Efficient and economical use of energy: Implementation effectiveness and role of local communication

This is the topic of the talk show organized by the Energy Saving and Sustainable Development Department (Ministry of Industry and Trade) in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development on the afternoon of 18 September 2024  in Da Nang City. The event is within the framework of the project "Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program II" organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Implementation effectiveness and role of localities and communication

Sharing at the talk show, Mr. Trinh Quoc Vu, Deputy Director of the Energy Saving and Sustainable Development Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, said: In the National Program on Efficient and Economical Use of Energy for the period 2019 - 2030 (VNEEP3 Program), the Government sets a target of saving 8-10% of the total national energy consumption in this period, which is equivalent to saving about 60-80 million tons of oil equivalent. To achieve the set targets, the VNEEP3 Program identifies communication to raise public awareness of efficient and economical use of energy as an important task. In which, there is a role for local authorities and local and national media agencies.

Talk-show "Efficient and economical use of energy: Implementation effectiveness and role of local communication "

Sharing the above opinion, Mr. Nguyen Van Tru, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of Da Nang informed us that Da Nang aims to achieve a minimum energy saving of 5% compared to the forecast of total energy consumption of the whole city in the period of 2020-2025. To achieve this target, the Department of Industry and Trade of Da Nang has also implemented many solutions for the efficient and economical use of energy, in which the organization of Awards for the annual efficient and economical use of energy has created a positive impact, with the spread to more than 200 businesses and management agencies in the city. Through the award, many businesses have applied the most basic solutions, such as replacing old equipment with equipment that optimizes electricity and gas consumption, using energy management software, using solar energy systems, etc.

Deputy Head of the Business Department of Vietnam Electricity (EVN) Tran Viet Nguyen said that in recent years, awareness of people and businesses about efficient and economical use of energy in general and efficient and efficient and economical use of power, in particular, has had many positive changes. Especially in 2023, when we faced difficulties with power supply, the whole country and the Power industry "joined hands to save power" very well with electricity-saving results above the target assigned by the Prime Minister, especially during the hot season of June and July 2023; the average power for saving rate of provinces/cities reached 116% of the plan.

"With the responsibility of ensuring power supply for socio-economic development and people's consumption, EVN has always accompanied customers in implementing the State's policies on efficient and economical use of electricity. EVN has proactively and actively coordinated with agencies and more than 31 million customers in implementing electricity-saving programs effectively and practically. In which, the solution of "Propaganda for Energy Saving" is the solution that EVN and other units have prioritized for decades" the deputy Head of EVN Business Department emphasized.

Connecting and promoting role of national energy-saving network

Deputy Head of EVN Business Department Tran Viet Nguyen sharing at talk-show

According to EVN Deputy Head of Business Department Tran Viet Nguyen, the electricity and energy-saving network was built with the target of connecting the participation of organizations, individuals, and power units to disseminate, propagate, and share policies, legal regulations, experiences, and solutions to implement electricity saving, raise awareness of electricity saving to the community, management agencies, social organizations, service enterprises, and economic sectors through training activities, knowledge dissemination, communication campaigns, and many other activities under the National Program on efficient and economical use of energy for the period 2019 -2030.


  • 18/09/2024 09:19
  • Translator: Hải Yến
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