The meeting was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Minister and Head of the Government Office Tran Van Son, Deputy Minister of National Defense Le Huy Vinh, leaders of ministries, agencies, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, Vietnam Electricity (EVN), and National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT).
The 500kV power transmission line project, circuit 3, from Pho Noi, Hung Yen province to Quang Trach, Quang Binh province includes a total length of about 519km; the total investment is about VND22,356 billion. The project consists of 4 component projects: Quang Trach - Quynh Luu; Quynh Luu - Thanh Hoa; Thanh Hoa - Nam Dinh 1 Thermal Power Plant and Nam Dinh 1 - Pho Noi Thermal Power Plant. The component projects were commenced in October 2023 and January 2024.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairing an online meeting with two provinces of Ha Tinh and Nghe An on implementation of 500kV line project, circuit 3, section from Quang Trach to Pho Noi.
Determined to energize before August 31
According to the report of EVN, EVNNPT, up to now, the entire column foundation site (1177/1177 locations) and the line corridor (513/513 anchor intervals) have been completed. The supply of equipment and materials (steel columns, conductors, porcelain, accessories, etc.) has been completed and handed over to construction contractors. Regarding construction, the column foundation casting for 1,177/1,177 locations has been completed; the column erection of 1,159/1,177 locations has been completed (98.5%); and the wire pulling of 321/513 anchor intervals has been completed (62.5%).
EVN is also coordinating with Ha Tinh and Nghe An provinces to carry out procedures for changing forest use purposes following Decree No. 91 that has just been issued and instructions from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
In addition to the Nam Dinh 1- Thanh Hoa 500kV project that has completed construction and energized on June 30, 2024, for the remaining 3 projects, EVN/EVNNPT and project management boards have requested contractors to establish a detailed construction schedule and focus all resources to urgently construct the remaining work to be completed and energized before August 19, 2024, for the 2 projects of Nam Dinh I - Pho Noi, Quynh Luu - Thanh Hoa sections and before August 31, 2024, for the Quang Trach - Quynh Luu project. The Group strives to energize the entire project before August 25, 2024.
Prime Minister emphasizes the goal of completing the project before September 2, and organizing inauguration ceremony on occasion of National Day this year.
EVN/EVNNPT has implemented many solutions such as mobilizing maximum human resources from EVNNPT's power transmission companies to strengthen the project (current support force includes about 1,200-1,500 people equivalent to 60 pole erection and wire pulling teams); requiring contractors to calculate and reasonably rotate human resources having expertise and good health suitable to the nature and actual work progress at anchorage intervals to ensure continuous construction pace on site.
EVN General Director reporting at meeting
More drastic in the final sprint
In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the Government is very concerned about ensuring sufficient power supply for national development. In particular, the 500kV line, 3-circuit, project, from Quang Trach to Pho Noi, with a dual-circuit and a transmission capacity of about 2,400MW will help increase the power supply for the North in 2025 and the following years.
The project is of particular importance in improving the transmission capacity of the national power system, ensuring proactiveness and flexibility in directing, operating, and balancing power supply among regions, and ensuring national energy security, ensuring sufficient power for production, business, and consumption.
Armed Forces of Military Region 4 supporting construction of 500kV line, circuit 3
It was stated by the Prime Minister that, up to now, the remaining workload is not much but it is difficult, therefore, relevant agencies, units, localities, and forces must be more determined, make more efforts, work harder, and have more focus in the final sprint phase with the goal of completing the project before September 2, and organizing the inauguration on the occasion of National Day this year.