Undergrounding of overhead power lines is being performed by electrical workers in the city
Undergrounding of overhead power lines together with undergrounding communication lines is a policy approved by the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City which has been assigned to EVNHCMC and Sai Gon Power Company for implementation since 2009.
According to leaders of EVNHCMC, until 2015, the Corporation had focused on undergrounding of medium voltage and low voltage overhead power lines along streets and alleys. As planned, from now until 2020, the medium and low voltage overhead power lines will be replaced with underground cables in all urban areas of the city; in other districts and suburban areas, undergrounding will be realized in administrative and commercial centers.
Up to 2025, undergrounding of power lines will be completed in urban districts, administrative centers of suburban districts, new urban zones, industrial zones all over the city.
The representative of EVNHCMC also stated that during the undergrounding of power lines, undergrounding of communication lines will be performed in parallel.
To improve the landscape of the city, EVNHCMC will consider shrinking areas and dimensions of electric boards.