One month after the Da Nang government asked for energy savings in the city during hot weather and in the whole year of 2023, many public lighting systems, decorative and advertising lights across the city are daily turned off at 8:00pm to save energy.

Many hotels in Da Nang turn off their outdoor decorative lights to save energy during the hot weather and the whole year of 2023.

As per our reporters’ observations, in recent days, most of high-rise buildings, along with public lighting systems, outdoor decorative and advertising lights have almost cut the use of energy or completely turned off from 8:00pm every day.

Besides, hotels, apartment buildings, restaurants, hotels, service and commercial establishments, office complexes and others across the city have also cut the energy use of their outdoor lighting systems.

Truong Chi Tin, a tourist from Quang Tri Province said: "I am a bit surprised at turned off lightings in some places at 8:00 pm daily. However, Da Nang takes timely action for saving energy in this year's hot season. Although outdoor lighting system has been completed turned off in many places, Da Nang is still very beautiful at night”.

On May 23, the Da Nang government called on individuals and organizations across the city to take measures to save energy in the hot season and the whole year of 2023.

Measures came after Da Nang had seen a significant rise in energy consumption due to high demand amid sweltering heat wave. Due to the influence of unusually hot weather, energy consumption in Da Nang in late April and early May reached more than 9.3 million kWh on average per day.

Government departments and agencies were asked to take effective energy-saving measures. Their employees were required to turn off all electrical appliances in their offices when leaving their workplace, and turn off the power in their offices if no electrical appliances are used.

Organizations and individuals were required to cut the energy use of their outdoor lighting systems by at least 30% . In addition, all of their decorative and advertising lights were asked to completely turn off at 8:00pm daily.

Restaurants, hotels, service and commercial establishments, office complexes and apartment buildings were asked to cut energy use by 50% in their outdoor decorative advertising lights from 8:00pm daily.

Below are some photos of the city’s energy-saving actions.

Decorative lights of the Peace Monument located on September 2 Street, Hai Chau District which is dedicated to heroes and martyrs who laid down their lives to protect the independence and freedom of the Fatherland are turned off at 8:00 pm every day.

Such high-rise buildings such as M Landmark, Novotel reduce the energy use in their lighting systems from 8:00 hours daily and completely turn off these lights after 10:00pm hours to save enery.

Digital billboards in the city are also turned off after 8:00 pm every day.

Many hotels along the coastal routes also reduce the energy use of their outdoor lighting systems.

APEC Sculpture Park completely turns off its lighting system after 8:00pm daily.

Reporting by CHANH LAM – THAO NGUYEN – Translating by H.L