A middle-voltage submarine cable line from Ly Son island in centralQuang Ngai province was successfully connected to a transformer stationonshore in Binh Son district on August 26.
This ispart of a 652.5 billion VND (31.1 million USD) project to power theisland district round the clock, which includes 8.7km of middle voltagetransmission lines in Binh Son district and 26.2km of 22kV underseacables.
The project has been implemented by the Prismian-Thai Duong, a joint venture between two German and Vietnamese companies.
The transmission line network connecting Ly Son with the national gridis expected to put into operation on September 28, benefiting 22,000islanders.
Fifteen nautical miles from land, Ly Son island, covering 10 sq.km, is the only island district of Quang Ngai.
Itlies on the sea route from the north to the south of Vietnam andat the gateway of Quang Ngai’s Dung Quat Economic Zone, as well as ofthe central key economic region.
Due to thisgeographical location, Ly Son holds favourable conditions to boostsocio-economic development and acts as a front administrative unitensuring Vietnam’s sea sovereignty.-VNA