Hanoi (VNA) – The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has announced thatit generated a total 182.6 billion kWh of electricity during the January-Octoberperiod, a year-on-year increase of 10.7 percent.

Commercial power production in the period rose 9.78 percent to 159.3 billionkWh, of which domestic power supply increased 9.87 percent.

In October, powertransmission on the north-central and central-south lines were reckoned at 15.7billion kWh, bringing 68.1 million kWh per day to the southern localities, or25.4 percent of the region’s demand.

Trust indexes for the electricity supply over the first 10 months continued toimprove, with the System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) recording646.76 minutes, down 24.32 percent compared to the same period in 2017.Meanwhile, the momentary average interruption frequency index (MAIDI) was 1.3times per client and the System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI),5.33 times.
 
The group’s power loss rate was estimated at 6.95 percent, 0.25 percent lowerthan the set plan.

In particular, Vietnam’s Getting Electricity indicator was ranked 27th amongthe 190 countries and economies in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 reportissued at the end of October, up 37 places from last year. The indicator wasassessed based on the procedures, time, and cost to connect to the nationalgrid; reliability in electricity provision; and transparency of electrical costs.

This has been the fifth consecutive year that Vietnam’s Getting Electricity indexhas improved. With 87.94 points, its highest level so far, Vietnam recorded thegreatest indicator improvement in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam is also among the top four countries of the Comprehensive andProgressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in terms of bestelectricity access.

The EVN noted that it has implemented various measures to improve customerservices recently, including the launch of an online portal and a 24/7 hotline.This year, the electricity sector has worked with authorities nationwide tooffer more services to businesses and people, as well as enhance transparency.
 
The EVN forecast an average power consumption for November at 611 million kWh aday, with the maximum load capacity close to 32,840 MW. The group will runhydropower and thermal power plants to their full capacity at the same time toreserve sufficient water for power generation during the dry season in 2019. Inaddition, it will work to ensure safe operation for transmission, especiallythe North-South 500 kV transmission line.

Furthermore, the group asked its members to strictly follow DirectionNo.1905/CT-EVN dated April 18, 2018 on natural disaster prevention and searchand rescue, standing ready to guarantee safety for reservoirs and hydropowerplants in case of floods and storms. –VNA