Electricity is a precious source of energy that Vietnam is trying to conserve to serve the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland. Therefore, wasting even 1W of electricity is a waste of national assets. On the contrary, using electricity economically is the act of a civilized citizen and an act of patriotism!
Hoang Hoa Electricity staff disseminate knowledge about safe, economical and efficient use of electricity to students. Photo: Thanh Hoa (Hoang Hoa Electricity)
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Vietnam is aiming for prosperous development, therefore, the demand for energy is very large. According to the Northern Power Corporation, it is forecasted that in the next 5 years, the national electricity demand will continue to increase at a high rate and an average of about 8.5%/year. Particularly for the North, the current available capacity of all sources is about 17,500 - 17,900MW; while the demand for use is about 20,000MW and can reach 23,500 - 24,000MW during hot weather.
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), held in Glasgow (Scotland, UK) in 2021, Vietnam, along with nearly 150 countries, pledged to reduce net emissions to “zero” by mid-century. This is “a very large program, a difficult, new issue with sensitive content,” as Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized. However, this commitment is consistent with Vietnam’s goal of harmonious, sustainable, and comprehensive development.
In the context of increasing energy demand pressure every year and especially the implementation of very strong commitments at COP26, Vietnam still sets a goal: In the period of 2023 - 2025 and the following years, the whole country strives to save at least 2% of total electricity consumption annually. At the same time, reduce electricity loss in the entire power system to below 6% by 2025; reduce peak load capacity of the national power system through the implementation of demand side management (DSM) and load adjustment (DR) programs, at least 1,500MW by 2025...
It can be said that the very specific figures on electricity saving have demonstrated the Government's great determination in fighting against electricity waste, or using electricity effectively and economically, towards sustainable development of the country. To achieve the above goal, the urgent requirement for all levels, sectors, localities, agencies, enterprises and each citizen at this time is to share responsibility, to join together in a unified, drastic manner, with great effort.
For Thanh Hoa, according to the assessment of the Northern Power Corporation, the locality is currently the province with the third highest electricity consumption demand and accounts for about 10% of the total electricity consumption demand in the North. With a maximum load capacity of about 1,350MW and forecast to reach 2,150MW by 2025 (due to factories registering an additional 949MW and 10% due to other needs...), Thanh Hoa is also the province with the highest load growth rate in the North. Areas with large, concentrated loads and high growth rates in the coming time include Thanh Hoa City - Sam Son City - Quang Xuong; Nghi Son Town - Nong Cong - Nhu Thanh - Nhu Xuan; Bim Son Town - Hoang Hoa - Hau Loc - Nga Son...
Faced with the increasing demand for electricity consumption and the high load growth rate mentioned above, the management, operation and regulation to maximize electricity savings is a "hot" issue, always posed to the electricity industry in particular and Thanh Hoa province in general. However, with the message "Saving electricity becomes a habit", Thanh Hoa has been drastically and synchronously implementing many solutions, such as establishing a provincial-level electricity saving steering committee to unify the direction of electricity saving work throughout the area. Organize extensive propaganda and communication in many forms. Organize the signing of electricity saving commitments for customers in 4 groups including administrative and career sectors, public lighting, trade and services, industrial production (as of June 30, 2024, 54,318/54,318 customers have updated the DRMS program - Remote load monitoring and control system, reaching 100%). Strengthen inspection and control of economical and efficient use of electricity, in accordance with the capacity registered in the electricity purchase contract... Thanks to that, in the first 6 months of 2024, Thanh Hoa saved 71.16 million kWh of electricity.
However, the issue of saving electricity is still facing many challenges and barriers. According to calculations by Thanh Hoa Electricity Company, although Thanh Hoa's potential for saving electricity is still very large and can reach about 15 - 35%. However, achieving this figure is not easy. In reality, due to financial difficulties, many households and businesses have not invested in upgrading and replacing old equipment with new, high-efficiency electrical equipment. Many agencies and offices still leave computers, fans, air conditioners, and printers in operation mode even when no one is using them. Then public lighting in buildings is still turned on at high brightness or left on until midnight or even early morning... Not to mention, to evaluate the results of saving electricity of units, there needs to be a specific and detailed calculation method for each subject. In addition, a rather "difficult" problem for the authorities at this time is that there is no mechanism to handle violations of the use of electricity economically and effectively.
"Important national policy"
President Ho Chi Minh is a shining example of the spirit of thrift and the practice of thrift. He himself always practiced saving electricity from the smallest things and especially from an extremely simple lifestyle. He believed that "saving means not being extravagant, not wasteful, not messy"; and the word "thrift" in Ho Chi Minh's Thought also has a broad connotation, including saving material wealth, saving people's strength, saving time... He repeatedly reminded about saving electricity, especially in the context of our country being poor, and both fighting and building the country, that is "if each person, each house, each agency, and enterprise saves electricity, then we will have enough electricity for life and production".
Currently, when all levels, sectors, agencies, units and people are making efforts to study and follow Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style; more than ever, "saving electricity" must become a content of study and following Uncle Ho for every cadre, party member and citizen. From the example of Uncle Ho's spirit of saving, everyone can learn and follow it with the smallest things every day. That is to change awareness and consciousness about saving electricity, so that the spirit of saving electricity truly becomes a good habit - a habit like the "breath" of life. Then from awareness, gradually change behavior, with the habit of "turning off electrical equipment when not needed, to have electricity when needed". And more positively, realize the urgent need to replace electricity-wasting equipment (incandescent bulbs, fluorescent lamps with magnetic ballasts, refrigerators, washing machines, pumps, old air conditioners...) with new equipment. For example, an air conditioner with an inverter can save up to 30% more electricity than a non-inverter air conditioner. Although the price may be a few million VND higher, in the long run, using high-performance, energy-saving electrical products/equipment will be a more effective investment...
In recent years, the event "Earth Hour" has become an annual activity to encourage and call for changes in people's awareness and behavior in environmental protection. The increasingly widespread organization of the event is also a way for people to speak up, or to express solidarity and unity in joining hands to protect the earth - the common home of mankind. In particular, the organization of "Earth Hour" has brought many practical benefits, such as saving electricity and reducing CO2 emissions, helping to accumulate a valuable source of energy for development, while also bringing a cleaner living environment. Then, from the symbolic number "60" has become "60+", with an extremely meaningful message, that "Earth Hour does not stop at 60 minutes but more".
Changing a habit is not easy, but it will not be difficult if that habit brings many positive and practical benefits. Moreover, that benefit is not only for an individual, a family but also for the whole community. Start changing the habit of using electricity economically from each family - the "cell" of the "body" of society. From there, gradually spread this habit to become a behavior, even a common behavioral standard of the whole community. Only then, the practice of saving electricity will gradually become a common awareness, a common action of the whole society. So that every day has an "Earth Hour", so that every hour is "Earth Hour"!
The Power Plan VIII (National Power Development Plan for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050) clearly emphasized the viewpoint: “Electricity is an important infrastructure sector, power development must be one step ahead to create a foundation to promote rapid and sustainable national development, build an independent and self-reliant economy, improve people's lives and ensure national defense and security”. At the same time, “form a comprehensive energy industrial ecosystem based on renewable energy and new energy”. This is both an orientation and a goal for energy to truly become an important resource, capable of “leading the way” for effective and sustainable socio-economic development. Therefore, raising awareness of energy saving and efficiency and environmental protection is considered an important national policy and the responsibility of the whole society.
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During his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh once advised: "Every citizen must understand: only with self-reliance can there be independence, only with self-reliance can there be freedom". To be independent and self-reliant, first and foremost, we must rely on internal strength, and that internal strength is cultivated by promoting production, improving labor efficiency and practicing thrift. This is still true in the story of Vietnam's development today, when the whole nation is concentrating on building a rich, beautiful and civilized socialist Vietnam. Therefore, every Vietnamese citizen should show patriotism by doing small but meaningful things: Save electricity!
Khoi Nguyen
Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/to-quoc-can-dien-nhu-co-the-can-mau-bai-cuoi-tiet-kiem-dien-la-yeu-nuoc-221897.htm
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