More than 600 power works put into operation in the south

Notably, a project connecting southern Kien Giang province’s Lai Son island district with the national power grid was completed on November 26. Another 110kV power line connecting An Bien and Lai Son, costing VND467 billion (US$20.3 million), has also provided electricity for nearly 2,000 island households. 

SPC Chairman and General Director Nguyen Van Hop said a number of projects will continue to be carried out, including power supply for 12 rural and island provinces, the World Bank-funded third stage of a project on providing incentives for power sector reform, the upgrade of power transmission lines in Phu Quy district, the central province of Binh Thuan, slated for completion next year. 

In 2017, the SPC plans to operate 570 power works with a total investment of nearly VND8.3 trillion, including three 220kV grids, 134 110kV grids and 433 power distribution grids.