Your Experience With Power Outages

Aidan in HCMC · 2025-10-05T14:45:14+02:00

Discuss power outages in Vietnam, share experiences from Phu Quoc to Thai Nguyen, and find out if others face similar electricity interruptions.

Aidan in HCMC Vietnam Expert

Member since 23 December 2017

Aidan in HCMCVietnam ExpertYesterday 12:45:14

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Well, Oct 5th, and today here in Phu Quoc we experienced our third outage... for the month!

Today was for 8 hours, Oct 2nd was for 12.5 hours, and Oct 1st was for 6 hours. Can't wait to hear EVN's proposed rate-hike pitch.

There were also outages when I lived in Thai Nguyen, but I recall them being only every second-month or so, usually for a full day (~12 hours).

Are other members experiencing similar interruptions in electricity supply?

Member since 08 April 2014

SimCityATExpertYesterday 16:17:52

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@Aidan in HCMC

Can you get solar for backup? I see them more and more, little ones powering up small items like phones, lights etc.

Aidan in HCMC Vietnam Expert

Member since 23 December 2017

Aidan in HCMCVietnam ExpertYesterday 23:38:43

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@SimCityAT

Good alternative, but I'm going to go old-school and get myself a gas powered generator. Maybe today.

Biggest inconvenience for me with these power outages is the loss of power for the fridge, the freezer, and the air-conditioners.

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