Vietnam Saves Nearly $33,000 during Earth Hour

Vietnam joined many other countries around the world during the 2016 Earth Hour late on March 19 with the symbolic action of turning off unnecessary electrical devices for one hour and saved VND731.5 million ($32.810), state media reported. According to the Electricity of Vietnam Group’s National Load Dispatch Centre, the country saved 451,000 kWh of electricity, which equivalent to VND731.5 million, when people nationwide were encouraged to turn of unnecessary electrical devices from 8:30pm to 9:30 pm. This is the eighth year Vietnam participated in the global Earth Hour campaign, which was launched by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) to raise public awareness about efficient energy use in the age of climate change. (Phap Luat Vietnam Mar 21 p8)