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EVN supplies electricity for over 9.2 million customers in the north

The Northern Power Corporation under the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN NPC) supplied electricity for over 9.2 million customers across 27 northern localities in 2016.
EVN supplies electricity for over 9.2 million customers in the north ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Northern Power Corporationunder the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN NPC) supplied electricity for over 9.2million customers across 27 northern localities in 2016.

Chairman and General Director of the EVN NPC Thieu Kim Quynhsaid the group’s total commercial electricity output surpassed 51.1 billion kWhin 2016, a year-on-year increase of 14.12 percent, the highest level among fiveEVN corporations.

The rate of electricity loss last year was calculated at6.09 percent, an annual decline of 0.59 percent, he said, adding that 98.6percent of rural households were connected to the national grid.

At the end of 2016, three members of the EVN NPC, namely thenorthern electricity information-technology company, Thai Binh and Quang Ninhpower companies, completed the building of the Balance Scorecard (BSC) and KeyPerformance Indicator (KPI) to improve the operational efficiency.

In 2016, the EVN NPC fulfilled its labour productivitytarget of 2.9 million kWh per head, a yearly rise of 15.7 percent.

This year, the corporation strives to ensure safe and stableelectricity for domestic customers./.
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