Except for Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean depends almost entirely on costly imported fuels to generate electricity, often at a cost several times higher than continental rates.

Good news for people living in Hanoi is that there is no power shortage, although the electricity demand of the people increases in hot days. However, electricity demand spike could create a considerable pressure on power transmission system in Hanoi.

In the first 4 months of this year, Tien Giang electricity sector has saved more than 16 million kWh of electricity, reaching 2.45% of commercial electricity. The well worth saying is that not only businesses but also many people of Tien Giang province are aware of power savings with its practical benefits to the family, and a major contribution into the state's savings and environmental protection.

June 4-6, 2015 in Hanoi, the Conference "Summer peak time with Power savings program, Efficient use of energy in Hanoi" took place. The conference was held by the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade in collaboration with the Hanoi Power Company. The conference aims to propagate and mobilize the people in economical and efficient use of electricity in hot weather conditions.

June 1, 2015, at Children's' Palace of Lang Son, the Lang Son Electricity Company in collaboration with the provincial Youth Union, and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lang Son city launched the "Power Saving Family" Emulation Program in 2015 in Lang Son City. More than 100 families bearing the title "Typical Power Saving Family in 2014" attended the ceremony.

Power Saving Communication messages are directed to not only the officers, employees and officials within and outside the electricity sector but also to secondary school students in the province of Quang Nam as it is actively performed by the Youth Union in Quang Nam Power Company.

It sounds like something more akin to alchemy, but engineers have developed a new light powered by gravity.

Bac Lieu Power Authority recently held a ceremony to launch the emulation program "Hamlet and Village with Power Savings in 2015".

In implementation of power saving program in 2015, Dak Nong Power Company in collaboration with the provincial labor federation held the launching ceremony of emulation "electricity savings in the workplace" in 2015.

Australian-made technology that will allow householders to remotely monitor and control their electricity usage – and utilities to coordinate demand management programs – is being trialled in Perth and regional Queensland.

Implementing the electricity-saving program of the Central Power Corporation 2015, Thua Thien Hue Power Company deployed one week public communication campaign for power saving - the third Session in 2015, during May 25-31, 2015.

The SuluNur Kazakhstan scientific-technological consortium has begun production of energy-saving light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, which are as effective as 250-watt glow bulbs, but require only 40 watts of electricity, according to a report by Tengrinews.

In response to the National Target Program on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy, for the past 5 years (2010 - 2014), through the Power Saving Movement, Energy Saving in households, Hanoi has more 132 million kWh of electricity saved, equivalent to more than VND160 billion. Communication is evaluated as an important contribution to this outcome.

In the first 4 months of 2015, EVN-SPC saved over 390 million kWh equivalent to 2.56% of commercial electricity. Meanwhile, EVN-HCMC saves 150.28 million kWh, accounting for 2.51% of electricity consumption.

The Newspaper Career Journal - Ho Chi Minh City Journalist Association and the city Power Corporation held the evaluation review and awarding for Cartoonists who participated in the Cartoon Contest on Electricity Saving 2015.

Grain farm operating expenses have increased steadily over the past decade, with the high costs of inputs, especially electricity, becoming one of the most serious challenges facing farmers.

Currently, the energy consumption of households in Huong Hoa accounts for 50% of total electricity consumption in the district. Therefore, helping people to raise awareness of saving electricity, especially in the difficult areas is the main thrust of the district electricity board.

In California, as much as 19 percent of the state’s electricity consumption is for pumping, treating, collecting and discharging water and wastewater.

Ha Giang Provincial People's Committee issued a Plan for energy saving and efficiency in the province for the period of 2013 - 2015. The plan states that in 2015, the province is to achieve a total savings of 6% of the province's electricity consumption as in the forecast on electricity demand, reflected in Master Plan for Power Development of Ha Giang in the phase 2011 - 2015.

Faced with climate change causing serious consequences, energy saving has become more urgent than ever. In Da Lat city (Lam Dong province), energy saving has become a mass movement, not only popular in the manufacturing enterprises and households but also spreading to all the public offices.