Vietnam’s National Power Transmission Corporation (NPT) and the
Electricity of Cambodia (EDC) on August 31 held a conference in Ho Chi
Minh city on the Chau Doc-Takeo 220kV power line from Vietnam to
Cambodia.
At the conference, the two sides discussed issues including power
transmission between the two countries, developing power networks, as
well as technical problems and maintenance work.
Nguyen Van Bay, head of the technology department of Power Transmission
Company No 4, said that after 16 months of operation, the Chau Doc-Takeo
power line has provided Cambodia with over 912 million of kWh of
electricity, contributing to dealing with the shortages of electricity
in Cambodia.
The project is part of an agreement
between the two governments and a contract between EVN and EDC signed in
July, 2000. Its maximum transmitting capacity is 200MW with an average
output from 900 million kWh to 1.4 billion kWh./.