Storm No. 3 (international name Yagi) is assessed by experts as a very strong storm in the past 30 years, with a high risk of natural disasters and complex developments. Despite proactive responses, due to the devastating damage, Quang Ninh province in general and Uong Bi Thermal Power Plant and Quang Ninh Thermal Power Plant in particular are among the units most severely affected by this storm.

Faced with the complicated developments of the storm, strictly implementing the telegrams of the Prime Minister , Ministries, provinces/cities, Vietnam Electricity Group, Power Generation Corporation 1 in the work of responding to storm No. 3, identifying this as a strong storm with great destructive power, employees at the two units were not subjective, negligent and proactively responded to situations when the storm made landfall.

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The working delegation of the Board of Directors of EVNGENCO1 highly appreciated the efforts of Quang Ninh Thermal Power Joint Stock Company in overcoming the consequences of floods and ensuring power supply.

Storm No. 3 has caused serious damage to the facilities and IT infrastructure of the two units. Due to the impact of the storm, the power system has become unstable, the factory's generators had to stop operating to ensure safety, many locations and factories were seriously affected. However, the units still ensured human safety, no casualties occurred.

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Checking the transformer station at Uong Bi Thermal Power Company, making efforts to supply power as soon as possible

After inspecting the storm-damaged locations at the factory and nearby structures, the working delegation visited and encouraged the staff, workers, and storm response forces in recent days.

During the working session, the working delegation of EVNGENCO1 Board of Members highly appreciated the efforts of Uong Bi Thermal Power Company and Quang Ninh Thermal Power Joint Stock Company in responding to the storm, helping to minimize damage to works and property.

At Uong Bi Thermal Power Company, the working group gave timely and decisive instructions to create a foundation for the unit to quickly overcome the damage and stabilize production soon. At Quang Ninh Thermal Power Joint Stock Company, Chairman of the Board of Directors Nguyen Tien Khoa also requested the unit to continue promoting the spirit of initiative in overcoming the consequences of storms and floods; prepare to prevent and combat post-storm circulation...

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Visiting and encouraging employees of the Automatic Electrical Repair Workshop, Quang Ninh Thermal Power Joint Stock Company

With the highest determination and effort, Power Generation Corporation 1 has been mobilizing all forces to concentrate on overcoming the consequences and putting the generator back into operation according to the requirements of the National Power System, ensuring power generation to serve people's daily life and develop the country's economy .

Quoc Tuan