The new regulation to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) applies to both foreigners and Vietnamese nationals.
Việt Nam saved 492,000 kWh of electricity, equivalent to VNĐ917 million (US$39,700), for one hour on Saturday night, according to the National Power Dispatch Centre.
The Earth Hour campaign with the theme “Connect to Earth” kicked off on yesterday at the Youth Cultural House in District 1 in HCM City.
An Earth Hour campaign was launched in Hà Nội on Sunday, sending the message “saving energy, protecting earth”.
HCM City’s energy-saving programme in 2016–20 has achieved significant success and is being promoted across the country.
Đà Nẵng has been given the title of National Green City 2017-18 by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)’s One Planet City Challenge programme, making it onto a list of 21 cities from around the world.
Vietnam saved 485,000 kWh of electricity, equivalent to VNĐ834 million (US$36,612), during the Earth Hour from 8:30pm-9:30pm of Saturday, according to the National Load Dispatch Centre.