Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hascalled on the whole country to save at least 2 percent of total powerconsumption each year under his recently-signed Directive No.20/CT-TTg onsaving electricity from 2020-2025.

The PM required ministries, ministry-level agencies,Government agencies, people’s committees of centrally-run cities and provinces,businesses and mass organisations to take five measures.

Administrative agencies must work with electricity suppliersto save 5 percent of the total consumption each year, build and effectivelyfollow regulations on the use, repair and maintenance of electricity equipment,and raise staff awareness of power saving. The agencies are encouraged toinstall rooftop solar power systems.

Public lighting operators were required to save 20 percentof the total electricity consumption during the period. Power saving technologymust be used in public lighting.

Hospitality providers, office centres and apartmentbuildings were asked to cut 50 percent of outdoor advertising lighting capacityat night.

Households were suggested to use equipment with energysaving labels, economically and effectively use power, and install solar panelson roofs.

Major energy consumption establishments must save at least 2percent of power per product unit each year.

People’s committees of centrally-run cities and provincesmust add criteria for economical and effective energy use into their annual andperiodic socio-economic development plans

Vietnam Electricity will be responsible for optimising powerplants and electricity transmission networks, and working closely with the NationalCentre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting to update forecasts about weatherand water resources./.