From November 9, 2023, Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) has decided to adjust the average retail electricity price up by 4.5% compared to the current price. In the context of increasing input material costs, production and business difficulties, and slow product consumption, many enterprises and production and business establishments have been and are continuing to apply many solutions to save electricity and energy to reduce production costs, ensure jobs and income for workers.
A My Industrial Joint Stock Company (Lap Thach) invested in modern, energy-saving production lines to help reduce production costs. Photo: The Hung
Since the beginning of 2023, EVN has adjusted electricity prices twice. According to EVN's calculations, this electricity price adjustment will not have much impact on poor households and policy families. For manufacturing enterprises, the additional electricity cost will depend on the level of consumption at each price level, and the time of electricity use during peak or off-peak hours.
Faced with this situation, many businesses and production and business establishments cannot help but worry about the impact of increasing electricity prices, not only stopping at electricity bills but also leading to many other increased costs from raw materials, transportation, warehousing...
In the context of the global and domestic economic recession, consumers tend to tighten spending, the number of orders decreases, the consumption of goods is slow, the inventory is high, many businesses in the province are having to produce at a moderate level.
Each increase in input costs will cause a decrease in business profits, adding to the difficulty. Faced with this situation, most businesses and production establishments choose to continue to save as much as possible on production costs, including the use of electricity and other types of energy.
As a company specializing in manufacturing fireproof steel doors; sheet metal processing; manufacturing cable trays for elevators... the electricity bill of Thanh Tien Production and Trading Company Limited (Dong Soc Industrial Park, Vinh Tuong) is more than 200 million VND/month. To reduce electricity costs, the company turns off all electrical equipment when not in production; uses LED bulbs for lighting; and regularly maintains machinery...
Operating in the field of tile production, the monthly electricity bill of A My Industrial Joint Stock Company (Lap Thach) is large. If the electricity price increases by 4.5% every month, the company will incur an additional cost of tens of millions of VND. Therefore, the company continues to apply energy-saving solutions to optimize production.
To save electricity, the company has conducted energy audits, replaced conventional light bulbs with LED bulbs, combined the use of electronic and refrigeration equipment with energy-saving labels; installed electricity meters to monitor the electricity consumption of each production line, assigned staff to monitor and evaluate the production efficiency of the lines... Thanks to that, it has saved 5 - 10% of monthly electricity consumption.
In the context of increasing electricity prices, in addition to promoting energy saving initiatives and maintaining energy saving solutions, the company is accelerating the construction and operation of a sintered stone production project to export products to the US and EU markets. With a modern technology production line, it helps save about 30% of electricity and heat compared to current traditional technology, contributing to saving production costs as well as increasing the competitiveness of products in the market.
Vinh Phuc is considered one of the provinces with high electricity consumption in the Northern region, therefore, saving electricity and energy is always a key task set by the province in the process of socio-economic development in the locality, through the issuance of many leadership documents, directing the safe, economical and effective use of electricity.
To ensure national energy security, promoting propaganda and spreading the culture of using electricity economically and effectively is one of the important solutions being implemented by all levels and sectors in the province.
To help customers, especially business customers, change their awareness in using electricity economically and effectively, Vinh Phuc Electricity Company has sent staff to directly guide and support businesses in arranging and installing electrical equipment and systems to ensure safety, avoid danger as well as damage to lost electricity output; encourage businesses to arrange reasonable technological lines, limit production during peak hours...
Currently, not only do they regularly maintain equipment and machinery, but they also replace electrical machinery and equipment with energy-saving labels from the Ministry of Industry and Trade . In order to save electricity, many businesses strictly use the correct capacity and load chart signed in the electricity purchase contract, use 100% LED or compact energy-saving light bulbs for the best lighting efficiency; install and use solar power sources...
In the context of increasing electricity prices and difficulties in electricity supply, to ensure sufficient electricity supply for socio-economic development and people's daily life, Vinh Phuc Electricity Company and electricity distribution and retail units continue to encourage customers to continue using electricity economically, safely and effectively.
Luu Nhung
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