Final inland district has access to electricity

Every district in mainland Vietnam is now on the national electrical grid after Electricity Company 1 put into operation powerlines that reach Muong Te district in Lai Chau province on Feb. 9.
Every district in mainland Vietnam is now on the national electrical grid after Electricity Company 1 put into operation powerlines that reach Muong Te district in Lai Chau province on Feb. 9.

The lines, part of a World Bank-funded project capitalised at more than 30 billion VND, bring light to nearly 2,000 ethnic minority households in the mountainous northern province.

The event means that the country has reached --one year ahead of schedule-- the Government-set target of providing all inland districts with power./.

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