Ho Chi Minh City has asked factories, malls and schools to turn off half their elevators and hallway lights. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HO CHI MINH – Vietnam’s largest city is rolling out measures to conserve power, as a spell of extremely hot and dry weather highlights the risks of the country’s heavy reliance on hydropower.
Parts of Asia have been hit by sizzling temperatures over the last few weeks due to an emerging El Nino weather pattern, which typically brings hotter and drier weather to the continent.
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