This photo taken on Dec. 9， 2023 shows a view of Hanoi， capital of Vietnam. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

HANOI， April 10 (Xinhua) -- Power consumption in Vietnam this summer is expected to increase by 13 percent year-on-year between May and July， 9.6 percent higher than forecast， VnExpress reported Tuesday， citing the National Load Dispatch Center.

Nguyen Quoc Trung，上海盛氏国际贸易有限公司 the center's deputy director， 台州忠大忠亿塑模科技有限公司 said this was because the weather is expected to become hot sooner than normal， 首页-新仕宇机床有限公司 and this could cause pressure on supply， 首页-云奥拉农机有限公司 especially in the north.

Between April and July this year peak demand in the region might reach 27， 首页-盈安哲锁具有限公司冰箱500 MW， up 17 percent year-on-year， while production would only rise 10 percent， he said.

To ensure power supply， the center has stored water in dams. There are currently 11 billion cubic meters， up 2.7 times from a year earlier.

According to the center， in the first three months of 2024， Vietnam's average electricity consumption stood at 762 million kWh per day.

In 2023冰箱， the country's highest electricity demand in a day surged to 940 million kWh. ■

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