The main reason is due to hot weather and hot air, so the demand for cooling equipment increases.
On 22 April 2023, electricity consumption still reached over 92.34 million kWh, only 1.27% lower than the previous day. This shows that electricity consumption in households is increasing very strongly.
Up to 22 April 2023, the average electricity consumption in April 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City reached 85.91 million kWh/day, while this figure for April 2019-2022 was below 80 million kWh/day.
Energy consumption in Ho Chi Minh City increased and set a new record on 21 April 2023
It is forecasted that in the following days, the weather is still hot and hot up to 37 degrees, the lowest is 29 degrees in the evening; Due to the high temperature and hot air, the demand for electricity, especially electricity for cooling devices, continues to increase. EVNHCMC calls on customers to increase savings and use electricity efficiently. Customers should install the EVNHCMC Customer Service application on their mobile phones to be able to monitor their daily electricity usage, and proactively adjust their electricity usage habits to save electricity.
EVNHCMC also recommends that customers when experiencing a power failure, please use the form of texting to report the problem via channels: EVNHCMC Customer Service app, EVNHCMC's Zalo, and Fanpage. Information received through the above channels is recorded through the system and transferred to the unit in charge of the area to handle immediately.