engaged in the project "Promoting Energy Conservation in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises” (PECSME). "Its goal during the period 2007-2010 is to implement the at least 35 energy efficiency projects, save over 1500 TOE, and reduce 14,600 tons of CO2 emissions," according to Mr. Nguyen Ba Vinh - PECSME project manager.

To achieve these goals, a series of activities was deployed in Da Nang. Specifically, the project has started to conduct energy audit in nine companies. Results showed that the saving potential in these 9 businesses was up to VND2.1 billion per year. From these results, the project started to organize seminars, training sessions on energy efficiency for 41 enterprises in Da Nang in the fields of paper and paper materials production, aquatic products processing, food processing, ceramics production, and textiles.

 Besides, the project also implemented energy efficiency measures in public lighting, school lighting and hotel lighting. After a series of activities, the results obtained up to now are very promising.

Specifically, one of the companies to apply energy efficiency solutions of Da Nang is Royal Hotel. Previously, with the use of many electrical devices such as lighting systems, decorating lights, air conditioners, power consumption was always extremely high.

 Previously, the hotel had to pay VND40-50 million for electricity monthly. Participating in PECSME project, a series of energy saving measures such as replacing 40W lamps with  8W ones, installing solar cells for hot water system have been made. And currently, although the number of hotel rooms has doubled, while the hotel has built 5 more apartments, dancing floors and a massage center with nearly 30 rooms, it still only pays the amount of money equal to the amount before joining the energy efficiency project which is around VND50 million per month.

Another example of success after the application of simple energy efficiency measures is Thanh Dat Textile Company. Featuring a textile company, power consumption of this enterprise is mainly in lighting.

 However, with the use of various energy consuming incandescent bulbs and fluorescent bulbs, this company had to pay a lot of money for lighting monthly. So, the company has replaced the entire fluorescent bulbs with energy saving halogen lights, while lowering lights from close to the ceiling to 1.2 m lower. By doing so, the business has dropped more than 1/3 of bulbs, but the lighting quality has been a lot better.

"With these radical measures which received high consensus of businesses, until now, when the project is coming to an end, the targets have been almost fulfilled. By the end of this year, when the project ends, results are expected to be higher than the original targets," said Mr. Vinh when evaluating energy efficiency measures in Da Nang.

By Minh Duc