On June 12, 2015, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam General Department of Energy and GIZ's energy unit signed an agreement to support the Project on up-scaling the wind power in Vietnam.

A system of optimization can reduce half the power consumption compared to ineffective practices.

Since the beginning of the year, Hong Linh Electricity (Ha Tinh province) in collaboration with departments, unions, communes and wards has strengthened public communication, mobilized people to change their habits in power usage with an aim to save 10% of commercial electricity outputs in all sectors.

The participants in "Power Saving Family 2015" are households in 16 communes / wards in the city using power for domestic purposes. They are expected not to change the purpose of the use of electricity as specified in signed power purchase contract.

On June 5, in Hanoi the seminar on the theme "Energy policy and economical use of energy in small and medium-sized enterprises" was held by the Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM).

Industry sector consumes huge energy and emits much environmental pollutants. The thermal power plants, metallurgy plant, cement, glass, food processing facilities all have the incinerator using coal, oil, gas or electricity to generate much heat during the manufacturing process. However, the really useful energy often accounts for only a small fraction of the total burned fuel.

In order to limit carbon dioxide emissions, a contribution into environment protection, Dien Bien Electricity authority has organized communication campaigns to encourage households, and traders and production households and businesses in the City to use energy economically with safety, and to participate in actions in environment protection.

Street lighting will be adjusted by the hour depending on traffic routes.

The International Finance Corporation IFC - a member of World Bank Group - has announced the certification system for works of efficient use of natural resources in Vietnam - EDGE.

On June 2, the Russian State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Rosatom) and Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency (Ministry of Science - Technology - MOST) signed a memorandum on cooperation in training of human resources in the field of atomic energy of Vietnam.

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.

On June 4th, within the framework of the Conference "The summer peak time with power-saving Program, Efficient Use of Energy in Hanoi city", a training session on "Capacity building on communication skills for communicator team of the movement 'Households with power-saving, energy-saving" was held.

Outdated and old technology is identified as the main reason for energy waste in industrial production in the country today. This issue was discovered and pointed out by the energy experts long time ago, but so far the counter measures still remain a hard nut to crack .

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.

As reflected by Lam Dong Department of Industry and Trade, the funding budget to implement energy saving programs in Lam Dong province in 2015 is VND1.26 billion dong; with over VND1 billion from the state budget and the remaining from the individual units.

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.

Since the beginning of the year, Tra Vinh Power Company saved 6.75 million kWh, achieving 44.02% of the planned assignment (15.33 million kWh), equivalent to VND9.9 billion.

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.

On May 30 morning, at the Provincial Convention & Event Center, nearly 2 thousand people representing the departments and sectors of 21 southern provinces and cities and local people attended the 2015 festival, an Event co-organized by Southern Power Corporation and the Department of Industry and Trade.

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.

To ensure power supply for the dry season as well as the whole year of 2015, the Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC) is implementing power saving measures in 21 provinces and cities in the South.

2015 is the last year to implement the National Target Program on Economical and Efficient use of energy Phase 2. Hanoi city will continue to promote, implement and supervise the activities in economical and efficient use of energy in order to accomplish planned targets.

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.

Hanoi is in the most intense heat wave since the beginning of the season. The highest temperature during the day can be up to 40 degrees Celsius. It is forecast that hot weather condition will spread to the North-Central Region and tend to rise till the weekend.