Can Tho City saves more than 91 million kWh of electricity

To ensure a stable power supply for the city, Can Tho City Electricity Company has synchronously deployed many power supply solutions; at the same time, focused on investing in the construction of power projects; combined with promoting the propaganda of electricity saving. As a result, in the first 7 months of 2025, the whole city saved more than 91 million kWh, reaching over 2.4% of commercial electricity output.

Officers and workers of Binh Thuy Electricity Management Team mobilize business households in Binh Thuy ward to practice electricity saving.

Over the past 7 months of 2025, Can Tho City Electricity Company has developed 17,758 new customers, bringing the total number of electricity customers in the whole city to more than 1.1 million customers. To meet the increasing demand for electricity of customers, Can Tho City Electricity Company has directed 28 electricity management teams in localities to perform well the technical management and safe operation of the power system.

Can Tho City Electricity Company also focuses on investing in the construction of power projects and up to now, many key projects have been put into use. Typically, the Cai Rang 110kV transformer station and connecting lines were put into operation at the end of April 2025, contributing to increasing the reliability of power supply to urban areas and industrial parks in the South of Can Tho, creating conditions to attract investment, develop local industry, trade and services. Along with that, the electricity industry also speeds up the progress of major repair projects and invests in the construction of 110kV and 22kV transmission grids... contributing to timely meeting the power supply to serve the needs of socio -economic growth of the city.

Along with promoting investment in construction of power projects, Can Tho City Electricity Company coordinates with the Department of Industry and Trade of the city and localities to strengthen the implementation of Directive No. 20/CT-TTg of the Prime Minister on enhancing electricity saving in the period of 2023-2025 and the following years. Accordingly, mobilize administrative units to effectively implement electricity saving work at the unit; mobilize public lighting units to synchronously implement solutions to reduce capacity, but still ensure reasonable lighting time at night, especially for street lighting systems, parks, squares... For restaurants, hotels, commercial service establishments, office complexes and apartment buildings, it is necessary to cut at least 50% of outdoor decorative advertising lighting capacity from 8:00 p.m. every day; Mobilize industrial production customers to use the correct capacity and load chart registered with electricity units and apply measures to manage and use electricity economically and effectively...

According to Mr. Huynh Huu Ky, Deputy Director of Can Tho City Electricity Company, the company has always focused on and regularly implemented the propaganda of electricity saving. The company has organized many training courses, disseminated knowledge on safe and energy-saving electricity use to officials in associations, unions, teachers and students in schools in the city; combined with promoting communication on electricity saving on channels such as the website, customer care app EVNSPC of Southern Power Corporation; distributed handbooks on safe, economical and efficient electricity use to customers. At the same time, organized conferences to exchange and inform about the city's electricity supply situation and mobilized businesses and production facilities with electricity consumption of over 1 million kWh/year to participate in the load adjustment program (DR), load shifting... Thereby helping to reduce the situation of grid overload, limit power outages, affecting the production and business activities of customers; help businesses save on electricity costs by reducing the need for electricity during peak hours.

With the efforts of Can Tho City Electricity Company to promote electricity saving, the result is that over the first 7 months of 2025, the whole city has saved 91 million kWh, reaching over 118% of the plan, equivalent to saving more than 2.4% of commercial electricity output. However, it is forecasted that from now until the end of 2025, the demand for electricity for production, business and consumption in the city will continue to increase.

To ensure the stable power supply, Can Tho City Power Company accelerates the construction investment progress, completes power projects according to the set schedule; strengthens technical management, ensures safe and reliable operation of the power grid system. Along with that, deploys many propaganda programs for people and businesses to practice saving electricity, in order to spread the message of saving electricity widely in the community... contributing to the socio-economic development and daily life of the city's people.

Article and photos: MY HOA

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