The 500kV line 3 extension project consists of 4 component projects, with a length of 519 km connecting Quang Trach district (Quang Binh) to Pho Noi (Hung Yen). The project has a total investment of about 23,000 billion VND.

These projects will start construction in October 2023 and January 2024. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested that they be completed and energized by June 2024.

According to EVNNPT General Director Pham Le Phu, these are key, urgent projects of great significance to enhance the capacity of the 500kV North-Central transmission grid, improve the stability of the power system operation, and hold an important position for national energy security.

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Leaders of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, leaders of the Government, the General Confederation of Labor, leaders of localities, EVN, EVNNPT witnessed representatives of investors and contractors committing to compete.

Up to now, the progress of site handover of localities has basically met the requirements, with 1,143/1,177 foundation locations, reaching 97% and 230/502 corridor anchorages, reaching about 46%.

Of which, 7/9 localities have completed the handover of all column foundation locations, the remaining 2 localities, Nghe An and Thanh Hoa, are completing the final procedures to hand over the column foundation locations to the construction contractor.

As of February 26, the project is implementing temporary road construction, digging, and casting foundations for 950/1177 column foundation locations, completing casting 99 column foundations, completing the erection of 1 steel column, and is assembling 11 steel columns.

However, the project still has many problems in forest conversion in some localities and in site clearance at some pole locations and power line safety corridors.

Along with that, the project encountered difficulties in construction work, especially along the route, 240/1177 positions were column foundation positions requiring a lot of construction time.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang emphasized that the project is of great importance to socio-economic development, national security and defense and is a driving force to promote the country's industrialization and modernization process.

When completed, the project will enhance the transmission capacity of the 500kV North-South system, compensate for local power shortages in each region, and especially ensure power supply and energy security for the North in the coming years.

"The People's Committees of localities where the project passes through must urgently direct the implementation of procedures for converting forest use purposes to construct column foundation locations; provide maximum support to investors and related units in compensation and site clearance work, ensuring the handover of the route corridor site in March 2024," the Deputy Prime Minister requested.

Power line to 'rescue' the North: Report to the Government on temporary use of forests Due to the special nature of power grid lines, especially 500kV transmission lines, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has just sent the Government a draft proposal on temporary use of forests for project construction.