In 2015, the implementation of the National Target Program on Economical and Efficient Use of in Ha Giang province continues to be the attention of levels of authorities, the efforts of the concerned units, and the involvement of people in the province.

Using the local and central funds earmarked for energy efficiency, many communication activities, dissemination of knowledge, models of energy efficiency have been implemented and achieved the diversity with encouraging results. The total production of electricity saved since the start of 2014 to the end of October 2015 is 6.8% compared to the total energy consumption of the province in the period 2012-2015, against the forecast energy demand of phase 2011-2020.

On-site training workshop about energy efficiency in the residential quarter

To achieve that result, in 2015 the Ha Giang Center of Industry & Trade Promotion has boosted the communication, raised the awareness, and promoted the use of energy-saving devices through 6000 printed posters, and various types of leaflets; 3000 Handbooks on measures in Economical and Efficient Use of Energy to be used in the household; collaborated with Ha Giang radio and television to schedule 2 columns for broadcasting of energy efficiency on local TV channel. The communication activities drew the attention of the masses, creating powerful change, contributing to forming the applicable behaviors, good habits in the energy use and reduction of power cost, with the focus on the use of electricity in households.

The Earth Hour Campaign 2015 - with the themes of energy efficiency, climate change adaptation was held in March with the participation of all levels and sectors in order to call on organizations and individuals and families in Ha Giang City to show active response by specific actions such as turning off unnecessary electrical equipment in time from 20h30 to 21h30, as a result, 3500KWh electricity was saved, equivalent to nearly 8 million.

The Industry Extension and Trade Promotion Center in Ha Giang has successfully organized the campaign, calling for households to use energy efficiently and in 2015 in the two districts: Hoang Su Phi and Xin Man, the campaign attracted nearly 1000 households to participate. The event had 200 households registered for model households of economical and efficient use of energy in 2015, 200 power-saving light bulbs were distributed free of charge, 500 handbooks with thousands of leaflets, brochures bearing instructions for economical and efficient use of energy, were distributed to participating households in the campaign.

Many integrated activities have been organized such as survey on households building the model households of economical and efficient use of energy; Organizing the training sessions for skills in using electric appliances with efficiency and savings.

Solar energy lighting model installed at March 26 Square 

A successful solar energy lighting model was built in Ha Giang's 26/3 Square, with a size of 6 double lamppost. Each posts has 02 panels 250W, 02-200Ah 12V battery, using LED high efficiency lighting, with a capacity of 90W which ensures the energy efficiency and greater longer life cycle as compared to the former light bulbs.

The Centre has collaborated with the ward People's Committee to organize the training sessions and to instruct how realize the economical and efficient use of energy for households in some population groups in Ha Giang province, which attracted nearly 400 participating households. The Center also coordinates with Ha Giang city Office of Education and Training to conduct the extracurricular activities with the theme of "Communication for economical and efficient use of energy in schools in Ha Giang province" attracting over 2000 participants.

Extracurricular activities 

With the motto "longer rains soaked the framing lumber"; in 2016 the Center continues the public communication activities. Households will be supported to get solar energized water heating tanks, and solar power panels installed in places where the national grid is unavailable, it is to go also with technical advice, financial support for households to install and use biogas tanks in the family basement. The pilot models of successful projects, new technology applied projects using renewable energy will be multiplied for public lighting. Then conferences and seminars will be organized in order to propagate, disseminate the regulations for energy audits, and about the benefits of energy audits for businesses and agencies in the province. The energy audits will be performed; the energy management system will be set up in main energy users, and big buildings in the locality.

Trong Tan