The conference was chaired by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; Secretary of Kien Giang Provincial Party Committee Do Thanh Binh.
Representatives of Vietnam Electricity are EVN’s President and CEO Nguyen Anh Tuan; leader of the Southern Power Corporation (EVNSPC).
Conference summarizing Decision No. 178/2004/QD-TTg on the overall development of Phu Quoc island, Kien Giang province to 2010 and vision to 2020
Installing power cables across oceans
With unremitting efforts, on 2 February 2014, EVNSPC officially energized and put into operation the 110kV submarine cable project across the Ha Tien - Phu Quoc sea with the ability to transmit capacity up to 131MVA. This is the longest submarine cable project in Southeast Asia, with a total investment of more than VND 2,300 billion to connect the national power grid to the island, completely replacing the diesel power source on the island.
Underground cables transmitting electricity to the island in February 2014
To date, the scale of medium voltage and low voltage lines and distribution substations has increased nearly 100 times, ensuring electricity for the number of customers increased 10.5 times.
According to EVNSPC data, Phu Quoc's electricity load in the period 2004 - 2010 grew by an average of 17%/year; the period 2010 - 2020 reached 27%/year; The period 2020 - 2023 reached 14%/year. Phu Quoc is the area with the fastest-growing electricity load growth in Kien Giang province and is also the area with the highest proportion of commercial and service customers.
Awaken potential for economic development
Notably, since the time there was grid electricity, electricity prices on Pearl Island have also returned to an average level equivalent to the mainland, down nearly 50% compared to the time when there was no national power grid.
Pearl Island of Phu Quoc lighting up at night when it uses electricity 24/24 hours from national power grid
To meet the island's rapidly increasing electricity load demand, EVNSPC has increased the capacity of the substation and continued to invest in many power works. Among them, the Kien Binh - Phu Quoc 220kV power line with a total investment of up to VND 2,212 billion enhances power supply. After energizing, the prolonged overload on the Phu Quoc island distribution power grid was basically resolved, and the reliability of the power supply was also increasingly improved.
Kien Binh - Phu Quoc 220kV transmission line is longest across sea in Southeast Asia
Continue to accompany development of Phu Quoc island
Speaking at the conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that Phu Quoc has a particularly important and specific role and mission for economic development, national security, and defense as well as developing the country's tourism culture development. After 20 years of implementing Decision No. 178/2004/QD-TTg on the overall development of Phu Quoc island, Phu Quoc has basically achieved the planned targets: Fast growth rate, positive economic structure transition, impressive investment attraction, infrastructure (system power, roads, etc.) basically ensures quality, etc.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh giving directive speech at conference
With the continuous development of Phu Quoc, EVN and its member units have been making continuous efforts to improve the power grid infrastructure, ensuring stable and continuous electricity supply for people's lives, accompanying the socio-economic development of Phu Quoc island in particular and Kien Giang province in general.