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Japan aids power development in Phu Yen province

The south-central coastal province of Phu Yen is implementing an electricty grid project worth nearly 237 billion VND (10.4 million USD) sourced from Japanese non-refundable official development assistance (ODA).
Japan aids power development in Phu Yen province ảnh 1Japan aids power development in Phu Yen province (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)

Phu Yen (VNA) – The south-centralcoastal province of Phu Yen is implementing an electricty grid project worthnearly 237 billion VND (10.4 million USD) sourced from Japanese non-refundableofficial development assistance (ODA).

The project will be carried out across 65communes, wards and towns with a view to upgrading the power distributionnetwork to meet the increasing demand in the province, which is estimated togrow at 8-10 percent per year.

The project aims to build and upgrade nearly207km of medium-voltage lines, 195km of low-voltage lines, and 40 transformerstations with a total capacity of 10,063 KVA. 

The project invested by the Electricity ofVietnam’s Central Power Corporation will be completed at the end of 2018.

Standing Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee Nguyen Chi Hien said the project is expected to meet thelocal surging demand for electricity and contribute to the fulfillment of thepower access criteria under the national programme on building new rural areas.

He asked relevant agencies to assist theinvestor with land clearance, compensation and other issues according toregulations as well as promote the project to help people understand its goalto ensure the progress.-VNA
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