Sixteen State agencies and enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City have recentlysigned agreements committing to cutting their energy consumption byrenovating their equipment and technology and tightening energy usemanagement in the next three years.
Ho Chi Minh City is the first locality in the nation to carry out the initiative.
Accordingto the municipal Department of Science and Technology, from 2015 to2017, the companies and organisations will become energy-efficient,saving 481 million kWh of electricity and 5.6 million litres oil, thuseffecting a saving of 807 billion VND (38.4 million USD).
Sai Gon Co.op Mart, HCM City Export Processing and Industrial ZoneAuthority (HEPZA), Saigontourist, and several others signed agreementsto be involved with the city's green strategy, which will help cutaround 286,000 tonnes of emissions.
The municipalDepartment of Science and Technology will help them with technicalsolutions, equipment and technologies to save energy.
With increasing demand for power and the impacts of climate changebecoming clearer, the city wants all companies and organisations usingenergy efficiently, with the State sector being in the vanguard.
Huynh Kim Tuoc, director of the department's Energy ConservationCentre, said the city would face pressure on its energy availability inthe near future if energy-saving solutions are not adopted.
The transport and industrial sectors and households are the biggest consumers of energy at the moment.
The Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien Metro line alone will consume 5 percent ofthe city's power supply once it begins operating, he said.
Industry is among the biggest consumers, but since 2002, with thegovernment's support for enterprises to upgrade technology, the city hasbeen able to annually save 932,000 kWh and 5.6 million litres of oil,also thus achieving a reduction of more than 600,000 tonnes in emissionsevery year.
Le Manh Ha, Deputy Chairman of the HCMCity People's Committee said saving energy would benefit not only theenterprises, but also the public and help protect the environment.
The first phase of the programme is applied to State-owned firms andoffices and 206 other companies that consume a lot of energy will beasked to adopt solutions to reduce energy consumption in theprogramme's second phase.-VNA
Ho Chi Minh City is the first locality in the nation to carry out the initiative.
Accordingto the municipal Department of Science and Technology, from 2015 to2017, the companies and organisations will become energy-efficient,saving 481 million kWh of electricity and 5.6 million litres oil, thuseffecting a saving of 807 billion VND (38.4 million USD).
Sai Gon Co.op Mart, HCM City Export Processing and Industrial ZoneAuthority (HEPZA), Saigontourist, and several others signed agreementsto be involved with the city's green strategy, which will help cutaround 286,000 tonnes of emissions.
The municipalDepartment of Science and Technology will help them with technicalsolutions, equipment and technologies to save energy.
With increasing demand for power and the impacts of climate changebecoming clearer, the city wants all companies and organisations usingenergy efficiently, with the State sector being in the vanguard.
Huynh Kim Tuoc, director of the department's Energy ConservationCentre, said the city would face pressure on its energy availability inthe near future if energy-saving solutions are not adopted.
The transport and industrial sectors and households are the biggest consumers of energy at the moment.
The Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien Metro line alone will consume 5 percent ofthe city's power supply once it begins operating, he said.
Industry is among the biggest consumers, but since 2002, with thegovernment's support for enterprises to upgrade technology, the city hasbeen able to annually save 932,000 kWh and 5.6 million litres of oil,also thus achieving a reduction of more than 600,000 tonnes in emissionsevery year.
Le Manh Ha, Deputy Chairman of the HCMCity People's Committee said saving energy would benefit not only theenterprises, but also the public and help protect the environment.
The first phase of the programme is applied to State-owned firms andoffices and 206 other companies that consume a lot of energy will beasked to adopt solutions to reduce energy consumption in theprogramme's second phase.-VNA
