HÀ NỘI - Việt Nam saved 471,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, equivalent to VNĐ764 million (US$33,616) when people nationwide responded to Earth Hour by switching off unnecessary electrical devices, according to the National Load Dispatch Centre under national power utility Electricity of Việt Nam (EVN). This year’s figures represented a slight increase against the 451,000 kWh of electricity saved in the previous year. The Earth Hour campaign is one of several activities taken by the Vietnamese Government and people towards reducing eight percent of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The launching ceremony of Earth Hour 2017 was held at the Hà Nội University of Technology on Saturday, drawing students from other universities and colleges of the city. Many activities were held in localities across the country throughout March, especially in major cities like Hà Nội, Đà Nẵng, Cần Thơ and HCM City.

Source: Viet Nam News March 27, 2017 02:37 UTC