Ba Ria - Vung Tau The project "Supplementing diesel power source in Con Dao in 2023" at An Hoi power plant (Con Dao) with a total capacity of 6,400 kW was just inaugurated on the morning of February 8 (29th of Tet).
According to the original plan, the construction period of the project was from September 6, 2023 to March 6, 2024. With the efforts of the Southern Power Corporation (EVNSPC), Ba Ria-Vung Tau Power Company (PC BR-VT) and the joint venture of contractors Tam Thanh Phat Company - Thanh Loi Construction Company Limited, the project was completed and put into use 30 days ahead of schedule, in time to serve the locality during Tet.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate the project "Supplementing diesel power source in Con Dao in 2023". Photo: Dinh Hoang
With a cluster of 4 generators with a capacity of 1,600 kW each, the project has added an additional 6,400 kW of power generation, raising the diesel power generation capacity of the electricity industry in Con Dao district to 15,720 kW, with an available capacity of about 13,000 kW.
The moment 4 1,600 kW generators were connected to the grid. Photo: Dinh Hoang
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Mr. Le Van Phong, Secretary of the District Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Con Dao District, said that the project's operation will help reduce difficulties in providing electricity on the island. The project will contribute to increasing the operational and reserve power sources for socio-economic development, providing electricity for social security and national defense in Con Dao District, until the completion of the underground cable project to bring the national grid to the island.
Mr. Le Van Phong, Secretary and Chairman of the People's Committee of Con Dao district, spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Dinh Hoang
Mr. Nguyen Phuoc Duc, General Director of EVNSPC, said that Con Dao has now been supplemented with backup power, basically meeting the production and living needs of the people on the island. However, the electricity industry still hopes that the local government will continue to accompany and call on customers and businesses to have many solutions to use electricity safely and economically, especially in the upcoming hot season.
Mr. Duc also suggested that the local government consider and limit the massive increase in load until Con Dao is supplied with electricity from the national grid via the 110 kV submarine cable that is being invested in to limit losses for the electricity industry. In fact, the cost of running diesel generators is often twice as high as the selling price of electricity. He said that recently, the electricity industry has had to compensate for an average loss of 150 billion VND per year due to running diesel generators in Con Dao.
Checking the operation of diesel generators at An Hoi power plant. Photo: Dinh Hoang
Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung, Deputy Director of PC BR-VT, said that the unit received the Con Dao district power grid in 2014 with a commercial output of 8.82 million kWh/year. By 2022, the commercial electricity output had reached 32.44 million kWh, with an average growth rate of 14.71% in the 2014-2022 period. In 2023, the commercial output of Con Dao district reached 36.32 million kWh, an increase of 11.98% compared to 2022.
Since receiving the power grid handover in Con Dao district from the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province at the end of 2014, the electricity sector has applied the electricity price for the island district equal to the electricity price on the mainland, contributing to promoting the socio-economic development of the island district, while also causing the demand for electricity during this period to increase very high (an average of 17-20%/year). From 2015 - 2022, the electricity sector has invested in adding 5 diesel generators, each with a capacity of 1,500 kW to meet the electricity demand of the islanders.
Diep Chi
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