Nghe An Electricity Company proactively responds to storm No. 3 (Wipha)

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, storm No. 3 (Wipha) is entering the Gulf of Tonkin and will affect the North Central region, including Nghe An province, with strong winds of level 10-11, gusts of level 14, heavy rain of 200-350mm, in some places up to 600mm.

Faced with the complicated developments of storm No. 3, under the direction of the Northern Power Corporation, Nghe An Power Company (PC Nghe An) has urgently deployed plans to prevent and combat natural disasters, ensure safe operation of the power grid, improve reliability, and minimize damage to people and property caused by the storm.

Accordingly, the Company has issued a document instructing and requesting its affiliated units to proactively monitor and grasp storm information on mass media. Organize on-duty and promptly handle situations, ensure power supply, ensure absolute safety for the workforce, grid assets, constructions and electrical safety among the people.

The company has established working groups led by the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Company's Trade Union to urgently go directly to the scene to inspect and urge disaster prevention preparations, assign specific tasks to departments to organize on-duty until the storm's circulation ends.

Assign the affiliated regional power management teams and high-voltage grid operation management enterprises to inspect and reinforce vulnerable locations at risk of landslides and incidents that cause unsafety in operation management; Organize inspections of vehicles, spare materials, communication equipment and human resources to respond to wind, rain, flash floods, flash floods, landslides that often occur in mountainous communes and flooded areas in coastal plain communes. Organize propaganda, warnings and recommendations to people on mass media about electrical safety during floods.

The regional power management teams shall review the entire power supply system for flood-drainage pumping stations, paying special attention to large-capacity pumping stations with backup plans, prioritizing important local loads, and concentrating all resources to handle incidents as soon as possible. Pay special attention to electrical safety measures, and implement effective plans to ensure the safety of people, works and equipment.

Actively work with local authorities in the area, notify households using electricity to coordinate in cutting down trees and pruning branches to minimize damage to the power grid due to trees falling on power lines as well as the wires behind the customer's meter. Assign duty schedules to all staff, arrange spare materials, vehicles, medicine and food to respond promptly to incidents caused by storms. After the storm, before restoring power to flooded areas, it is necessary to check with the spirit of safety, restore power to that point.

Units follow the 4-on-the-spot motto: "On-site command, on-site forces, on-site supplies and means, on-site logistics". Proactively tie down and secure houses, warehouses, doors and windows of offices, cover working vehicles, office equipment and other structures.

Understanding the impact of storm No. 3 Wipha that may occur on the power grid system in the whole province, the Board of Directors of Nghe An Electricity Company has given timely and serious instructions to respond to the storm situation. With the goal of operating the power grid safely, all officers and employees are determined to overcome all incidents as quickly as possible, ensuring the safety of workers and minimizing damage to the power grid in the management area.