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Fri, 11/14/2008 - 09:30
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Conservation plan to help reduce energy costs
HCM City (VNA)- Vietnam can save at least 5 percent of its
total energy needs by 2010 and dup to 8 percent by 2015 if a new energy
conservation programme is approved by the Government.
The programme was discussed at a seminar held last week by the HCM City
Energy Conservation Centre (HCM-ECC) and Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Office (EECO).
Tran Viet Hoa, a representative from the Ministry of Industry and Trade,
said the proposed National Programme on Energy Efficiency and Conservation
would be submitted to the National Assembly next year for final approval.
The programme, among other measures, encourages the use of
energy-efficient equipment used in households and industry and the creation
of new laws on industrial power use.
Educating citizens about energy use, getting rid of low-efficiency
electrical equipment, and encouraging power savings in construction and
transportation are other objectives of the programme.
Hoa said the use of energy-saving labels in products, which the government
encouraged last year, had been underused by companies.
Last year, only three companies registered to attach labels on their
products, he said.
According to the EECO, the rate of electric power consumption per capita
each year has increased dramatically, with 540kWh this year against 288 kWh
in 2000.
Nguyen Thanh Phong, of HCM City Electricity Company said since 2006 the
city had encouraged citizens to buy compact flu orescent bulbs which have
been offered at low prices to more than 490,000 families.
By using such bulbs, monthly electric bills can bi cut by 15 percent.
This year the company has sold 84,000 bulbs, 70 percent of its target. The
campaign will continue until 2015.
Vietnam 's energy demands have risen dramatically in recent years as
its industrial sector has developed.
The Vietnam Institute of Energy has predicted until 2020 the country would
be capable of supplying 58-65 million tonnes of coal, 18-20 tonnes of oil
and 83 billion kWh electric power each year.
But in 40 to 60 years fossil fuel sources in the country will be exhausted
if the Government does not have specific strategies for energy conservation,
according to experts.
A survey by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and HCM -ECC finds that
Vietnam has great potential to save energy.
The cement industry could save 50 percent of energy consumed, the steel
industry 20 percent, and the garment sector 30 percent, the ministry said.
Vietnam , however, uses more energy than other nations to make the
same product, according to the ministry.
In addition, Vietnamese companies' energy cost are at least 1.5 times more
than those in companies in Thailand , China and Malaysia .
Nguyen Van Thuong, deputy general director of the Rang Dong Plastic
Company, said energy expense represented 2 percent of the company's product
value.
Thuong said the company could save 30-40 percent in energy costs by
replacing outdated industrial equipment.-Enditem
total energy needs by 2010 and dup to 8 percent by 2015 if a new energy
conservation programme is approved by the Government.
The programme was discussed at a seminar held last week by the HCM City
Energy Conservation Centre (HCM-ECC) and Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Office (EECO).
Tran Viet Hoa, a representative from the Ministry of Industry and Trade,
said the proposed National Programme on Energy Efficiency and Conservation
would be submitted to the National Assembly next year for final approval.
The programme, among other measures, encourages the use of
energy-efficient equipment used in households and industry and the creation
of new laws on industrial power use.
Educating citizens about energy use, getting rid of low-efficiency
electrical equipment, and encouraging power savings in construction and
transportation are other objectives of the programme.
Hoa said the use of energy-saving labels in products, which the government
encouraged last year, had been underused by companies.
Last year, only three companies registered to attach labels on their
products, he said.
According to the EECO, the rate of electric power consumption per capita
each year has increased dramatically, with 540kWh this year against 288 kWh
in 2000.
Nguyen Thanh Phong, of HCM City Electricity Company said since 2006 the
city had encouraged citizens to buy compact flu orescent bulbs which have
been offered at low prices to more than 490,000 families.
By using such bulbs, monthly electric bills can bi cut by 15 percent.
This year the company has sold 84,000 bulbs, 70 percent of its target. The
campaign will continue until 2015.
Vietnam 's energy demands have risen dramatically in recent years as
its industrial sector has developed.
The Vietnam Institute of Energy has predicted until 2020 the country would
be capable of supplying 58-65 million tonnes of coal, 18-20 tonnes of oil
and 83 billion kWh electric power each year.
But in 40 to 60 years fossil fuel sources in the country will be exhausted
if the Government does not have specific strategies for energy conservation,
according to experts.
A survey by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and HCM -ECC finds that
Vietnam has great potential to save energy.
The cement industry could save 50 percent of energy consumed, the steel
industry 20 percent, and the garment sector 30 percent, the ministry said.
Vietnam , however, uses more energy than other nations to make the
same product, according to the ministry.
In addition, Vietnamese companies' energy cost are at least 1.5 times more
than those in companies in Thailand , China and Malaysia .
Nguyen Van Thuong, deputy general director of the Rang Dong Plastic
Company, said energy expense represented 2 percent of the company's product
value.
Thuong said the company could save 30-40 percent in energy costs by
replacing outdated industrial equipment.-Enditem
