Staff members in Hoang Mai District Electricity Department patrol on a local street to call on residents to save power.
Two members, Duong Anh Tuan and Thai Van Bien were checking their loudspeaker at 7.30 pm on June 4 before going out.
Besides the loudspeaker announcements, they also visit each home and business facilities to ask people to turn off advertising hoardings or display lighting.
Bien said that they've received a positive response from most of the local people.
Le Quang Duc, 20, decided to turn off the signage of his shop on Tan Mai Street. "It will also affect our business but I'm willing to do it as the city is facing a power shortage," he said.
Nguyen Thi Thuy, owner of an electronics shop on Truong Dinh Street also turned off the signage lighting of her shop.
Before calling on people to save electricity, the loudspeakers also announce information relating to the power cuts in local areas.
According to Hanoi Power Corporation (EVN Hanoi), the city had saved over 12 million kWh of power between May 15-30.
Of that, 3,000 major customers had saved nearly 2 million kWh after adjusting their usage.
EVN Hanoi aims to save 18 million kWh of electricity in June.
EVN Hanoi has called on its customers to turn off unnecessary equipment and limit the use of devices with high power capacity during the peak hours between 10 am-2 pm and 7 pm-11 pm.
