20/CT-TTg, dated May 7, 2023, on strengthening electricity saving in the period of 2020-2025, the Prime Minister requires electricity saving in agencies and offices of at least 5% of electricity consumption. Nghe An Electricity Company has set an example by thoroughly applying 15% savings, and during peak hot months, saving 20% ​​of electricity consumption.

“Saving electricity - Make it a habit”, “Turn off electrical appliances when not in use”, “Use electricity safely, economically and effectively”, “Use electricity rationally - turn off appliances before leaving the room” are messages and slogans that all officers and employees of PC Nghe An actively propagate, aiming to further raise awareness of safe and economical electricity use in the community.

To increase electricity savings and ensure safe and stable supply in the whole province, PC Nghe An has coordinated with local authorities to develop a plan to synchronously implement solutions. At the same time, coordinate with press agencies to strengthen communication and propaganda on electricity savings in many forms and achieve many positive results, aiming to make saving and using electricity effectively become a civilized lifestyle in offices, public places and each family, ensuring that electricity savings are systematic, stable and long-term.

From the solution of implementation and organization and the obvious results, "Practicing thrift and fighting waste" at PC Nghe An up to now is not only in each assigned number but has entered the awareness, action and become a habit of each officer, employee and worker, shown in each specific work. PC Nghe An determined that this will be a necessary continuous task that must be maintained and increasingly improved.