Prime Minister to direct work to increase electricity savings in the period of 2023-2025 in Vietnam

Prime Minister to direct work to increase electricity savings in the period of 2023-2025 in Vietnam

The Prime Minister of Vietnam requested all organizations and individuals to seriously and drastically implement the implementation of electricity savings, for example:

- Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies attached to the Government, People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities, enterprises, and mass organizations - social organizations implement a number of solutions as follows:

+ Implementing energy savings in offices:

++ Coordinating with local power companies to develop and organize the implementation of electricity saving plans for their units, ensuring at least an annual saving of 5.0% of total electricity consumed in the year.

++ Developing, promulgating, and organizing the effective implementation of regulations on electricity saving, regulations on use, maintenance, and repair of electricity-consuming equipment at agencies and units.

++ Urging, reviewing, and regularly inspecting the implementation of internal rules and current regulations on electricity saving.

+ Saving electricity in public lighting, lighting for advertising purposes, and outdoor decoration.

+ Implementing energy savings in households:

++ Regularly practicing the behavior of using electricity economically and efficiently at home, such as: turning off electrical appliances when leaving the room; completely cutting off the power source if not using electrical appliances;

++ Encouraging the installation and use of rooftop solar power systems for on-site use, hot water heating systems from solar energy...

- The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam is responsible for:

+ Developing and implementing programs to encourage rooftop solar power in businesses and households, and propaganda programs to popularize energy-saving equipment in households such as air conditioners, refrigerators, LED lights, washing machines, etc.

+ Directing the Vietnam Electricity Group to optimize the operation of power plants and transmission and distribution grids in order to efficiently use primary energy sources and reduce power loss throughout the system.

+ Developing and organizing the implementation of plans to inspect, supervise, and apply sanctions to individuals, enterprises, and organizations that fail to comply with regulations on the economical and efficient use of energy...

More details can be found in Directive 20/CT-TTg, dated June 8, 2023.

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