Hung Long Garment and Service JS Company in the northern province faced a power cut from June 3 to midday of June 6. Ngo Minh Hoan, director of the firm, said he has never witnessed such power outages.
The garment and textile sector is currently struggling with many difficulties after the Covid-19 pandemic and repeated electricity cuts have worsened the situation.
Workers at Hung Long Garment and Service JS Company
The company was not informed of electricity cuts on June 3, so 4,000 staff still turned up for work and had to then return home.
Hoan worried that if the situation did not improve, his company would fail to ensure orders for its partners.
Nguyen Van Tan, chairman of Hosiden Vietnam Ltd. Co.’s Trade Union in the northern province of Bac Giang, said that the firm had responded to the electricity saving campaign over the past two days, and operates for eight hours per day. This would be maintained for around 20 days to come.
Despite having power generators, they could not meet demand.
“Our orders in June have increased 1.5 fold compared to May. However, power shortages have hit our production capacity. We have had to halve capacity, prioritising major orders only,” Tan noted.
Tran Van Ha, deputy director of Bac Giang’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, said local authorities held a meeting on power supply. Power would be prioritised for production activities during the daytime and for households in the evening.
Power will be ensured for enterprises from 7:45 am to 5 pm every day. Companies which have urgent orders need to register with the electricity sector and the management board of industrial parks and economic zones for the additional power supply from midnight to 5 am.
He did point out however that this was a temporary solution. He hoped that solutions to deal with the power shortage were found as soon as possible.
