Nghe An Electricity Company ensures safe and stable electricity supply from April 30 to May 1, 2025

Implementing the direction of the Northern Power Corporation on strengthening the power supply during the April 30 and May 1 holidays in 2025. To ensure the safe operation of the power system, stable power supply to serve political, cultural, social and entertainment activities of people in the whole province during the holidays, Nghe An Power Company has proactively prepared plans to operate the power system smoothly.

Since the first months of 2025, the Northern Power Corporation and Nghe An Power Company (PC Nghe An) have implemented the construction of 21 power projects. Constructed more than 71,000km of new medium-voltage lines, built 84 transformer stations (TSAs) and 58km of 0.4kV lines. Upgraded 224km of medium-voltage lines and 293 TSAs from 10kV to 35kV and replaced 261 transformers (MBAs) that have been in operation for many years, ensuring the progress and quality of project works. Contributing to ensuring safe and stable power supply, improving the reliability of power supply, serving the socio-economic development and people's lives in the whole Nghe An province.

On April 18, 2025, Nghe An PC issued a document to inform officers and employees about the importance of ensuring electricity for the political event on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), absolutely not being subjective, allowing errors to occur in the process of implementing electricity supply assurance.

Direct subordinate units to strengthen inspection, detect and promptly handle defects in power source equipment, power grids, and lighting to ensure safety in power line corridors. Coordinate with local authorities, police, and military to review, develop and deploy security protection plans, fire prevention and safety for power projects and power grid operation locations.

Power companies proactively work with the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to grasp the time and location of festivals, ensure stable power supply, and perform well in business and customer service during the celebration day.

According to Nghe An PC Control Room, on the occasion of April 30 and May 1, 2025, the expected capacity and output in the whole province will be Pmax: 960-990 MW; Pmin: 430-450 MW.

Based on the general power supply plan of the whole Company and the characteristics of the power grid of each unit, the affiliated Power Companies have developed and implemented plans to ensure power supply. Accordingly, proactively arrange the method of operating the power source and grid to ensure safety and reliability under normal conditions and flexibly switch in case of incidents. Priority is given to ensuring power at locations where local political, social and cultural activities take place on the occasion of the anniversary.

Do not perform power outages on the grid that cause power outages to customers during holidays, except in cases of troubleshooting or special cases under the direction of superiors.

The Power Companies arrange backup generators (if necessary) to ensure electricity at key locations where major local political and cultural activities take place. Arrange on-duty forces, spare equipment and supplies, fuel, communication systems and means of transport to ensure timely handling of incidents. Organize additional on-duty forces for leaders, on-duty forces to operate and repair electricity 24/24 hours during holidays...

Mr. Le Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of Nghe An Electricity Company said: "Through reviewing and checking the preparation for power supply, basically the affiliated Power Companies have prepared a good plan to ensure power supply for the holidays of April 30 and May 1, 2025. The Board of Directors of the Company has also requested the units to perform their tasks well, strengthen discipline in operation, protect security, labor safety, and prevent fire and explosion. Strictly implement the 24/24h power operation and repair regime. Materials, equipment, communication systems and means of transport have been fully prepared, ready to quickly handle arising incidents. At the same time, the units are required to continue to strengthen inspection, strengthen the power grid, review and handle defects on the power grid before the holiday. In particular, the units are required to ensure power for important locations, locations where political, cultural and artistic activities take place to celebrate the great holiday... Coordinate with local authorities Local authorities and mass media agencies shall widely disseminate measures for safe, economical and effective use of electricity to electricity customers.

In recent times, Nghe An Electricity Company has promoted digital transformation in business and grid operation. Continuously improving customer service, increasing the reliability of electricity supply, meeting the needs of socio-economic development in the whole province. At the same time, continuing to call on people to use electricity economically, safely and effectively, accompanying the electricity industry to protect the grid safety corridor to contribute to the smooth operation of the electricity system.