Vietnam saved 546,000 kWh of electricity, equivalent to 712 millionVND (34,000 USD) by switching off lights during Earth Hour, from 8.30pm to 9.30 pm on March 31, according to the Electricity of Vietnam(EVN).
This year’s campaign to promoteenergy-saving and sustainable development was joined by 48 provinces andcities nationwide.
In Hanoi , the centre ofVietnam ’s 2012 Earth Hour campaign, lights were turned out at majorsites, like the Hanoi Opera House and areas surrounding Hoan Kiem lake.
At a ceremony to kick off the campaign, Deputy Ministerof Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong called on every individual totranslate commitments to protecting the global environment and usingenergy in an efficient and sustainable manner into specific deeds anddaily actions.
Nguyen Van Suu, Deputy Chairman of the HanoiPeople’s Committee, pledged the capital’s authorities and people willtake practical actions to save power during the whole year, mentioningturning off unnecessary lights, encouraging green means of transport,increasing tree-growing coverage and effectively using water resources.
TheNorthern Electricity Corporation, an EVN affiliate, pledged to provideenergy-efficient lighting equipment for 250 classrooms in the northernmountainous provinces of Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Ha Giang and LaoCai.
In response to the campaign, Hoi An ancient city in thecentral province of Quang Nam turned to the glistening lights ofcandles and lanterns.
Earlier, local people and visitors joinedhands in cleaning and collecting rubbish along the An Ban and Cua Daibeaches and in the ancient quarter and planting trees as a way todeclare their commitment to protect the environment.
This is the fourth time Hoi An has taken part in the Earth Hour campaign.
Meanwhile,Ho Chi Minh City became sparkling in the lights of candles andsolar energy and energy-saving lighting systems well prepared earlier.
Sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature and firstimplemented in 2007 in Australia , the event aims to raise people’sawareness of saving power and using power more efficiently to reduce thenegative impacts of climate change.
Earth Hour was first organised in Vietnam in 2009.
Last year, 400,000 kWh of electricity was saved during Earth Hour.-VNA
This year’s campaign to promoteenergy-saving and sustainable development was joined by 48 provinces andcities nationwide.
In Hanoi , the centre ofVietnam ’s 2012 Earth Hour campaign, lights were turned out at majorsites, like the Hanoi Opera House and areas surrounding Hoan Kiem lake.
At a ceremony to kick off the campaign, Deputy Ministerof Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong called on every individual totranslate commitments to protecting the global environment and usingenergy in an efficient and sustainable manner into specific deeds anddaily actions.
Nguyen Van Suu, Deputy Chairman of the HanoiPeople’s Committee, pledged the capital’s authorities and people willtake practical actions to save power during the whole year, mentioningturning off unnecessary lights, encouraging green means of transport,increasing tree-growing coverage and effectively using water resources.
TheNorthern Electricity Corporation, an EVN affiliate, pledged to provideenergy-efficient lighting equipment for 250 classrooms in the northernmountainous provinces of Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Ha Giang and LaoCai.
In response to the campaign, Hoi An ancient city in thecentral province of Quang Nam turned to the glistening lights ofcandles and lanterns.
Earlier, local people and visitors joinedhands in cleaning and collecting rubbish along the An Ban and Cua Daibeaches and in the ancient quarter and planting trees as a way todeclare their commitment to protect the environment.
This is the fourth time Hoi An has taken part in the Earth Hour campaign.
Meanwhile,Ho Chi Minh City became sparkling in the lights of candles andsolar energy and energy-saving lighting systems well prepared earlier.
Sponsored by the World Wide Fund for Nature and firstimplemented in 2007 in Australia , the event aims to raise people’sawareness of saving power and using power more efficiently to reduce thenegative impacts of climate change.
Earth Hour was first organised in Vietnam in 2009.
Last year, 400,000 kWh of electricity was saved during Earth Hour.-VNA
