Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – TheElectricity of Vietnam (EVN) will invest in power projects within local andnational electricity development planning schemes from 2016-2020.
This is the major task set in thegroup’s five-year business plan recently approved by Deputy Prime MinisterTrinh Dinh Dung.
Under the plan, EVN will developrenewable energy and improve environmental protection during the constructionand operation of electricity facilities.
The group will also safely run thenational power grid, ensuring electricity supply and the economic efficiency ofthe electricity system.
Another task is to revamp EVN’ssubsidiaries in line with the master plan for rearranging and restructuring enterprisesin 2017-2020.
Along with developing the competitiveelectricity wholesale market, the group will bring electricity to rural,mountainous and island areas, aiming to help most households in these areas accessthe national power grid by 2020.
During 2016-2020, EVN’s annualcommercial power output is expected to increase by 10.08 percent.
The group plans to put into operationup to 21 turbines with combined capacity of 6,100 MW of 12 projects, includingLai Chau hydropower project (operational in 2016), and the thermal powerprojects of Duyen Hai III, expanded Duyen Hai III, Vinh Tan IV, expanded VinhTan IV and Thai Binh I.
Construction of another eightprojects with a total capacity of 5,540 MW is also set to begin in the period.They are the hydropower projects of expanded Ialy, Hoa Binh and Tri An; and thethermal power projects of expanded Vinh Tan IV with its construction startingin 2016, O Mon III and IV, Quang Trach I and II.
EVN will push preparations for theinvestment in the Tan Phuoc I thermal power project to put the plant intoservice by 2020, while building solar power projects.
About 300 transmission lines of 500kV and 200 kV with 12,200 km in length and 66,000 MVA in capacity oftransformation stations are projected to become operational during the nextfive years.
Other tasks for the group includeimproving the quality of electricity supply, increasing power imports fromLaos, Cambodia and China and building 110 kV and middle-and low-voltage transmissionlines.-VNA
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