Attending the inauguration ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc emphasized: This is a project of special importance in ensuring national energy security, creating a solid foundation to promote growth of over 8% in 2025 and double-digit growth in the coming years.
Delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate the 500 kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen line.
Providing an additional 3,000 MW of electricity
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized: Vietnam's socio -economic growth target in this period requires the electricity industry to focus on development, increasing annual power generation capacity by about 15-18% (equivalent to 8,000-10,000 MW) to ensure electricity supply for economic development and attract domestic and foreign investment.
In light of that reality, the 500 kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen line project is of particular importance, promptly increasing the power transmission capacity from hydropower plants in the Northwest region and neighboring provinces to the national grid by about 3,000 MW. At the same time, in the future, it will meet the demand for cooperation in power supply with China; ensuring proactiveness and flexibility in directing, operating, balancing power supply and ensuring national energy security.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc attended the inauguration ceremony of the 500 kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen transmission line project.
The Lao Cai - Vinh Yen 500 kV double-circuit line has a total length of 229.5 km, with a total of 468 pole foundation locations. The project passes through Lao Cai and Phu Tho provinces (formerly 4 provinces: Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho and Vinh Phuc), with the starting point being the Lao Cai 500 kV station and the ending point being the Vinh Yen 500 kV station. The total investment of the project is more than 7,410 billion VND.
To ensure synchronous and effective operation, the Lao Cai 500kV Transformer Station Phase 2 project with a total investment of more than VND 1,564 billion has also been completed with construction items and energization of the 500 kV distribution yard and 500 kV transformer to synchronize with the Lao Cai - Vinh Yen 500kV transmission line project.
After being put into operation, the 500kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen line will be able to transmit about 3,000 MW from hydropower plants in the Northwest region and neighboring provinces to the national grid and increase the ability to import electricity. At the same time, it will create a strong connection between regions in the power system; improve the ability to operate safely and stably for the national power system; reduce power loss in the transmission grid; and increase the efficiency of EVN's electricity production and business.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc spoke at the inauguration ceremony.
6 months of lightning-fast construction
According to EVN, with the spirit of determination and the highest effort, organizing the construction "4 on-site", "3 shifts, 4 teams", "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain", "through holidays, Tet, and days off", after more than 6 months of construction, the project has completed the main construction volume including: Digging nearly 1.8 million m3 of soil and rock in the foundation pit; Pouring nearly 110,000 m3 of concrete with about 7,500 tons of steel; Manufacturing and assembling 55,000 tons of steel poles; laying more than 6,000 km of cables of all kinds (26 conductors, lightning protection wires and optical cables).
This progress has shortened nearly 8 months compared to the approved progress.
EVN technical staff operate the system at the Control Center in Xuan Quang commune, Lao Cai province.
Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan - General Director of EVN Group - affirmed that the 500 kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen line is a project to welcome the success of the first Government Party Congress for the 2025 - 2030 term, towards the 14th National Party Congress.
According to Mr. Tuan, during the construction process, the project faced many difficulties and challenges from harsh weather conditions, rugged mountainous terrain, complex geology, large volume of site clearance to urgent progress requirements.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc presents gifts to officials and employees of EVN Group.
Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc also acknowledged: " This is a record-breaking construction progress, a proud achievement, demonstrating the determination, maturity and remarkable growth of the electricity industry; as well as the efforts of localities in site clearance and ensuring construction conditions ."
On behalf of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc praised the spirit and determination of EVN, Power Project Management Board 1, consultants, construction contractors, equipment and material suppliers and related units; praised the local police and military forces, Military Region 2, militia and union members who have supported the electricity sector for many months to ensure the quality and progress of the project with the spirit of "once in action, victory".
After the inauguration ceremony, the Deputy Prime Minister requested EVN to continue investing in developing power sources and grid systems, ensuring adequate and stable supply of electricity for socio-economic development; actively participating in ensuring social security, stabilizing people's lives and implementing project settlement in accordance with regulations.
The Deputy Prime Minister also requested the authorities at all levels of the two provinces where the project passes through to continue improving the material and spiritual life of the affected people in accordance with the spirit that new residences, workplaces, and business places must be at least equal to and fundamentally better than the old ones.
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