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Commercial groups respond to power-saving calls
HCM City (VMA) - Hotels and office buildings which account for 40
percent of Ho Chi Minh City 's electricity demand are beginning to
respond to energy conservation calls.
Shopping mall Diamond Plaza is saving more than 4.5 million kWh or 30
percent of its needs after investing 1.5 billion VND (91,000 USD) in
energy-saving devices like inverter VSD for its fans, lifts, and water
pumps.
It can save over 6.5 billion VND a year.
Huynh Kim Tuoc, manager of the city's Energy Saving Centre, said
power-saving measures are being adopted by many major hotels, including
Duxton, New World , Place, and Majestic.
"Electricity use by the hotels has been cut by 30 to 40 percent," he said.
A recent study by his office showed that Continental Hotel can save over 1
billion VND per year if it installs energy-saving devices.Continental now
pays up to 2.7 billion VND each year for electricity. Nearly 90 percent of
it is used for air-conditioners, lamps, and water heaters.The hotel has also
instructed its employees to follow certain measures to save energy.
Besides hundreds of hotels, HCM City also has around 16,000 office
buildings.
A training class on power saving held in the city last month attracted 60
managers from the private sector,
"They were ready to pay 1 million VND each for the two-day class," Tuoc
said.
"We organised such workshop free of cost a few years ago, but they did not
attract the attention of managers in public or private companies," he said.
"After sending invitations, we would receive no replies."
Score of housing projects, apartment buildings and trading centres are
nearing completion in HCM City . Many of these buildings will have
floor areas of up to 10,00 sq.m and use over 2 million kWh of electricity a
year.
Public offices consume 26 percent of the electricity in HCM City .
The city is working on a plan to economise power consumption after
conducting studies at 3,000 public offices.
The city also approved a recent proposal to cut the power supplied to
these offices by 10 percent.
percent of Ho Chi Minh City 's electricity demand are beginning to
respond to energy conservation calls.
Shopping mall Diamond Plaza is saving more than 4.5 million kWh or 30
percent of its needs after investing 1.5 billion VND (91,000 USD) in
energy-saving devices like inverter VSD for its fans, lifts, and water
pumps.
It can save over 6.5 billion VND a year.
Huynh Kim Tuoc, manager of the city's Energy Saving Centre, said
power-saving measures are being adopted by many major hotels, including
Duxton, New World , Place, and Majestic.
"Electricity use by the hotels has been cut by 30 to 40 percent," he said.
A recent study by his office showed that Continental Hotel can save over 1
billion VND per year if it installs energy-saving devices.Continental now
pays up to 2.7 billion VND each year for electricity. Nearly 90 percent of
it is used for air-conditioners, lamps, and water heaters.The hotel has also
instructed its employees to follow certain measures to save energy.
Besides hundreds of hotels, HCM City also has around 16,000 office
buildings.
A training class on power saving held in the city last month attracted 60
managers from the private sector,
"They were ready to pay 1 million VND each for the two-day class," Tuoc
said.
"We organised such workshop free of cost a few years ago, but they did not
attract the attention of managers in public or private companies," he said.
"After sending invitations, we would receive no replies."
Score of housing projects, apartment buildings and trading centres are
nearing completion in HCM City . Many of these buildings will have
floor areas of up to 10,00 sq.m and use over 2 million kWh of electricity a
year.
Public offices consume 26 percent of the electricity in HCM City .
The city is working on a plan to economise power consumption after
conducting studies at 3,000 public offices.
The city also approved a recent proposal to cut the power supplied to
these offices by 10 percent.
