Launching national electricity saving campaign in 2023

On the afternoon of May 22, the Ministry of Industry and Trade held an online conference to launch national electricity saving in 2023.

Attending the conference at the central bridge point were comrade Dang Hoang An - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade. On the side of Vietnam Electricity Group, there was comrade Tran Dinh Nhan - General Director of Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN).

At the Nghe An bridge point, there were comrades: Le Tien Tri - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Head of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board; Pham Van Hoa - Director of the Department of Industry and Trade. On the side of Nghe An Electricity Company, there was comrade Bang Hong Hien - Director of Nghe An Electricity Company. Photo: TL

Recently, the world energy market has been very complicated, energy prices continue to be pushed to very high levels; combined with the impact of climate change and the El Nino phenomenon causing drought and prolonged water shortages, the water flow to hydroelectric reservoirs in all three regions of the North, Central and South has decreased sharply compared to the same period many years ago, greatly affecting the power generation capacity of hydroelectric plants.

In addition, the capacity and output of wind power plants have also declined sharply due to poor wind conditions, so the current power generation capacity is only 5.6% of the installed capacity of the plants.

In particular, since the end of April, the hot weather has been severe and widespread with temperatures higher than the average of many years, leading to an increase in the demand for electricity nationwide, causing the risk of power shortages for production and consumption if there are no more timely and drastic solutions; in which, using electricity economically and effectively is considered one of the important and urgent solutions, contributing to ensuring enough power for economic development and social life in the coming time.

Ministry of Industry and Trade reports on electricity consumption output. Photo: TL

Therefore, right from the beginning of the 2023 dry season, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Vietnam Electricity Group have had very strong directions, action programs and solutions to promote the electricity saving program in localities, especially for large electricity users.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Dang Hoang An - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade emphasized: Implementing the direction of the Prime Minister in Official Dispatch No. 185 dated May 19, 2023 on ensuring electricity supply in the dry season of 2023, continuing to effectively implement the tasks and solutions set out in Directive No. 20 dated May 7, 2020 of the Prime Minister on enhancing electricity saving, the National Program on economical and efficient use of energy and the National Program on electricity demand management for the period up to 2030, the Ministry of Industry and Trade requests functional units under the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant central ministries and branches, Vietnam Electricity Group, People's Committees of provinces and cities to focus on promoting communication work in many appropriate forms on economical and efficient use of electricity to raise awareness of people, businesses and the community about saving electricity and saving energy.

EVN's document sent to the People's Committees of provinces and cities requesting coordination in implementing electricity saving propaganda.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade calls upon and respectfully requests all levels, sectors, agencies, units, enterprises, households and all classes of people nationwide to support and join hands to share difficulties with the Electricity sector, and to strengthen the synchronous and thorough implementation of measures to use electricity economically and effectively, especially during the dry season (from now until June 30, 2023).

The Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade also requested that enterprises have reasonable production plans, limit the mobilization of equipment and machinery with high power consumption during peak hours, and focus on installing renewable energy sources for on-site use to reduce power consumption from the national grid; households and people regularly practice the habit of using electricity economically and effectively, such as: Turning off electrical equipment when leaving the room, replacing and using high-performance, energy-saving equipment; limiting the use of high-power electrical equipment during peak hours...

“All levels, sectors, localities, agencies, units, enterprises and people across the country will have practical actions and activities to respond to the movement of using electricity economically and effectively, creating positive effects, spreading the spirit of joining hands to save electricity and protect the environment to the entire community for the development of the country and improving the quality of life of the people.” - The Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade emphasized.

Conference scene. Photo: TL

At the conference, localities and electricity customers exchanged and shared experiences, proposed specific mechanisms and solutions to encourage different electricity users to join hands in saving electricity, thereby replicating advanced and effective energy saving models and solutions...