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More islanders connected to national power grid in Kien Giang

More than 3,000 households in three island communes - Lai Son, Hon Nghe and Son Hai - in the southern coastal province of Kien Giang have been connected to the national power grid.
More islanders connected to national power grid in Kien Giang ảnh 1Electricity posts bring electricity to island communes. (Source: VNA)
 
HCM City (VNA) – Morethan 3,000 households in three island communes - Lai Son, Hon Nghe and Son Hai- in the southern coastal province of Kien Giang have been connected to thenational power grid.

The Electricity of Vietnam SouthernPower Corporation (EVNSPC) marked the official inauguration of the electricitysupply projects to the communes at a ceremony on January 20.

According to the EVNSPC, the three projectshad a combined investment of 652 billion VND (28.68 million USD), sourced fromthe Government’s Programme 2081 on power supply for rural, mountainous areasand islands from 2013-2020.

The project to supply electricity forLai Son island commune in Kien Hai district installed 43km of 110kV cablesincluding 24.5km at sea, 13 transformer stations, and meters for 1,956households. The project, with total investment of 467 billion VND (20.54million USD), was started in December 2015 and completed in November 2016.

The project to supply electricity forHon Nghe island commune in Kien Luong district installed16.3km of 22kV of medium voltage sea-crossing cables, 9.9 km of medium voltagecable on the island and meters for 526 households on the island. The project,worth nearly 140 billion VND (6.16 million USD), was carried out between Februaryand December, 2016.

The project on Son Hai island, whichbegan in December 2016 and finished on January 19, 2017, included the installationof 4.8km of medium voltage cables on land, 4km of sea-crossing cables and metersfor 556 households on the island.

It had  total investment of nearly 45 billion VND(1.98 million USD), of which nearly half was sourced from the provincialbudget.

According to the EVNSPC, similarprojects will be implemented to bring electricity to other island communes in KienGiang, namely An Son in Kien Hai district, and Hon Thom in Phu Quoc district during2017-2020.-VNA
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