Vietnam Government Calls for Fairness in Rolling Power Blackouts

Vietnam’s government told regional authorities to handle rolling power blackouts in an “equitable” fashion as it said the Thua Thien Hue province will experience electricity cuts starting next month.

“Politically or socially important” events should be given priority in receiving power during the current dry season, the government said in a statement on its website today, without providing clarification of what events meet those criteria. Provincial authorities should approve a list of users that can be exempt from power cuts, according to the statement.