The National Power Transmission Corporation under the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN-NPT) on January 19 put the Vinh Tan-Phan Thiet 220kV transmission line into operation.

The 92.5-km line helps transmit electricity generated from the Vinh Tan 2 Thermal Power Plant to the national grid and expand the 220kV power transmission network in the south central coast region.

It also improves the reliability in electricity supply and meets the growing electricity demand for dragon fruit farming in Binh Thuan.

The Vinh Tan-Phan Thiet 220kV transmission line, one of the key projects for supplying electricity to the South, was built with a total investment of 999.2 billion VND or 46.83 million USD. It runs from the Vinh Tan 500kV transformer station to the 220kV transformer station in Phan Thiet, running through Tuy Phong, Bac Binh, Ham Thuan Bac districts and Phan Thiet city.-VNA