Storm No. 10 causes widespread power outages, affecting more than 1.8 million customers

(Dan Tri) - EVNNPC said nearly 1.87 million customers were affected, of which more than 1.8 million were without power, concentrated in Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Thanh Hoa.

Quick information from the Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) said that by 7am on September 29, storm No. 10 (Bualoi) had caused widespread power outages, especially in Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.

Specifically, storm No. 10 affected the Corporation's 110kV power grid with 38 lines having to temporarily stop operating in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh, and 22 110kV transformer stations stopping operating in Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

With the medium voltage grid, more than 15,000 transformer stations had power interruptions, most in Nghe An (nearly 8,000 stations), Ha Tinh (more than 4,000 stations), Thanh Hoa (about 2,820 stations) and a small part in Ninh Binh .

Storm No. 10 has also affected nearly 1.87 million EVNNPC customers, of which more than 1.8 million customers are without power (accounting for about 34% of the total number of customers served by EVNNPC). Currently, in the 3 most severely damaged provinces, all customers in Ha Tinh province are experiencing power interruptions, in Nghe An about 88% of customers are without power and in Thanh Hoa about 28%.

A transformer station affected by storm No. 10 (Photo: Hung Manh).

According to the Central Power Corporation (EVNCPC), storm No. 10 has seriously affected the power grid in the northern region of Quang Tri. By the morning of September 29, about 41% of distribution transformer stations were without power, and about 43.5% of customers in the province had their power supply interrupted.

Some areas under the regional power management teams: Minh Hoa, Tuyen Hoa, Bo Trach, Quang Trach suffered complete power outages; other areas were heavily affected including: Dong Hoi (30% of customers affected), Quang Ninh (41%), Le Thuy (24%), Vinh Linh (30%), Gio Linh and Hai Lang (14%)...

The power unit has proposed a restoration plan in order of priority. For the 110kV grid, the focus will be on restoring 3/6 of the outgoing lines first, especially the lines from 220kV Ba Don to Van Hoa and Song Gianh, then to Tuyen Hoa and Hon La.

For the medium voltage grid, priority is given to supplying electricity to critical loads such as the Quang Binh Provincial Party Committee (restored at 7:00 a.m. on September 29), Dong Hoi airport, Dong Hoi water plant, and a number of essential production and residential areas...

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