Project to provide electricity for Ca Mau
The Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC) launched a project to provide electricity to rural households in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on September 21.
Illustrative photo (Source:VNA)The project will build more than 857 km of middle voltage lines, 1,847 km of low voltage lines and 1,207 transformer stations with a total capacity of 80,633kVA.
The first phase of the project will be carried out from now to the end of the year at a cost of 40.8 billion VND (1.77 million USD).
The first phase aims to provide electricity to more than 1,388 households in 10 communes in U Minh and Thoi Binh districts.
Once completed, the rate of rural households in Ca Mau with access to electricity will be 98.6 percent.
The EVN SPC will also launch a project to supply electricity for 1,800 households in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on September 22.-VNA
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