Saving more than 576 million VND during Earth Hour lights off

Information from the National Load Dispatch Center said that through monitoring the data on electricity consumption after 1 hour of turning off the lights in response to the Campaign Earth Hour By 2022 (from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on March 26), the whole country has saved 309,000 kWh of electricity (equivalent to about 576.1 million VND.)

Over the years, Earth Hour is an initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to raise public awareness about climate change and energy saving around the world.

The Earth Hour campaign has attracted the attention and response of 63 provinces and cities of Vietnam and a large number of people from all walks of life, of which Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is one of the typical units. always interested and actively cooperated to implement the program well.

This year, the Earth Hour campaign has the theme “Creating the future”, with the aim of raising the awareness of individuals to cope with climate change and the shortage of energy sources due to the exploitation and use of natural resources. People.

This year’s Earth Hour in Vietnam campaign focuses more on online activities and social networks.

According to EVN, the Earth Hour 2022 campaign will not only stop at the iconic Light Out Event, but will continue to spread to all organizations and individuals to act together for a green Earth with sustainable development. through practical activities on energy saving and environmental protection.

Previously, in response to this event, the Ministry of Industry and Trade sent an official dispatch requesting the People’s Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities to coordinate in organizing propaganda activities to attract people, agencies, Organized in the locality to participate and mobilize to turn off unnecessary electrical equipment at the time of the event.

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