About 492,000kWh of electricity, equivalent to 917 million VND (over 39,500 USD), was saved in Vietnam during the Earth Hour, when lights were turned off for one hour from 8:30pm on March 30.
PSNews - A ceremony in response to the Earth Hour Campaign was launched in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on March 17 with the participation of more than 1,000 volunteer youths and two ambassadors of the event - singer Le Thien Hieu and singer Lynk Lee.
Vietnam saved 485,000 kWh of electricity, equivalent to 834 million VND (36,612 USD), during the Earth Hour from 8:30pm-9:30pm of March 24, according to the National Load Dispatch Centre.
An “Earth Hour” campaign on the theme of “Connect to Earth” was officially launched at Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House on the morning of March 10 with the presence of more than 2,000 volunteers, representatives of green businesses and the singer Isaac, who is the ambassador of this year’s campaign.
PSNews-Various celebrities and ambassadors of the Earth Campaign 2017 participated in a cycling parade and signed a commitment to mobilize more people to protect the environment.
More than 1,000 voluntary students and two ambassadors of the Earth Hour 2017 campaign on March 11 rode bicycles on several streets in the Ho Chi Minh City’s centre to call on residents to switch off lights and unnecessary electric appliances to save energy.
Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang and 60 other cities and provinces will turn off the light from 8.30 PM to 9.30 PM on March 25, in sync with foreign countries.
The People’s Committee of Hanoi will launch the Earth Hour 2017 Campaign in the capital city to raise public awareness of climate change adaptation and energy saving.