The total electricity saving reached 6.124 million kWh
At the Summary Meeting on electricity saving in the period 2011-2016 and task orientation during 2017 - 2020 just been held recently, the Deputy General Director of EVNSPC Nguyen Phuoc Duc said: "According to the World Bank’s estimates, the cost to save 1 kWh electricity is only one quarter of the cost of investment to produce the same amount of electricity. In the past few years, thanks to the application of electricity saving models, the power sector has relieved pressure on electricity supplies, meanwhile electricity users have saved billions of Vietnam dong a year. "
During the five years from 2011 to 2016, EVNSPC’s performance achieved and surpassed the annual saving target of 1.5 - 2% of power sales assigned by EVN; improving the efficiency of communication on economical and efficient use of electricity; strengthening the synergy among electricity saving communication activities; connecting energy saving activities, cost optimization and communication efficiency. As a result, in the five years, the total electricity saving reached 6.124 million kWh, the proportion of power sales saving had been increasing from 1.23% in 2011 to 2.35% in 2016.
Diverse electricity saving programs
Over the years, EVNSPC has implemented many Programs / Projects to save electricity and achieved many obvious outcomes.
Programs "Electricity Saving Cultural Residential Zones / Hamlets" and "Electricity Saving Streets" have been implemented so that more than 50% of households in these residential zones or hamlets or streets would save electricity 5% or more of the previous year's electricity consumption amount. As a result, many areas have achieved and excelled the set target.
After realizing a program on altering the use of electrical appliances for "Safety - Savings - Efficiency" of Dong Thap Power Company, 120 / 120 households have reduced 5 - 8% of electricity consumption amount compared with the previous month. "After only one month of realization, the electricity saving of 120 households is 3,952 kWh, equivalent to VND 6 million per month.
In 2014, EVNSPC replaced all incandescent light bulbs in domestic lightings (97,920 bulbs). Up to now, in the southern provinces, the target of "customers no longer using incandescent light bulbs in daily life" has been fundamentally fulfilled.
In execution of the National Target Program, EVNSPC has delivered 17,722 solar water heaters.
Thanks to a program to support farmers in replacing incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps in Binh Thuan, Long An and Tien Giang provinces, EVNSPC has substituted 2,065,269 lamps, helping farmers save 54,523 MWh of electricity per year, equivalent to more than VND 82 billion per year.
In order for electricity saving programs to become a widespread movement in the community, the EVNSPC's 2017 goal is to reach and exceed the annual electricity saving objective of more than 1.5% of power sales; incorporating electricity saving criteria into emulation programs at Cultural Residential Zones / Hamlets, Cutural Families in 21 provinces / cities managed by EVNSPC; developing a program and a set school materials to communicate electricity saving in primary and secondary schools, starting pilot implementation in Can Tho province and then universalizing in all 21 provinces / cities; increasing the number of schools being communicated in the area by 25 – 30% every year, starting in 2018; communicating, promoting and using high performance equipment at all headquarters of the Corporation’s member units, including development of rooftop solar systems at office buildings; maintaining coordination with local associations to improve effectiveness and influence of communcation activities; 20% of streets / hamlets and 10% of households registering for the programs in 21 provinces / cities in the South; electricity saving will reach 100 million kWh per year in the period 2017 - 2020 and all households are electricity consumers in 21 provinces / cities in the South.