EVN General Director: Today 70% of households without electricity will have electricity restored

Typhoon Yagi swept through houses, properties and seriously affected the power supply in the North. The power grid system in many areas suffered from problems causing power outages, especially in Quang Ninh, Hai Phong ...

On the morning of September 8, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, General Director of Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), went to Hai Phong city - one of the localities most severely damaged by storm No. 3 - to direct the work of overcoming the power grid problem.

According to the General Director of EVN, by the end of today, about 70% of customers who lost power will have their power restored. In the coming days, EVN and its member units will make every effort to provide power to the remaining loads as soon as possible.

This morning, the Northern Power Corporation said that the electricity industry has been mobilizing all human resources to restore the power system.

The electricity industry is urgently handling the incident to restore power to people. Photo: Northern Electricity

Since the night of September 7, as soon as the wind had subsided, the recovery work in the northern provinces has been urgently carried out. On the morning of September 8, the northern power grid in the provinces where the storm passed through was still extremely chaotic, especially in the two provinces of Quang Ninh and Hai Phong - the most heavily affected places where the exact damage figures have not yet been calculated.

Regarding the 110kV grid, the provincial power companies have restored some assets to put them into operation. As of 6:30 this morning, the entire North was operating 275/353 substations and 561/650 110kV transmission lines, of which Quang Ninh Power Company has restored 5 substations and 7 transmission lines; Hai Phong Power Company has restored 12 substations and 6 transmission lines. There are no official figures for the medium and low voltage grid systems.

In the three provinces of Nam Dinh, Ha Nam , and Ninh Binh, 110 kV substations are operating stably; all drainage pumping stations have been supplied with electricity and are operating to drain the flood; the central areas of the city and districts have been supplied with electricity.

Currently, Ha Nam still has a small part of Chau Son, Dong Van, Hoa Mac industrial zones without electricity and is expected to be reconnected this afternoon; the entire IT infrastructure is operating stably, some of the problem fiber optic cables have had Rings put in to support so they are operating normally.

Regarding medium voltage output lines, Ninh Binh has closed 100%; Nam Dinh has 8 lines left; Ha Nam has 21 lines left. Units are reviewing and striving to close 100% today.

Troubleshooting during the stormy night to restore power soon. Photo: Northern Electricity

This morning, in Hung Yen, the Electricity sector has also restored all power lines and 110kV substations and is actively troubleshooting medium and low voltage problems. Currently, 5/6 large capacity substations supplying power to the main flood pumping station to pump water from the fields to the Red River and Luoc River are operating normally.

In Thai Binh, the 110kV grid has been completely restored, except for the 110kV Shengly substation which has been separated from operation; the medium voltage grid has restored 39 lines, currently 85/124 lines are being processed. The District Party Committee/District People's Committee headquarters and hospitals have had their power restored. Currently, 9/24 pumping stations have been powered up and are operational. The company is focusing on prioritizing the re-powering of pumping stations as soon as possible.

In Thai Nguyen, the Electricity Company has divided and energized some lines.

In Hoa Binh, as of 10:20 a.m. on September 8, 7 transmission lines have been restored to supply power to 50,043 customers in Luong Son area, Hoa Binh city, Da Bac, and Lac Thuy. Currently, 15/54 transmission lines are still out of power, causing power outages to 40,516 customers in Hoa Binh city, Luong Son, Yen Thuy, Mai Chau, Lac Son, Cao Phong, Lac Thuy, Kim Boi, Da Bac, and Yen Thuy districts.

Typhoon Yagi sweeps through: Millions of households lose power, some areas have power outages across the entire province . Typhoon Yagi has made landfall in Quang Ninh - Hai Phong with maximum winds of 149 km/h, level 13, seriously affecting the power supply in the provinces where the typhoon passed.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tong-giam-doc-evn-hom-nay-70-ho-bi-mat-dien-se-duoc-cap-dien-tro-lai-2319688.html