Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has demanded relevant sides mobilise every resource to speed up the construction of the Circuit-3 500kV power transmission lines so as to inaugurate the entire network before September 2.
Thirty years ago, at 7:07pm on May 27, 1994, the 500kV power transmission line system was officially put into operation. This was said to be a miracle of the 20th century since it set unprecedented records such as the length of nearly 1,500km, complex technology, and design and construction conducted concurrently in just two years.
The northern region is facing a high risk of serious electricity shortage this summer due to rising demands and low output of hydropower plants as a result of unfavourable weather conditions, according to the Vietnam Electricity (EVN).
A National Assembly (NA) delegation visited central Ninh Thuan province on April 13 to examine the five-year implementation of the NA resolution on cancelling a nuclear power project here.
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) has announced that it generated a total 182.6 billion kWh of electricity during the January-October period, a year-on-year increase of 10.7 percent.
The National Power Transmission Corporation under the Electricity of Vietnam (EVNNPT) is implementing a project applying geographic information system (GIS) in the management of power transmission, which is expected to be put into operation in 2018.
The Power Transmission Company No.3 said it expects to transmit some 8.7 billion kWh of electricity via the 220kV lines to south central and Central Highlands provinces this year
Lao Deputy Minister of Energy and Mining Viraphong Viravong has expressed wish to boost cooperation with major Vietnamese firms, especially those working in electricity and power transmission.
