{"id":60410,"date":"2026-06-25T01:13:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/vietnam-urges-consumers-to-save-power-as-heatwave-drives-record-demand\/25\/06\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T01:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:13:08","slug":"vietnam-urges-consumers-to-save-power-as-heatwave-drives-record-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/vietnam-urges-consumers-to-save-power-as-heatwave-drives-record-demand\/25\/06\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Vietnam urges consumers to save power as heatwave drives record demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">HANOI, June 25 (Reuters) &#8211; Vietnam&#8217;s state utility EVN called on firms \u200cand households to conserve energy \u200con Thursday to ease the strains on the \u200bcountry&#8217;s power grid, with intense heat driving electricity consumption to record highs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Temperatures are forecast to exceed 40 degrees \u200cCelsius in \u2060several parts of Vietnam on Thursday, according to the national \u2060weather forecast agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u2022 Peak electricity demand reached 58.46 gigawatts on Wednesday, \u200ba new \u200bhigh, according to \u200bEVN.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_2keahlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2keahlhl8b4lubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; 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