Strengthening energy saving solutions

Since the beginning of 2023, despite facing many difficulties due to general fluctuations in the economy, Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) has still made every effort to provide electricity for socio-economic development and people's needs.

However, in recent times, due to the impact of the El Nino phenomenon, heat waves, droughts, and water shortages have seriously affected hydroelectric reservoirs, directly impacting the national electricity output. In light of the above situation, EVN calls on agencies, businesses, localities, and people to share the difficulties and increase the practice of saving electricity.

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, due to the impact of the El Nino phenomenon, the risk of water shortages will continue until the end of the dry season in 2023. The total flow to large reservoirs in the North Central region is forecast to be 15-35% lower, in the Central Central and South Central regions 15-40% lower, and in the Central Highlands 10-25% lower than the average of many years. The risk of water shortages during the remaining dry season will be serious... directly affecting the national electricity output. In addition, the demand for electricity is on the rise, especially during the hot seasons and May, June, and July. At times, the electricity demand of the national power system has increased to a new record of ~895 million kWh, the highest since the beginning of the year and an increase of 12.34% over the same period in May 2022; Maximum power consumption reached 43,300 MW, the highest since the beginning of the year and an increase of 9.12% over the same period in May 2022)...

In the spirit of actively implementing Directive No. 20/CT-TTg dated May 7, 2020 on enhancing electricity saving in the period of 2020 - 2025 and Official Dispatch No. 397/CD-TTg dated May 13, 2023 on proactively implementing urgent measures to respond to the risk of heat, drought, water shortage, and saltwater intrusion of the Prime Minister, Vietnam Electricity Group calls on agencies, businesses, localities and people to share difficulties and strengthen the practice of electricity saving. Accordingly, it is necessary to strengthen solutions on electricity saving and voluntary non-commercial electricity load adjustment (DR). Specifically as follows: Administrative units save 10% of monthly electricity consumption compared to the same period; schools, hospitals, infirmaries, clinics, nursing homes save 5% of monthly electricity consumption compared to the same period; Public lighting units (PSUs) apply measures to save 50% of monthly electricity consumption compared to the same period; restaurants, hotels, commercial service establishments, office complexes and apartment buildings reduce 50% of outdoor advertising lighting capacity at night, comply with regulations on economical and efficient lighting, and be ready to cut and reduce electricity demand upon notification from local power units in case of power shortage; Industrial production customers, especially customers with large electricity consumption, implement voluntary load adjustment (DR) programs according to Circular No. 23/2017/TT-BCT dated November 16, 2017 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, upon notification from power units; Households using electricity for daily life so that households can proactively reduce consumption demand, do not set air conditioner temperature below 26 ⁰ C. Regularly monitor the website https://sudungdien.evn.com.vn/ to update information on electricity consumption/month/year of administrative agencies, public lighting and key energy-using facilities to operate electricity saving work in the area. In the face of the critical situation of electricity supply, EVN has proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the People's Committees of provinces and cities pay attention to directing the implementation of many urgent solutions to overcome difficulties in electricity supply, not only for the hot season of 2023 but also for the coming years.

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