Electricity supply during the Lunar New Year of 2025 is projected to increase by 7.8%.

Electricity consumption increased by 7.8%.

During the Lunar New Year holiday of the Year of the Snake 2025 (from January 25, 2025, which is the 26th day of the 12th lunar month, to February 2, 2025, which is the 5th day of the Lunar New Year), Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) coordinated with the National Power System Operation and Electricity Market Company (NSMO) to ensure a safe and stable electricity supply to serve the people nationwide in celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025.

According to data from NSMO, the highest daily power consumption of the entire national electricity system during the Lunar New Year holiday of 2025 was only about 29,007 MW, and the average daily electricity consumption during the holiday was about 528.1 million kWh/day.

Statistics show that nationwide electricity consumption during the Lunar New Year of 2025 decreased by 33.4% compared to the normal week before Tet. However, the average daily electricity consumption during the Lunar New Year of 2025 was still 7.8% higher than the same period during the Lunar New Year of 2024.

As NSMO previously predicted, nationwide electricity consumption during the Lunar New Year holiday decreased significantly compared to normal days. According to actual statistics, during the 2025 Year of the Snake Lunar New Year holiday, the nationwide load capacity during off-peak hours on some days was only 12,275 MW at night (January 29, 2025, the first day of the Lunar New Year), corresponding to a decrease of about 50% compared to normal days.

Inspect the electrical system during the Lunar New Year 2025.

With electricity consumption dropping significantly during the Lunar New Year holiday, many power sources are forced to reduce output to match load demand. In fact, for the current power system, to ensure safe and stable operation, the National Power Grid Corporation (NSMO) is required to maintain a minimum number of traditional power units (such as coal-fired thermal power plants, gas turbines, hydropower plants, etc.) to ensure system inertia and stability, as well as to have sufficient reserve capacity in case of power source failures or unusual fluctuations in actual operation.

Therefore, when the load demand drops too low, traditional power sources have stopped/reduced output to their technical limits, yet the total power output still exceeds demand. This necessitates adjusting and reducing the power output from all types of power sources, including renewable energy sources (such as small hydropower, solar power, and wind power), to ensure the safe operation of the national power system.

Power company workers repair the power line.

The power grid operates safely during Tet holiday.

EVN's power generation and grid operating units have strictly complied with dispatching orders from the National Power System Management Center (NSMO) and the Regional Power System Dispatch Centers, contributing to ensuring the safe operation of the national power system and preventing incidents and disruptions to electricity supply during the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Snake 2025.

Thanks to the proactive preparation by EVN and its member units regarding detailed plans to ensure safe and stable electricity supply, enhanced on-call duty, and the readiness of personnel, vehicles, materials, and equipment for handling incidents and preventing fires and explosions, during the Lunar New Year holiday of 2025, power plants and the entire transmission and distribution grid system of EVN operated safely and stably.

Details on daily production and peak capacity (Pmax) during the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Snake (2015).

A few incidents occurred on the distribution grid due to people violating the power grid safety corridor (such as flying kites, balloons, shooting tinsel onto power lines), which were promptly handled by on-duty forces, restoring power supply as quickly as possible. During the recent Tet holiday, no electrical work accidents or fires were recorded. Furthermore, all units within EVN seriously implemented disease prevention measures in accordance with the guidelines of the relevant authorities.

Mr. Vu Xuan Khu (NSMO) affirmed that the electricity supply situation for production and daily life during the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Snake, from January 25, 2025 to February 1, 2025, has been well prepared and implemented according to the plan.

Source: https://moit.gov.vn/tin-tuc/phat-trien-nang-luong/cung-cap-dien-dip-tet-at-ty-2025-tang-7-8-.html