Ho Chi Minh City: Launching the writing contest "Saving electricity becomes a habit" in 2025

On the afternoon of April 22, in Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City Electricity Corporation (EVNHCMC) coordinated with Thanh Nien Newspaper to organize the launching ceremony of the writing contest "Saving electricity becomes a habit" for the 3rd time in 2025, with a total prize worth 130 million VND and many attractive gifts.

Spread awareness of responsible electricity consumption

Following the success of the previous two seasons, this year, the third writing contest “Saving electricity becomes a habit” has the theme “Safety - Saving experience sharing”. This year’s contest aims at using electricity safely, sharing to prevent unfortunate accidents that may occur and especially preventing and fighting fires and explosions.

Chairman of EVNHCMC Board of Members Pham Quoc Bao spoke.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Board of Members of EVNHCMC Pham Quoc Bao shared that in order to ensure electricity supply for people and businesses in Ho Chi Minh City, EVNHCMC has proactively implemented many solutions to ensure stable electricity supply during the dry season and throughout 2025. In particular, in April, the time of the 50th anniversary of the country's reunification, according to EVNHCMC's forecast, April 28 will be the day with the highest commercial electricity output in 2025, expected to exceed 105 million kWh/day.

“From the effectiveness and widespread meaning of the writing contest “Saving electricity becomes a habit”, I hope that through this contest, many readers will respond and submit their works, including video clips, so that we can continue to spread the spirit of safe and economical electricity use to every business, household and person in the city and throughout the country”, Mr. Pham Quoc Bao hopes.

Guests and ambassadors interact at the launching ceremony.

Thanh Nien Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Nguyen Ngoc Toan said that currently, localities across the country, especially Ho Chi Minh City, are entering the hottest period of the year, so the demand for electricity has increased sharply. Using electricity safely and economically is not only a reasonable solution to reduce economic spending, but also a way to protect the environment.

“It can be affirmed that safe and economical use of electricity is not only a reasonable solution to reduce economic expenses, but also a way to protect the environment. Each kWh of electricity saved will reduce part of CO₂ emissions, and part of the natural resources retained will help the atmosphere become cleaner for today and for the future. Small safe and energy-saving actions can create a big effect if spread widely in the community,” Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Toan emphasized.

According to Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Toan, through articles promoting the contest on digital platforms, the writing contest "Making a habit of saving electricity" is an effective way to popularize initiatives to save electricity and use electricity safely to the public.

Participating in the writing contest "Saving electricity becomes a habit" for the third time, Miss Eco International 2023 Nguyen Thanh Ha said she felt honored and happy to be an ambassador for saving electricity, using her voice to communicate more strongly, sharing her perspective on saving electricity to many people, especially young people.

“In reality, many people travel for many days without turning off the circuit breaker. This is very dangerous. Since I was a child, I always turn off the circuit breaker when I go out as a useful daily habit,” Miss Eco International Nguyen Thanh Ha shared.

According to the Organizing Committee, the contest is a playground to encourage the community to share thoughts, experiences and initiatives in using electricity intelligently, safely and economically. Each entry is a vivid and unique story, conveying a strong message about environmental protection and sustainable development.

Mr. Vo Quang Lam - Deputy General Director of EVN (second from right) and Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh - General Director of EVNHCMC (left) presented flowers to the judges and ambassadors of the contest.

The contest contributes to spreading awareness of responsible electricity consumption, stimulating creativity in the community to find solutions for efficient energy use. Through propaganda articles on digital platforms, the program becomes an effective communication channel, disseminating knowledge of electricity saving to the public.

Real-life stories not only raise awareness and form smart electricity consumption habits, but also contribute to building the image of a modern, friendly electricity industry, accompanying the country's sustainable development in the digital integration period.

“Open” playground for all citizens

Contestants include: All Vietnamese citizens, organizations, and businesses that are electricity customers, except for officers and employees of Ho Chi Minh City Electricity Corporation and Thanh Nien Newspaper.

Entries in the form of articles must be presented in Vietnamese, no more than 800 words, with appropriate illustrations attached. The work must be a new creation, never published in any mass media, social networks or personal websites. The article must use clear, authentic language, presented clearly on A4 paper, typed or handwritten.

Editor-in-Chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper Nguyen Ngoc Toan speaks.

This year, to keep up with modern media trends, the Organizing Committee has accepted an additional form of short video clip competition. Video works must be shot in landscape (1920x1080) or portrait (1080x1920) format, MP4 or MOV format, video quality must be at least HD1080 or higher and accompanied by sound quality of 128bit or higher, MP3, M4A or WAV format. Videos must not include logos, watermarks, TikTok IDs or effects from editing software.

Music used in the video can only be taken from 3 valid sources: Composed by the contestant (with copyright certification); YouTube audio library (youtube.com/audiolibrary) or EpidemicSound (epidemicsound.com). In case of using music from other sources, contestants must provide a license and detailed information about the source.

All images and sounds in the video must be recorded by the contestant himself. The contestant is fully responsible for copyright. In case of violation, the Organizing Committee has the right to cancel the work and revoke the prize.

When submitting works, contestants must clearly state their full name, pen name (if any), year of birth, occupation, gender, address, phone number and contact email. For works of organizations and groups, it is necessary to provide information about the unit, address and representative.

The time for receiving entries is from April 22, 2025 to July 22, 2025. Works can be sent via email: [email protected] or by post to the Thanh Nien Newspaper editorial office, 268-270 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Vo Thi Sau Ward, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City (clearly write on the envelope: Article participating in the writing contest Saving electricity becomes a habit).

Regarding the award structure this year, the Organizing Committee will award prizes including articles and video clips. In which, the article category: 1 First prize, 2 Second prizes, 3 Third prizes, 25 Encouragement prizes and 2 Inspirational Author prizes. In the video clip category: 1 First prize, 1 Second prize, 1 Third prize, 3 Encouragement prizes. The total prize value is 130 million VND, along with gifts and certificates of merit from the Organizing Committee.

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Not only organizing the contest, EVNHCMC also implemented a series of extensive propaganda activities such as publishing the "Handbook on safe electricity use", "Handbook on household electrical fire prevention and fighting" and many other publications to each household; coordinating with the government to organize propaganda at neighborhood and residential group meetings.
In particular, in 2025, EVNHCMC aims to survey at least 72,000 households in residential areas at high risk of fire and explosion. Since the beginning of the year, more than 10,000 households have been surveyed. Activities to inspect and evaluate electrical systems in markets, entertainment areas, old apartment buildings, production facilities, motels, etc. have also been enhanced, contributing to early detection and handling of electrical safety risks.

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