Hanoi, March 20 -- In his Directive No. 09/CT-TTg dated March 19, Pham said energy saving is a solution of top importance to reduce energy supply risks, production costs and improve the efficiency and competitiveness of the economy while contributing to firmly ensuring national energy security and sustainable development.
He tasked ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, Government-attached bodies and Chairpersons of local-level People's Committees to timely integrate energy saving into development strategies, projects and plans, and legal documents.
Ministries, agencies, and localities needs to take drastic measures to promote energy saving, considering this as a major solution to ease energy supply pressure amid rapid changes in...