EVN proposes to ban the production and consumption of incandescent light bulbs
The Deputy General Director of Vietnam Electricity Group proposed that the Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade ban all production and consumption of incandescent light bulbs because the electricity consumption of incandescent bulbs is 20 times higher than that of LED bulbs, due to concerns about electricity shortages.
Speaking at the event on business environment reform and enterprise development, Mr. Vo Quang Lam - Deputy General Director of Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) said that in the context of no new power grid projects being put into operation, from 2019 onwards, there will be a local power shortage in the Southern region.
“Currently, about 27% of electricity must be brought from the North to the South. Electricity in the South must come from the North and Central regions because production is not enough, so the ability to supply electricity in the South will be very difficult in the coming years,” said Mr. Lam.
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Therefore, EVN leaders hope that the industries, business community, association community and people will share with EVN the issue of using electricity efficiently, how to use modern electrical equipment, not consume much electricity and especially use electrical equipment that saves electricity.
There are currently about 4-5 million incandescent light bulbs – a type of light bulb that consumes a lot of energy. Therefore, EVN leaders proposed that the Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade ban all production and consumption of incandescent light bulbs because the electricity consumption of incandescent light bulbs is 20 times higher than that of LED lights.
According to Mr. Dau Anh Tuan, Head of the Legal Department of VCCI, through a survey by VCCI, the issue of access to electricity is one of the two areas that businesses rate highest in Resolution 19.
Accordingly, the procedures and time for connecting to electricity have improved significantly, from 6 steps, 115 days to 4 steps, 31 days. The electricity infrastructure is considered the second best in Vietnam, after the telephone network infrastructure. Thanks to that, the stability of electricity has increased significantly, and the number and duration of power outages have decreased. In 2012, the average power outage was 8,000 minutes/customer, but now it is only 235 minutes/customer.