The online discussion 'Sharing responsibility for peak electricity supply in the 2024 dry season' organized by VietNamNet newspaper at 2:00 p.m. on April 8 will provide an overview of the electricity supply plan for 2024, especially for the North, and solutions for efficient electricity use.
Readers are invited to follow the entire online discussion here:
Journalist Luong Bang:
We respectfully greet the leaders/guests and all reporters of newspapers and radio stations present in the auditorium, attending the Talk Show "SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING PEAK ELECTRICITY IN THE 2024 DRY SEASON".
Ladies and gentlemen, the current state of the power system has improved, basically meeting the demand for electricity. However, in the near future, extreme situations may still occur, leading to load adjustment and power reduction.
To promote the electricity supply plan for 2024, especially for the North, VietNamNet Newspaper in coordination with the Northern Power Corporation organized a discussion with the topic:
“SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING PEAK ELECTRICITY IN THE 2024 DRY SEASON”
Attending today's discussion, we would like to respectfully introduce:
- Mr. Nguyen The Huu, Deputy Director of Electricity Regulatory Authority ( Ministry of Industry and Trade )
- Mr. Vo Quang Lam - Deputy General Director of Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN)
- Mr. Nguyen Quoc Trung - Deputy Director of National Power System Control Center
- Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung, Head of EVN Business Department
- Mr. Tran Minh Dung, Deputy General Director of Northern Power Corporation
- Mr. Nguyen Tien Thoa, Chairman of Vietnam Valuation Association
- Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc, Legal Department - Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
- Directors of the Department of Industry and Trade of Bac Giang and Thanh Hoa provinces.
Mr. Vo Dang Thien, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of VietNamNet Newspaper:
Dear delegates, experts, scientists, and press colleagues present at today's discussion.
As we all know, electricity and energy in general are always big issues, of national importance, always receiving attention from the highest leadership to each citizen. Electricity is always considered the lifeblood of the economy and without electricity all activities must stagnate. That is to say, how important is the supply of electricity for production and daily life today.
In 2023, for many objective and subjective reasons, we witnessed the regulation of localized reduction of electricity supply in some places and at some times, causing difficulties for the economy as well as people's lives and the operation of the government system.
This year, the Government and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have also forecasted the situation, proposed scenarios and solutions to carefully calculate the demand and supply capacity of electricity to prepare for all scenarios in 2024. But that is not enough. In 2024, we continue to witness the year that is predicted to be severely affected by climate change. Therefore, to supply electricity safely and effectively, it is necessary to have the cooperation of the people, businesses and local authorities.
For that reason, VietNamNet Newspaper today organizes a discussion on “SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING ELECTRICITY DURING THE 2024 DRY SEASON PEAK”. Through the discussion, we hope that delegates will evaluate and forecast the situation of demand and the ability to supply electricity this summer, as well as receive suggestions and comments from delegates so that the electricity supply in 2024 will be stable, safe and effective.
On behalf of the organizing unit, we would like to sincerely thank the delegates, guests, and colleagues for attending today's discussion. We wish the delegates good health and wish the discussion a great success.
Guest Introduction
Mr. Vo Quang Lam
Deputy General Director of Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) 
Mr. Pham Ba Oai
Department of Industry and Trade of Thanh Hoa province 
Mr. Nguyen The Huu
Deputy Director of Electricity Regulatory Authority (Ministry of Industry and Trade) 
Mr. Tran Minh Dung
Deputy General Director of Northern Power Corporation 
Mr. Nguyen Duc Hoan, Deputy Director
Deputy Director of Bac Giang Department of Industry and Trade 
Mr. Nguyen Tien Thoa
Chairman of Vietnam Valuation Association 
Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc
Legal Department - Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) 
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung
Head of EVN Business Department 
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Trung
Deputy Director of National Power System Control Center all questions
Continuing today's program, I would like to respectfully invite Mr. Vo Quang Lam - Deputy General Director of Vietnam Electricity Group to have a few words. I respectfully invite you! 
Mr. Vo Quang Lam
First of all, on behalf of Vietnam Electricity Group, I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Editorial Board of VietnamNet Newspaper for coordinating with the Northern Power Corporation to organize the seminar "Sharing responsibility for peak power supply in the dry season of 2024" today. We consider this a good cooperation that demonstrates the special interest of the Editorial Board of the Newspaper in power supply in 2024. As we know, Vietnam is a country with a rapid economic recovery. Currently, the growth rate of commercial electricity in the first 3 months of the year is much higher than the forecast for 2024 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the plan for operating the power system and the electricity market. Therefore, working together to ensure power supply in 2024 is very important and urgent. On June 8, 2023, the Prime Minister issued Directive No. 20 on implementing electricity saving in the 2023-2025 period. In particular, on February 14, 2014, the Prime Minister issued Directive 05 on ensuring the supply of electricity, coal, oil and gas to ensure electricity for 2024. Based on the close instructions of the Prime Minister, the Government, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam Electricity Group has closely coordinated with functional units of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, People's Committees of provinces and cities and Departments of Industry and Trade of provinces and cities in implementing the Prime Minister's directives to ensure that this work is performed best. We focus on 3 main areas: Improving the quality of technical management and operation of the power system, including power plants and power transmission and distribution lines. Focusing on ensuring the progress of construction investment projects, especially power grid systems to release capacity; Strengthen the ability to connect regions and energy centers, as well as increase imports from surrounding countries. In particular, strongly implement demand-side electricity management programs, which we often call load management programs. Through the assessment of the entire period from 2019-2021, the level of electricity we use to produce a unit of GDP is much higher than that of surrounding countries. For example, according to the assessment of 2020, to produce 1,000 USD of GDP, we have to use up to 376 kg of oil equivalent; while average countries use about 176 kg of oil equivalent. Developing countries like Japan only use 90 kg of oil and Singapore uses 99 kg of oil. Thus, compared to countries that use energy to produce a unit of GDP, we are 2-3 times higher. If we convert the coefficient of electricity needed to develop GDP from 2019 to 2021, we also need about 1.2-1.5 electricity to generate GDP; while in developed countries, this coefficient is below 1. Therefore, the work of using electricity economically and efficiently is necessary and important. The fact that we must use energy more economically and efficiently has been a consistent policy of the Party and State for many years. Implementing the Prime Minister's instructions, Vietnam Electricity Group is closely coordinating with the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and cities to plan to well implement the customer groups that must comply with Directive 20 of the Prime Minister. To better ensure electricity supply, the Group is directing member power companies in the whole Group to discuss with customers, especially key energy customers, to consider shifting peak hours away from the current peak hours of the power system. Our peak hours have actually shifted after 10 years of operating the power system, instead of peak hours from 9-11am, it has shifted to 1pm-3:30pm and added peak hours from 9-11pm. The Group hopes that electricity customers, together with the Group, can consider production lines and components that can be moved out of peak hours to better ensure electricity supply. We also discuss with electricity customers how to implement non-commercial load shifting programs. In case the power system has difficulty with maximum capacity, we can reduce capacity during the hours required by the power system to ensure that the power system is operated continuously, safely and stably. We are also working actively with customers to make better use of the existing distributed power grid system such as: rooftop solar power system, on-site diesel generator system, in case of feasible needs, we can join hands and join forces to ensure our power grid operates more reliably and stably. In the past 3 months, with the efforts of the Group, its member units and the active and close coordination of the Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and cities, and of customers using electricity, we have ensured safe and stable power supply in the context of increased demand for electricity due to changes in the weather, as well as economic sectors in the recovery phase. Today's discussion is an opportunity for the Group's member units to listen to the opinions of experts, representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, local Departments of Industry and Trade and readers of VietNamNet Newspaper to share the current situation of power system operation, as well as the potential and capabilities that we can join hands and efforts to make our Vietnam's power system operate more safely, more effectively and especially ensure the socio-economic development needs of the country, as well as the lives of the people.
Dear delegates and readers, to better understand the current hot weather and high demand for electricity, especially in the northern provinces, we will now listen to a representative of the National Power System Control Center share some forecast information about the electricity supply situation in the dry season of 2024, especially in the northern region? 
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Trung
For the National Power System Dispatch Center, we have the function assigned by the Government, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the Vietnam Electricity Group to operate the national power system. We would like to contribute some information to our readers: 2024 is a year of relatively strong development in the demand for electricity of the whole country, as well as the North. Facing the risk of heat waves, we have seen it since 2023, also recognizing that the economy is recovering after the Covid pandemic, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has also recognized these difficulties and issued Regulation 3110 on the plan to operate the national power system in 2024, in which it is determined that the growth rate of electricity demand for the whole economy in 2024 will reach 9.6%/year, this growth rate has been from 2018 until now that we have seen such a growth rate. In the first months of the year, we saw that the demand for electricity of the national and northern power systems increased by about 11%, which is the months that are not yet hot. For the hotter months of May, June, and July, the growth rate can be up to 13%. To make it easier for us to imagine, the demand for electricity in the northern region, including both domestic and industrial use, is about 25 thousand MW, 10%/year means 2,500 MW. Every year, we need another Son La hydropower plant to come into operation to meet the growth rate and load demand for electricity in the northern region. This is also a challenge for the electricity industry. Faced with such difficulties, the National Power System Control Center has received close guidance from competent authorities such as the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam Electricity Group, especially other units, we have promptly and synchronously deployed many solutions. There are many solutions, we have listed some of the main solutions that have been and are being implemented. For hydropower, we have a strategy of storing water in reservoirs, reserving water in hydropower reservoirs for use when needed. That is during the hottest months, May, June, July. Specifically, as of today, we have stored water in hydropower reservoirs of about 11 billion kWh of electricity. At the same time last year, we stored only 7 billion kWh, which means 4 billion kWh higher in the reservoirs. For example, Lai Chau reservoir is kept 20m higher than last year, Son La is 10m higher, Hoa Binh is 4m higher. That is the source we proactively store to meet the hot season. Currently, we do not see much of a problem, but around May, June, July, people's needs increase objectively, we must respond appropriately. Besides keeping water in hydroelectric reservoirs, we work with localities as well as with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam Electricity Group works with localities to maximize the water for downstream areas. How to maximize the use of water for downstream areas while ensuring water for electricity generation, this is a difficult task, we also recognize that in the North we are doing very well in this, especially through the recent winter-spring flood, Vietnam Electricity Group has received great support from localities, as well as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. We saved about 1 billion m3 of water compared to the original plan. This is a very valuable resource for Vietnam Electricity Group, for the socio-economic development of the North. We retain energy in hydroelectric reservoirs. For other fuels, we have developed a scenario for the most expensive power source, which is a FO oil plant. We have developed a scenario for the most expensive plant, such as FO and DO oil. This year, Vietnam Electricity Group directed units, including the National Power System Control Center, to put into operation a new energy source, which is LNG. EVN is currently negotiating and signing a contract with a gas supplier to be able to run LNG at the Southeast factory on April 15. For the first time, we will run LNG to generate electricity in 2024. As one of the solutions of Vietnam Electricity Group, I consider this an effective solution, we will have an additional source of electricity for the country. For coal-fired thermal power and gas turbines, EVN itself as well as non-industry units, with the close direction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Electricity Regulatory Authority, have reviewed and prepared spare materials to make the most of both coal fuel and the available tasks of the generators. Currently, coal accounts for 50% of output, if there is any problem, it will be very affected. The Electricity Regulatory Authority has sent many delegations to work with localities and power plants to review technical management work to make this possible. For A0, we have some solutions. We coordinate with the Northern Power Corporation to review small hydropower plants. Although the capacity is small, the total capacity of small hydropower plants is up to 5,000 MWh in this Northern region. With a total of nearly 300 small hydropower plants, we also work with the Northern Power Corporation to shift peak hours to generate electricity at the time when customers use the most electricity, as Mr. Lam sent to readers at the beginning of the meeting. For May, June, and July, we have another clearly visible customer demand from 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., which is very high during the day. We will adjust nearly 300 small hydropower plants to generate electricity at that time. This is a huge amount of work but I think we can do it. We have this experience, we also coordinate with the Northern Power Corporation, we will do this. For other tasks, we coordinate with VNPT, Division A to transmit the maximum amount of electricity from the Central region to the North, in the context that we have 2 500 KV lines. We make the most of these 2 circuits to transmit capacity and output to the North, meeting the load of the North. This is a difficult task, we have to monitor 24/24, set alarms to be able to warn ourselves when the transmission capacity reaches its threshold, advise your units that there is absolutely no need to repair the generators in May, June, July, including the Central and Southern regions, ready to do our best, if there is any problem we can also respond, any repairs will be transferred to another time, during the rainy season, we will repair the water. We coordinate with the Northern Power Corporation to calculate the load demand, give signals to save electricity, from there our colleagues go to work with customers so that we use electricity at the right time, right place, save electricity, at what time, at what time to bring the best efficiency for the economy. That is one of the very important solutions that we hope readers will join hands to overcome difficulties in ensuring electricity supply for the country.
As a locality that is forecast to face many challenges in providing electricity during the peak dry season this year, the Northern Power Company has recently proposed many solutions to ensure electricity supply for the dry season and the whole year 2024. Next, we would like to invite the representative of the Northern Power Company to share more specifically about the solutions that have been and will be applied to cope with the scenario of high electricity demand, sir? 
Mr. Tran Minh Dung
As shared by Mr. Lam and Mr. Trung, the Northern Power Corporation has also identified difficulties in electricity supply that will occur in the summer of 2024 in the Northern region, the area under the management and operation of the corporation. Therefore, since the end of 2023, the corporation has directed and supervised its member units to implement many solutions to ensure comprehensive electricity supply in the fields of construction investment, operation management, customer service business, and electricity saving. - In investment work, the Steering Committee for key projects of the corporation was established early and has always proactively monitored, supervised and focused on accelerating key projects to ensure power supply for new loads, prevent overload, and improve voltage for the EVNNPC grid. The Steering Committee held a meeting to closely monitor the progress of the projects, work directly with the leaders of the provinces/cities to remove obstacles, speed up the progress of the projects to promptly put them into operation to improve the capacity of the power system in the corporation. - In the work of technical management and grid operation, 100% of the units in the corporation must arrange and implement testing, repair equipment, lines, ... deploy maintenance work, implement projects to improve reliability, reduce incidents on the grid, especially before the hot season to ensure maximum limitation of equipment incidents in the harsh hot working conditions of the summer in the North. - Identifying key tasks in load management when the supply situation is warned to have many difficulties in hot weather, especially when extreme weather can cause local power shortages at some peak hours on days with very high temperatures, as electricity demand increases sharply, our power companies have "sticked" to the local Department of Industry and Trade to "finalize" the list of important loads to ensure power supply according to the regulations of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, from which to develop operating plans in case the power system lacks power, and submit them to the Provincial People's Committee for approval. Sticking to the department, sticking to the local government, sticking to customers, sticking to the people to understand, share and deploy synchronous solutions to ensure power supply in difficult conditions has been resolutely implemented by us early and continuously. Joining hands and sharing in electricity supply between Electricity and Customers has been carried out in the past few years. By the end of 2023, about 4,000 business customers had signed a memorandum of agreement to participate in DR with the Northern Power Corporation. Using electricity economically, wisely and responsibly are the messages that we hope every individual, every family, every business, every unit, agency and organization will implement as a habit, regularly and continuously, which will be a lifeline solution to help EVN reduce difficulties in electricity supply. - We have also set a target to strive for: The Corporation ensures a minimum saving target of 2% (striving to reach 2.2%) of total electricity consumption; signs a memorandum of commitment to save electricity for 100% of customer groups before April 30 this year.
Dear representative of Thanh Hoa Department of Industry and Trade, can you provide some information related to ensuring safe and stable electricity supply and increasing electricity saving in 2024 and the following years of Thanh Hoa province? Mr. Pham Ba Oai
Thanh Hoa is aware of the Prime Minister's direction in the two telegrams No. 20 dated May 7, 2020 and No. 20 dated June 8, 2023. We are a unit of the specialized agency advising the provincial Party Committee. In 2023, we advised the provincial People's Committee on the plan and policy of the Prime Minister's Directive 20, and at the same time advised the provincial Party Committee office on strengthening electrical equipment. From the beginning of the year, we advised the provincial Party Committee on developing a plan for a list, we have been very proactive in using electricity economically throughout the system. In 2023, the maximum capacity will reach 1370 per day, the maximum is still more than 700, but we still ensure normal production. In addition to the Prime Minister's direction, Thanh Hoa has 209 customers in the top electricity users. The electricity company and we will convey the Prime Minister's messages as well as share the difficulties so that businesses can have production plans. For Thanh Hoa province, the response capacity is very timely, businesses must share with the state soon, share with the electricity industry, then the infrastructure is guaranteed. But for the electricity industry, we also share with businesses, ensuring continuity. The second issue, according to the Prime Minister's request, in state management agencies, we must save at least 10%, businesses, hospitals and schools at least 5%. I really like Mr. Vo Quang Lam's opinion that uses our energy very large, even twice as much as many countries, 4 more than Japan, the savings is also the method of business growth or another solution, I think there is a need for a communication campaign, exchange between businesses to people, to corporate customers. Let's join hands with the electricity industry, strictly implement the Prime Minister's instructions and what we have done in 2023 and we set a goal in 2024, along with local solutions, hoping to be better.
Today, the seminar also has the participation of representatives of the Electricity Regulatory Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. In the past time, the Electricity Regulatory Department has coordinated with many delegations to review the contents of preparation to ensure the power supply of the dry season 2024. Mr. Nguyen The Huu, through the reviews and inspections, how do you assess the ability to supply electricity in the dry season in 2024? In addition, currently power plants outside EVN account for 63% of the power capacity. How did the Electricity Regulatory Authority check and evaluate the operating capacity of power plants of investors outside this EVN? 
Mr. Nguyen The Huu
In the opinion of Mr. Nguyen Quoc Trung - Deputy Director of the National Electrical System Modulation Center - or Mr. Tran Minh Dung's opinion, Deputy General Director of Northern Power Corporation, the situation of electricity supply in 2024, especially in the dry season in the North is forecast to face many difficulties because there are no additional power sources, harsh weather movements, while the load has grown quite high. To meet the electricity demand in 2024, right from the end of 2023, the Prime Minister as well as the Ministry of Industry and Trade's leaders have directed the agencies to implement many solutions to ensure electricity supply. In particular, the proposal of EVN, the Ministry of Industry and Trade also approved the plan to supply electricity and operate the electricity system in 2024, the plan to supply coal and gas for production. Particularly for the dry season in 2024, in the previous year there was no but this year the Ministry has approved the plan to supply separate electricity for the peak months of the dry season. In the above -mentioned plans, the Ministry of Industry and Trade has directed the relevant agencies to implement many solutions to ensure electricity supply. Over the past time, not only the electricity regulating the electricity, the leadership of the related departments also directly acted as the head of the delegation to check the situation of supplying electricity in the dry season in power generation units, transmitting electricity distribution even inside and outside EVN Group. Besides, we also noted that EVN himself also organized delegations to work with its affiliated units. We participate in those delegations. The units outside of EVN we also checked. Through working with electricity units, we found that the units have actively implemented solutions under the direction of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Some of the results have been exchanged, most of the hydroelectric lakes, especially the large hydroelectric lakes in the North have been filled with water since the end of 2023 and continues to keep high water levels to prepare for the peak months in the dry season in May, June and July. The guarantee of coal for electricity plants inside and outside EVN has been well implemented. The power generation and electricity distributors have also actively reviewed machinery and equipment, proactively overcoming defects when emitted, strengthening the line of the line corridor to minimize incidents. Electricity units have made great efforts to put the grid works into operation on schedule. Importantly, companies and corporations have actively reported to the People's Committee of the province, central city, and the Departments of Industry and Trade with contact with customers to implement the electricity saving programs under Directive No. 20 of the Prime Minister on electricity savings in the period 2023-2025. On March 28, based on the investigation report, the Minister of Industry and Trade issued Directive No. 05 on ensuring electricity in the dry season in 2024. Thus, through the inspection, the electricity units were proactive in implementing solutions to ensure electricity supply for the dry season and for the whole year. With the synchronous deployment of the above solutions, we assess the electricity supply for customers in the dry season in 2024. However, this guarantee based on the script everything is normal, nothing mutations. But due to the high load, water flow to the peak months of the dry season shows signs of lower average for many years. Therefore, the balance of electricity supply in the peak months of the dry season this year is expected to face many challenges, especially when the hot weather occurs continuously and the incident of many thermal power plants at the same time. In such conditions, in order to proactively deal with these dangers, in addition to the efforts of the electricity industry, we are looking forward to the join hands of customers using electricity in participating in energy -saving programs, participating in electric load adjustment programs, actively moving the demand for electricity using unchanged electricity from peak hours to reduce electricity supply pressure during that peak time.
Mr. Nguyen The Huu, on March 28, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien issued Directive No. 05/CT-BCT on ensuring the power supply of the peak months in the dry season in 2024. In which, the local electricity requirements in collaboration with the Department of Industry and Trade of the provinces nationwide to promote propaganda on the electricity supply plan in 2024, difficulties in supplying electricity for the national electricity system, especially the North. Sir, how do you assess the role of the Department of Industry and Trade in this regard? Mr. Nguyen The Huu
The purpose of the implementation of electricity -saving and efficient use in order to reduce social costs, for customers to use electricity, and improve the efficiency of energy use in particular as Mr. Vo Quang Lam mentioned, thereby improving the efficiency of the economy in general. In the long term, the use of economical and efficient electricity is also a solution to reduce the use of fossil energy sources, contributing to environmental protection. In the current conditions, the effective implementation of electricity and electricity use effectively also contributes positively to the reduction of electricity supply pressure under the conditions of limiting power source. Departments of Industry and Trade play a very important role in advising on local electricity supply. In addition to advising the leaders of the People's Committees of provinces and cities to direct the electricity savings, the supervision of ensuring the implementation of local implementation is implemented in accordance with the law, by the Department of Industry and Damage to the most local supply and use of electricity in the locality. I personally think that the role of the Department of Industry and Trade in this matter is very important.
Mr. Nguyen Tien satisfied, we just discussed many stories supplying electricity from the palace. In the bridge section, Vietnamnet readers send questions to expert Nguyen Tien satisfied. At the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade sent a written request to EVN to urgently build a 2 -component electric price mechanism, including capacity and electricity price, and at the same time develop a roadmap, propose customers to apply the electricity price of these 2 components. Can experts say the difference of the 2 -component electricity price proposed to this pilot compared to the electricity price of 1 component of Vietnam still applied for a long time? 
Mr. Nguyen Tien Sat
In terms of two component electricity prices, we have studied many countries in the world that have been applied, mainly for production and business customers, some places applied to electricity. The price of 2 components includes electricity price and power. Currently, we are applying 1 component electric price, ie electric price expression calculated by electricity. In terms of electricity price by capacity, we already know that the price is determined to pay for the electricity supplier. The electricity price according to the electricity is the price of an electric unit determined to pay for the power supply unit. The difference is that the electricity price is one component according to the main power to compensate for the cost of changing materials. And the price of two components also includes fixed costs such as property depreciation expenses, repair costs, salary costs, ... The expression of an electricity price does not reflect all the impact on electricity production, but the 2 -component electricity price is the opposite when fully reflecting the investment costs and operating costs, based on which electricity consumption is paid to ensure that investment. Along with that also has the effect of giving signals so that users use electricity to know how they use electricity to adjust the active use of electricity effectively. I learned that the Ministry of Industry and Trade had assigned EVN to study the two -component electric price schedule. I also had the opportunity to study in Thailand and China. When people adjust the electricity price, most customers do not call because the cost is fixed and transparent. Currently we pilot research is correct to assess its impact, to prove the difference between the two options. Especially for consumers will have the opportunity to evaluate and compare the two options of price difference when using electricity. I think we need such a pilot time to evaluate, summarize and replicate massively if it is really effective.
Can you analyze more specifically because business customers are very interested in this? Mr. Nguyen Tien Sat
First of all, we understand the price of two components like that. I think that the 2 -component electric price tank has 3 effects: Firstly, the 2 -component electric price will emit signals to the manufacturer to ensure the cost of materials and operating costs. In addition, electricity users know their electricity costs to adjust the actual use of electricity so that the most efficient and economical. Secondly, contributing to encouraging customers to use electricity effectively, thereby improving the load difference, saving electricity consumption. Thirdly, as the current electricity price expression, high registration capacity but low use is also not good. 2 -component electric price expression helps to balance the load for the system. This mechanism helps households use electricity more stable, the load is also more stable than all times.
Also related to two component electricity prices, it is known that VCCI has suggested the application of two -component electric price mechanism. Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc, can you tell me why it is necessary to apply the two -component electric price mechanism? 
Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc
2 component electricity price includes power price and electricity price. It is quite similar to the fixed phone rates, which is a fixed amount called monthly subscription, even if you do not listen to anything, called a capacity price. The second part is calculated on the power consumption, called the electricity price. As currently, the electricity price is calculated to combine both of these components, but only multiplied by electricity consumption. This mechanism is more fair, because it accurately reflects the cost to serve each customer, the cost of the line, the transformer station and the electricity cost. For example, two customers who use electricity are a restaurant and a factory. The factory operates regularly 24/24, stable power consumption. The restaurant only uses strong electricity at lunch and dinner. If the electricity output is the same. The maximum capacity of the restaurant is larger, so the line and transformer stations must prepare a larger capacity, greater cost. Its impact, firstly, will reduce cross -compensation among customers. Cross compensation is a problem that many people care about. Resolution 55 also said that it is necessary to reduce cross -compensation. Reduce this customer situation must compensate for other customers. The second is to avoid customers who register for large capacity and then do not use. For example, there is a large capacity registration factory, requiring electricity to prepare a line and transformer station but the project is behind schedule, for many years without electricity. The cost of the line and transformer stations in these years is wasted. This cost is poured on the heads of other customers. In addition, the price adjustment will be more flexible, because the price of electricity changes, while the investment costs change slower.
In the context of the electricity industry in Vietnam, according to him, the roadmap to apply the two -component electric price mechanism should be conducted like? Mr. Nguyen Minh Duc
The price of two components is not a new proposal. Since 2013, the Government has requested to apply the two -component electric price mechanism and assigned to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to prepare the application roadmap for the Prime Minister to approve. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has also studied this issue, although it takes a lot of time. Currently, the Ministry is amending the Prime Minister's Decision 28/2014 on the expression of electricity price structure. In the process of amendment, the issue of 2 component electricity prices is also very concerned by ministries. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has also explained that it is urgently preparing this and has a comprehensive revision plan, the basic decision 28. And this revision temporarily handles issues that public opinion is pressing. In the immediate future, if there is a change, change in non -daily -life customers. Household customers will probably be at the next stage. But even if it only affects non -daily -life customers, it is a big change that can affect millions of customers. Perhaps it is necessary to implement a new customer pilot mechanism in a few places in a period of time to record feedback from customers.
A question sent to the representative of the Northern Electricity. Sir, how can the customers of the Northern Electricity join hands with the Northern Electricity industry to reduce the pressure of electricity supply for the upcoming peaks? Mr. Tran Minh Dung
As I shared above, surely without the cooperation of customers, people, businesses, and government, it is really difficult for us to "through the hot and hot this year. Certainly in the extremely difficult situation as the delegates shared, the slogan must be actually acting, which is: economical and economical," tie the belly back "," eat and cool the palace in the North. The Northern Electricity is expected by the local authorities to connect the electricity industry and customers, focusing on directing and propagating individuals, organizations and local departments in the work of saving electricity, managing the load needs of the Prime Minister.
Also related to the question about customers using electricity, VietNamNet newspaper received a lot of questions that the electricity industry when propaganda saving electricity always refers to the use of the right air conditioner. Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung, Head of EVN Business Committee, how to regulate the electricity temperature and how to increase the electricity bill? Using the right regulation means how to use it, can you speak more clearly? 
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Dung
As we know, at the peak of the hot sun, the demand for cooling equipment often increases, including the most common is the air conditioner (DHK), many agencies, organizations, businesses and people use. At this time, the University of business often has electricity consumption from 50-70% of the total electricity demand used in households. For example, if a household uses a 1,200BTU capacity of 1,2KW, each day, every day, the household uses 6 hours a month, each month consumes 216 electricity numbers, corresponding to the electricity bill of 540,000 VND (temporary calculation of 2,500 VND/kWh). Each household on average using 2 university machines (12,000BTU type), each month the electricity bill has increased by VND 1,080,000 for cooling purposes. Thus, in the hot season, electricity bills often rise higher than the rest (can be double, 3 times even more than) due to the high demand for electricity for air conditioning, depending on the number of businessmen, capacity and time of use ... The more you use the higher IT, it consumes more power and electric bills will increase. Thus, the use of the University of business properly will help us save a lot of money and increase the life of the device. In order to use the University of Business, effectively and economically, we note some of the following usage methods: 1. Selecting air conditioning equipment with inverter and smooth energy comparative energy (the more stars the more economical) or the energy star label (which can be more economical than normal, 15-30%). 2. Select the air conditioner capacity suitable for the room area, for example; The area is less than 15m2, we install 9,000BTU, from 15-20m2 to install 12,000BTU; 20-30m2 installed 18,000BTU, ... 3. Install a hot lump in a cool place, shade/sunshade to increase the performance of the DHKK machine. 4. Periodic hygiene every 3 or 6 months, especially before the hot season, helps better air conditioning performance (saved from 10-15%). 5. Set the air conditioning temperature from 26 degrees Celsius and 27 degrees Celsius at night (an increase of 1 degree C will save 3% of power consumption). 6. Use more reversing fans to increase the cool air canopy in the room faster, helping to regulate energy more. 7. Regularly close the room and window to avoid heat loss. Can turn off the University of SKK before not using 30 minutes - 1h, the room is still enough cooling air, but saving electricity.
Next, I would like to mention another story related to using the hot season that this year is mentioned every year. That is the encouragement of corporate customers to limit the use of rush hour, switching to low hours. Mr. Nguyen The Huu, how do you assess this solution and what is the problem in the past time? Mr. Nguyen The Huu
The encouragement of customers to transfer the need for loading from peak hours to other hours is implemented through electric load adjustment programs. This is one of the programs to manage the load needs. Programs on power load management have the effect of enhancing the role of electricity users in ensuring power supply. Through the use of electricity customers provided information about electricity supply platforms, customers will actively adjust the load, or transfer the need from unprecedented to other times, thereby ensuring better power supply. The Ministry of Industry and Trade also issued a circular guiding the units to implement this load adjustment program. Recently, the power load center has also been adjusted. First of all, customers who use electricity have initially understood their own importance in balancing supply and demand, understanding the difference in electric load in different time frames. Many customers actively participate in electric load adjustment programs. We appreciate such contributions. On the side of the implemented electricity units, there is a communication and support with customers. On the side of state agencies, when reducing the capacity at rush hour will benefit many sides from customers to the whole society in general. The implementation of the power load adjustment also needs to be improved and added to best promote the role and potential of this solution. In the coming time, we will continue to research and coordinate with related industries to build and complete the adjustment of electric loads.
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