Proposal to reprimand EVN leaders for causing power shortage in the North

The State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises proposed disciplinary action against leaders of Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) for causing power shortages in the North.

According to the inspection conclusion of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in July, EVN was slow to invest in power sources and grids; the system was unbalanced, leading to a power shortage in the 2023 dry season. The State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises said it had directed EVN and related units to review and clarify responsibilities for handling.

Accordingly, 24 units under EVN have reviewed 85 groups and 161 individuals. Regarding EVN leaders, the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises proposed to discipline Mr. Duong Quang Thanh, former Chairman of EVN Board of Directors; Mr. Tran Dinh Nhan, General Director of EVN; Deputy General Director Ngo Son Hai and Director, Deputy Director of the National Power System Dispatch Center (A0).

This agency said that disciplinary action against individuals is based on the principles of fairness and objectivity, without leaving out any violating groups or individuals.

During the review and disciplinary process, the Committee will also consider assigning other tasks or dismissing EVN General Director Tran Dinh Nhan according to his wishes. The replacement personnel will be completed and reported to the competent authority for consideration and decision.

At the end of August, EVN reviewed many members of the Board of Members, former Chairman of the Board of Members, General Director, and Deputy General Directors related to the power shortage.

The Board of Directors, Directors of affiliated units, such as Thai Binh Thermal Power Company, Vinh Tan 4 Thermal Power Plant, Electricity Trading Company, National Power System Control Center (A0), and a number of leaders and heads of departments of the group were also reviewed and reviewed.

Leaders of the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT), 5 power corporations, 3 Power Generation Corporations, the Board of Directors, and the Chairman and General Director of Thu Duc Thermal Power Company Limited were also reviewed to overcome shortcomings and rectify the management and operation of electricity supply.

From late May to mid-June, the North often suffered from power outages. The reason was that electricity consumption increased sharply while hydropower, one of the two main sources of supply, was reduced in mobilization due to drought. Many businesses with factories in the northern industrial zones were therefore cut off from electricity for many hours, continuously during the week.

The World Bank estimates that the economic cost of the power outages in May and June was about $1.4 billion, equivalent to 0.3% of GDP. On the other hand, based on the estimated supply shortage until June, the World Bank assesses that the unmet energy demand will also lead to a loss of revenue for the Vietnam Electricity Group of about $75 million.

Mr. Minh

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