The electricity industry explains the sudden increase in electricity bills in April

After receiving comments from readers reflecting that the family’s electricity bill increased this month compared to last month, we had a discussion with a representative of Hanoi Electricity Company (EVN HANOI) to find out and inform you. read.

According to EVN HANOI, according to annual weather rules in the first days of April 2019, the Northern region, especially the capital Hanoi, begins to enter the transition period, the weather begins to be hot above 30°C, so Customers’ demand for electricity is gradually increasing. EVN HANOI’s tracking data shows that the average daily electricity consumption increased on average from 47 million kWh/day in the last days of March 2019 to nearly 58 million/day in the early days of April 2019.

Besides, there is the impact of the electricity price adjustment announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on March 20 under Decision 648/QD-BCT.

Another reason for the difference in the April bill period compared to the March bill is that the number of days of electricity use in the April bill (31 days) is greater than the number of days of electricity use in the March bill. (28 days in the case of not being affected by the Lunar New Year index recording schedule and 21 days in the case of being affected by the Lunar New Year index recording calendar).

Thus, the number of days of using electricity is longer, the amount of electricity consumed increases annually in the summer months, combined with the adjustment of electricity prices, causing the total electricity bill households have to pay in April 2019 to increase compared to the previous month. before.

To help reduce costs and contribute to the stable operation of the Capital’s power grid, EVN HANOI recommends that customers use electricity safely and effectively by turni