Nghe An: 7 months of electricity savings reached more than 28 million kWh

The amount of electricity saved in industrial production in Vinh City alone is over 1.2 million kWh, ranking second out of 19 units under Nghe An Electricity.

Localities with enterprises and factories that save a lot of electricity in industrial production include Quynh Luu (2.6 million kWh), Vinh City (1.2 million kWh), Cua Lo (1.1 million kWh), Anh Son (905 thousand kWh)...

According to the report of Nghe An Electricity Company, in the first 7 months of 2018, the electricity consumption in the whole province was 1,797 million kWh, estimated for the whole year of 2018 is 3,120 million kWh.

Some localities with high electricity consumption in Nghe An are Vinh city, followed by Quynh Luu, Hoang Mai town, Do Luong, Nghi Loc, Cua Lo, Dien Chau...

Graphics: Tung Chi

To save electricity, Nghe An has proactively implemented programs to promote electricity saving such as promoting and encouraging customers to use natural energy devices, devices that consume little electricity but still bring high efficiency through practical actions.

Nghe An Electricity Company has a program when customers buy 01 solar water heater, the electricity industry supports 01 million VND discount in the product price; Sponsors and provides 50,000 compact light bulbs for poor households and households in difficult circumstances in Nghe An province to replace incandescent light bulbs with compact light bulbs; Partial funding support for key production customers to implement energy audit and energy management programs to reduce electricity consumption/01 product unit (for example: Hoang Thi Loan Knitting Factory).

Currently, in Nghe An province, there are 20 customers using solar batteries for household purposes.

Nghe An Electricity Company constructs the project "Lighting up the countryside roads" in Luc Da, Con Cuong. Photo: Tung Chi

Every year, Nghe An also implements electricity saving propaganda programs using funds invested by the Electricity sector itself: Coordinate the implementation of the annual "Earth Hour" campaign; Coordinate with local government agencies to implement the "Family saves electricity" program to propagate and mobilize customers using electricity for daily life to use electricity economically and effectively; Coordinate with the Department of Education, cities, towns, districts and primary schools to implement the program "Schools join hands to save electricity" to build awareness of electricity use for students.

In addition, the electricity industry proactively works with large industrial production customers, coordinating load reduction when there are abnormalities in the transmission grid system.