Power consumption decreased sharply

According to statistics from the Ho Chi Minh City electricity industry, the number of customers using electricity for daily life in the 5th and 6th electricity price steps in July decreased by an average of 10.76% compared to April and May. The city's electricity consumption also decreased sharply.

Of which, customers using household electricity at the 6th step (from 401 kWh or more with electricity price of 3,015 VND excluding VAT) decreased by 11.3% (equivalent to 270,000 customers).

This is clearly shown in the amount of electricity that customers pay. In July, many customers reduced their electricity bills to several hundred thousand to more than 1 million per month. In April and May, this amount is often 2-3 times higher.

The main reason for the sharp decrease in electricity consumption at high levels is that the weather in Ho Chi Minh City and the Southern region has entered the rainy season. The climate at this time is cool, and the temperature outside drops at night and early morning.

Therefore, the need for cooling devices has decreased. Especially with the most "electricity-consuming" device, air conditioners, they no longer have to be used at low temperatures for long periods of time.

Besides objective factors, the subjective reason is that Ho Chi Minh City residents have practiced electricity saving well, creating a habit in daily life.

Households have used electrical appliances with energy labels to save electricity. Regularly turn off electrical appliances when leaving the room, and completely cut off the power source if not in use.

This is the result of long-term advocacy and propaganda by the electricity industry and local organizations.

Customers view indexes via app

According to Mr. Bui Trung Kien - Deputy General Director of Ho Chi Minh City Electricity Corporation, currently 100% of electricity customers in Ho Chi Minh City have been installed with remote metering.

The telemetry system not only collects remote electricity readings to calculate customers' electricity bills, but also provides additional information related to electricity usage.

Customers can receive warnings about unusual increases/decreases in electricity usage, warnings about operating parameters such as current, voltage, power factor, etc. through the EVNHCMC CSKH application.

From there, customers can proactively build a reasonable and economical electricity usage plan. The highlight of this application is that customers will see a chart of electricity consumption by day. This parameter helps customers grasp the highest usage day, the lowest usage day to be able to adjust their electricity usage behavior.

"We always call on customers to join the electricity industry in implementing electricity saving measures. This needs to be done regularly, not just during the hot season," said Mr. Kien.