Energy-saving air-conditioners and compactflourescent lights havebecome more and more popular in the HCM City market, experts have said.
At the beginning of the year, local and international producers,including Panasonic, Sanyo, Samsung and Hitachi, launchedinverter-technology products that save up to 20-60 percent ofelectricity consumption.
From January to August, 546,654air conditioners with a capacity of up to 15,000BTU have been sold inHCM City. Of those, 35-50 percent used inverter technology, according tofigures compiled from electronic-goods shops.
At the HCMCity-based Wonder Buy electronic-goods centre, 35 percent of all airconditioners sold were of the inverter type, while at Best Carings 60percent of air-conditioner sales had inverter technology.
Like energy-savings air conditioners, compact-fluorescent lights that can help save power are also popular in the market.
Compact-fluorescent light bulbs, which can cut energy use from 40W to 38W, are widely on sale.
Customers are now becoming familiar with the use of compact-flourescent lights instead of the more common incandescent bulbs.
Five years ago, Dutch-based Philips Vietnam introducedcompact-flourescent lights to the market. Most of them can save at least10 percent of electricity consumption.
Recently, the Dien Quang Company has also focused on making compact lights that can help save power.
Nguyen Thanh Toan of HCM City Power Saving Centre said total energysavings would depend on the customers' use and other factors.
Toan said that, for instance, an air conditioner works of 9,000BTUcapacity and power consumption of 750W per hour could save up to 30percent of electricity consumption.
Toan also said that some air conditioners could save up to 60 percent of electricity consumption.
The owner of the Cong Danh air-conditioner shop in Go Vap District saidthe price of an air conditioner with converter technology is about 2million VND – 3 million VND (100 USD) higher than otherair-conditioners.
But savings over the long run would compensate for the higher initial price, he added.
The price of compact fluorescent lights is not expensive, but it hashigh quality and is popular with customers, according to the owner ofHuynh Nga electronic shop in the city's Thu Duc district./.
At the beginning of the year, local and international producers,including Panasonic, Sanyo, Samsung and Hitachi, launchedinverter-technology products that save up to 20-60 percent ofelectricity consumption.
From January to August, 546,654air conditioners with a capacity of up to 15,000BTU have been sold inHCM City. Of those, 35-50 percent used inverter technology, according tofigures compiled from electronic-goods shops.
At the HCMCity-based Wonder Buy electronic-goods centre, 35 percent of all airconditioners sold were of the inverter type, while at Best Carings 60percent of air-conditioner sales had inverter technology.
Like energy-savings air conditioners, compact-fluorescent lights that can help save power are also popular in the market.
Compact-fluorescent light bulbs, which can cut energy use from 40W to 38W, are widely on sale.
Customers are now becoming familiar with the use of compact-flourescent lights instead of the more common incandescent bulbs.
Five years ago, Dutch-based Philips Vietnam introducedcompact-flourescent lights to the market. Most of them can save at least10 percent of electricity consumption.
Recently, the Dien Quang Company has also focused on making compact lights that can help save power.
Nguyen Thanh Toan of HCM City Power Saving Centre said total energysavings would depend on the customers' use and other factors.
Toan said that, for instance, an air conditioner works of 9,000BTUcapacity and power consumption of 750W per hour could save up to 30percent of electricity consumption.
Toan also said that some air conditioners could save up to 60 percent of electricity consumption.
The owner of the Cong Danh air-conditioner shop in Go Vap District saidthe price of an air conditioner with converter technology is about 2million VND – 3 million VND (100 USD) higher than otherair-conditioners.
But savings over the long run would compensate for the higher initial price, he added.
The price of compact fluorescent lights is not expensive, but it hashigh quality and is popular with customers, according to the owner ofHuynh Nga electronic shop in the city's Thu Duc district./.
