During the fifth week of August 2017, the transmission charge by power sales was VND 104 per kWh; the distribution and retail charge by power sales was VND 292.11 per kWh; the overhead and ancillary costs by power sales was VND 7.32 per kWh.
The total generation output of the power system reached 3.88 billion kWh, dropping 9.87% compared to last week, due to heavy rains in the North and the Centre and the holiday season September 2.
Due to heavy rains in the North, large hydropower plants (Lai Chau, Hoa Binh, Huoi Quang, Ban Chat) were exploited fully to sustain the reservoir water level at a tolerable level according to the regulation procedure.