The Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC), a subsidiary of theElectricity of Vietnam, has launched a project to provide electricity tofor households, mainly Khmer ethnic families, in the southern provinceof Tra Vinh (phase III).
The project is carried out fromnow to 2016 at a cost of nearly 90 billion USD (4.3 million USD). Itincludes the construction of over 53km of middle voltage line, 209km oflow voltage line and 131 transformer stations with a total capacity of3,000kVA.
The third phase target to provide electricity to more than 6,300 Khmer households.
Oncethe phased is completed, the rate of Khmer ethnic households accessingelectricity will be increased to 97.41 percent from 93.8 percent atpresent while the proportion of the province’s households having accessto power to 98.6 percent from 97.54 percent.
The projectstarted in 2009 with a total cost of over 383 billion VND for phases Iand II. The first phase was finished in 2012, ensuring power to morethan 18,901 families.
Meanwhile 10,183 households willbe benefited from the second phase which is expected to be completedbefore the Lunar New Year, which falls on February 19.-VNA
The project is carried out fromnow to 2016 at a cost of nearly 90 billion USD (4.3 million USD). Itincludes the construction of over 53km of middle voltage line, 209km oflow voltage line and 131 transformer stations with a total capacity of3,000kVA.
The third phase target to provide electricity to more than 6,300 Khmer households.
Oncethe phased is completed, the rate of Khmer ethnic households accessingelectricity will be increased to 97.41 percent from 93.8 percent atpresent while the proportion of the province’s households having accessto power to 98.6 percent from 97.54 percent.
The projectstarted in 2009 with a total cost of over 383 billion VND for phases Iand II. The first phase was finished in 2012, ensuring power to morethan 18,901 families.
Meanwhile 10,183 households willbe benefited from the second phase which is expected to be completedbefore the Lunar New Year, which falls on February 19.-VNA
