Nghe An Electricity Company: Drills for natural disaster prevention and handling of power grid safety incidents

On the morning of April 28, Nghe An Power Company organized a drill on natural disaster prevention and search and rescue - incident handling - safety - quick incident handling, company level in 2021. Attending and directing the drill was comrade Le Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of Nghe An Power Company, Head of the Steering Committee for the drill on natural disaster prevention and search and rescue - incident handling - safety - quick incident handling in 2021.

Participating in the exercise were 174 officers and technical workers from departments, offices and units of Que Phong, Quy Chau, Quy Hop, Nghia Dan, Thai Hoa and Tan Ky Electricity. Photo: Thanh Le

Nghe An province is a locality that often suffers from natural disasters and floods, so the annual work of natural disaster prevention and search and rescue (PCTT&TKCN) is given great attention by Nghe An Electricity Company, and is identified as a regular and top priority task in ensuring safe and continuous power supply for customers.

Deputy Director of Nghe An Electricity Company Le Quang Thanh launched the drill. Photo: Thanh Le

Nghia Dan district is a midland and mountainous district located in the northwest of Nghe An province, with difficult traffic, especially during the rainy and stormy season. The power grid mostly passes through forests, rivers, and lakes, so management, operation, and repair work is difficult. Over the years, Nghia Dan district has often been affected by many storms and tornadoes, causing broken poles, broken wires, and trees falling on the power lines, causing problems. Many transformer stations were damaged after storms.

Fiber optic cable troubleshooting exercise. Photo: Thanh Le

Therefore, Nghe An Power Company chose to organize a drill on PCTT&TKCN (4 in 1) on the power grid in Nghia Dan district. To ensure safe and continuous power supply during the 2021 storm season, Nghe An Power Company's PCTT&TKCN Command Board chose line 172 E15.2 Nghia Dan - 171 E15.36 Bac A and line 974E15.2 to organize a drill on PCTT&TKCN - incident handling - safety - quick incident handling in 2021 (4 in 1 drill).

110kV North Asia transformer station. Photo: Thanh Le

The hypothetical situation is set up, including 8 situations, which are: power outage in the entire district; low voltage lines have fallen poles, broken wires, meter boxes, and many damaged meters; outdoor equipment of the station does not ensure operation; broken communication cables cause interruption of communication, damaged porcelain, ...

After receiving the information, the Exercise Command mobilized human resources, equipment and machinery; units urgently used all measures to organize and fix the incident according to the "4 on-site" motto, ready to respond and quickly overcome the consequences, ensuring the restoration of power supply...

Incident handling drill at the 110 kV Bac A transformer station. Photo: Thanh Le

The rescue situation is to promptly provide first aid to people who have been in traffic accidents or have had heatstroke while dealing with incidents at high altitudes. After receiving the information, the exercise command mobilized human resources and provided first aid. Then, they contacted the medical agency to send doctors, nurses, and ambulances to the scene to treat the victims.

At the end of the exercise, all participating members held a meeting to summarize and draw lessons in order to handle situations that arise in practice in a timely and flexible manner.

Replacing porcelain on the 110kV line in Nghia Thanh commune (Nghia Dan). Photo: Thanh Le

Clearing trees to ensure safety along the power grid corridor. Photo: Thanh Le

The 2021 drill involved actual field work and was part of the power outage plan to repair the Thai Hoa - Nghia Dan Power grid. During the drill, operations on the grid were carried out according to incident handling scenarios in the management and operation of the grid.

First aid drill for heatstroke at high altitude. Photo: Thanh Le

Deputy Director of Nghe An Electricity Company Le Quang Thanh said: This is an annual activity of Nghe An Electricity Company to improve the ability to handle all types of grid and electrical equipment incidents, ensure the grid system operates safely and continuously, minimize damage and promptly and quickly overcome the consequences of damage caused by incidents and natural disasters and ensure safety during the implementation of work on the grid.

First aid drill for a person with a broken arm. Photo: Thanh Le

At the same time, practice professional skills and professional manners in implementing procedures and safety measures when handling situations and incidents for leaders and working units in both command and work performance to ensure absolute safety while still completing the fastest remediation of incident consequences; ensure safe and continuous power supply, ensure power quality to serve economic development and political stability of the locality.