During the past hot summer months, along with solutions in operation management, Dak Lak PC has effectively implemented power-saving activities, including the DR program. The program's success shows customers' consensus and cooperation in achieving the goal of ensuring a safe, stable, and continuous power supply.
DR is one of the programs to encourage customers to proactively adjust power usage when required, limit power use during peak hours,
Switch to off-peak hours, contributing to reducing stress on the power system during peak hours and reducing the situation of overloaded power grids. To have a widespread and practical response from customers, Dak Lak PC has carried out power-saving propaganda on all customer interaction channels such as Zalo, Customer Care App, etc., especially for customers using large amounts of power in the province. The Electric Power Units has also sent staff directly to facilities and production plants to mobilize customers to participate in the DR program as well as implement solutions to save power, creating a positive change in these works.
Central Saigon Beer Joint Stock Company deploys many solutions to save power in production process. (Illustration photo)
In the second quarter of 2023, Dak Lak PC made a plan to implement the DR program on the basis of the available capacity of the power system and the reduced capacity allocated by the Corporation. 91 customers registered to participate in the program with a total capacity reduction of 344.88MW. From the register list, in times when it is necessary to regulate the output of the system to minimize local overload, the Electric Power Units have mobilized and received active support from businesses and factories. Along with that, power-saving solutions are also implemented effectively by most customers. On the other hand, the Company directly worked with the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Industry and Trade to implement a series of power-saving solutions such as: Advocating for agencies to reduce power consumption by 10% over the same period; Reducing public lighting by 50%; Mobilizing restaurants and hotels to reduce the amount of lighting on outdoor advertising panels by 50%.
With the current general context, implementing solutions to save power and reduce load during peak times, and limit the use of many high-power electrical devices at the same time is of great significance in safe and efficient operation. Therefore, Dak Lak PC will continue to synchronize solutions, and simultaneously implement power-saving activities in parallel with upgrading and renovating the power grid in the coming time.