“Saving energy is saving money,” said Thomas John, RSC’s Technical Assistant, who led the session for group of 35 housewives from the city.

Public communication plays a particular role in formulating a mindset of power saving in every customer. Therefore, the Power Company of Da Nang encourages the people to use power economically through the Fatherland Front where leaflets are distributed.

According to the Hanoi Energy Conservation Centre (Hanoi ECC), building blocks were one of the central objects to be subject to energy saving measures in the city in 2014. Thanks to the solutions including counselling, support, building blocks in the city have saved 535.3 TOEs and reduced 2,118 tons of CO2 emissions.

Earth Hour encourages households and businesses to turn off the lights and other unimportant electrical appliances for an hour from 20h30 to 21h30 (local time) on the last Saturday of March annually.

According to data from the Provincial Department of Trade and Industry, the total amount of power saved by the province in 2014 reached 44,333,546 kWh, equivalent to VND61 billion.

2015 is the final year of the National Target Programme on energy saving and efficiency from 2013 to 2015; Hanoi aims to save 6-9% of the total projected energy consumption.

In an effort to achieve more results from the National Target Program on Energy Conservation and Efficiency, in 2015, the program will focus on solutions to in-depth communication and stronger support for enterprises to bring about the best effects in energy efficiency.

The Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) started to enhance the practical measures to achieve the savings target of 1.5% of commercial electricity, equivalent to 656.7 million kWh.

Hanoi People's Committee issued Decision No. 884/QD-UBND approving the Implementation Plan of the National Target Program on energy efficiency and savings (VNEEP) in 2015.

Heading towards the goal of "every house saves power, everyone is a power saver", the Electricity Company of Can Tho City, in collaboration with other stakeholders, has been developing a family model of power saving, to encourage mass units, unions and the households in the locality to participate.

Buildings account for 40% of the total energy consumption worldwide. Research from the US Building Science shows that people’s homes and commercial buildings use about 2/5 of primary energy sources made from coal and oil.

To ‘green’ schools and increase student awareness of energy savings and renewable energy, Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has implemented green school model at Luong The Vinh primary school.

This year, with the message Save energy - Change climate change, the Earth Hour 2015 campaign launch has caught the attention of the majority in the community, especially the young people.

In 2015 General Southern Electric Company (EVNSPC) continues to focus on developing more power-saving-program

On February 10, 2015, the Low Carbon Transition in Energy Efficiency Project (LCEE) in collaboration with Kim Lan Communal People's Committee, Hanoi, organized a seminar in Green Investment Facility.

With 5.25 million kWh, equivalent to VND7.51 billion saved by 45,675 households in 2014, Haiphong Power Limited Company has succeeded with the Power savings emulating program.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung agreed in 2015 to use stabilizing funds to lower E5 petrol prices so as to widen the gap between E5 and RON 92 from VND300/l to VND500/l.

According to EVN General Director Pham Le Thanh, over the past 60 years of development, EVN has recorded many achievements, with the following four regarded as the most prominent.

On February 7th in Hanoi, the Ministry of Industry and Trade organized Earth Hour 2015 Launching Campaign at Thong Nhat Park with the technical support of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Danish Embassy in Vietnam.

On February 7th , in the framework of the Earth Hour 2015, Organizing Committee launched the "Poster design contest in response to Earth Hour 2015".

In 2014, with more drastic measures and policies to support businesses, Hanoi Energy Conservation Center (Hanoi ECC) is considered to have fulfilled the national target program on the economical and effective use of energy, especially for industrial production enterprises in the capital.

In the implementation of Directive 171/CT-TTg dated 01/26/2011 issued by the Prime Minister, Vietnam Electricity has promulgated guidance to its subordinate units to enhance the power savings in 2015.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam account for the majority in business community. In addition to over 40% of GDP contribution, these enterprises account for 40% of total energy consumption of the industry.

A survey by Hanoi Energy Conservation Center (Hanoi ECC) conducted at Kim Lan Pottery Village – an antique pottery village in Hanoi with about 200 craftsmen’s households shows that most households currently use traditional kilns. This old type of kilns has been inefficient, energy consuming, and failed the regeneration of heat from the fuel gas.

Vinh Long is one of a few provinces in the Mekong Delta (MRD) that have clay resources with good quality and that can be used to produce bricks, terracotta pottery with exploitable reserves up to 278.88 million m3.

Hanoi Energy Conservation Center has conducted practical researches and offered its energy saving solutions to passenger transporters.