Proactively preparing electricity supply measures

According to Mr. Trinh Quoc Vu, Deputy Director of the Electricity Agency (Ministry of Industry and Trade), the national power sales in 2025 are expected to reach over 340 billion kWh, an increase of approximately 12.5% compared to 2024. It is predicted that the electricity demand in the Southern provinces and cities will continue to rise due to the robust development of manufacturing and business activities, and the growing needs of the population.

Notably, in Q1/2025, the electricity consumption reached 72.2 billion kWh, putting significant pressure on the power grid. The electricity industry is urgently implementing solutions to ensure a safe, stable electricity supply during the dry season and throughout 2025.

In an interview with the Industry & Trade Newspaper, Mr. Bui Quoc Hoan, Deputy General Director of EVNSPC, stated that in 2024, EVNSPC's power sales reached over 93 billion kWh. It is expected that in 2025, this figure will increase by more than 10%, equivalent to nearly 10 billion kWh, a major challenge given the pressure on the supply sources.

To proactively handle the scenario of load growth exceeding the plan (around 101.85 billion kWh), EVNSPC has prepared various measures to ensure the safe and stable electricity supply, particularly during the dry season and peak hot weather from March to June 2025.

EVNSPC and its member units have been implementing synchronous solutions to ensure a stable electricity supply, supporting socio-economic development, and attracting investment for the 21 Southern provinces and cities.

Specifically, EVNSPC has developed short-term and long-term electricity supply plans for each month and the entire year, as well as operation, maintenance, and repair schedules for the power grid. These units have formulated plans for electricity supply in case of supply-demand imbalance and are investing in the renovation of key facilities such as 110kV transmission lines, 110kV substations, and interconnection lines between 220kV substations to enhance transmission capacity, operational flexibility, and grid stability in the region.

Power companies in the 21 provinces and cities are also closely monitoring operational parameters, reasonably balancing the load among transformers, and reducing the reactive power received from the transmission grid to optimize grid operations. In addition, they are conducting comprehensive inspections of substations at risk of reaching full capacity or overloading to develop short, medium, and long-term handling plans.

Translator: Vân Ly