Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) announced that its units have resumed electricity supply to 98% or more than 5.98 million customers who suffer from power outage due to Typhoon Yagi.
With the urgent and great efforts of units of the EVN’s Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC), 1,626 out of the 1,678 medium-voltage power lines affected by the super storm resumed operation as of September 16 morning.
The northern power sector is urgently mobilising personnel, vehicles, and equipment to address post-typhoon consequences and restore supply to affected customers as quickly as possible.
All incidents on the 500 kV high-voltage grid have been repaired.
Meanwhile, 39 out of the 40 incidents on the 220 kV power grid, 184 out of the 190 on the 110 kV power grid; and 10 of the 220 kV substations and 101 out of the 104 110kV substations have been repaired.
The National Power Transmission Corporation reported that the 500kV Circuit-3 power transmission line linking Quang Trach in the central province of Quang Binh and Pho Noi in the northern province of Hung Yen, which was inaugurated on August 29, 2024, did not experience any incident and was not damaged by Typhoon Yagi./.
