Nghe An Power Company addresses the issue of upgrading the power grid.
(Baonghean) - On January 17, 2015, the Nghe An Newspaper, in its Hotline Information section, published information from residents of Hamlet 19, Dien Phu Commune (Dien Chau District) regarding the following: The power lines running through Hamlet 19, Dien Phu Commune, built in 1990, are now severely degraded. The power lines sag down towards people's houses, and many power poles are leaning, posing a potential danger to people's lives, especially during storms... After inspection and assessment at the scene, with the participation of local authorities, the Rural Electricity Management Service Team, and the family of Mr. Trinh Khoi, Hamlet 19, Dien Phu Commune, Dien Chau District, on March 3, 2015, Nghe An Power Company issued Official Letter No. 363/PCNA-P12 addressing the issue raised in the newspaper report, with the following content:
Nghe An Power Company would like to report:
Regarding the power grid structure of Hamlet 19, Dien Phu Commune:
Through on-site inspection of the power grid in Hamlet 19, Dien Phu Commune, Dien Chau District, it was found that the residents of Hamlet 19, Dien Phu Commune, have 79 households, supplied with electricity through Tay Phu 1 transformer station, with a capacity of 250 kVA. The low-voltage power grid has a structure of BH type concrete poles, 6.5m high, with bare aluminum conductors of types 4A35, 2A35, and A25. Currently, it is operating safely and providing stable electricity to the people in the area, with no poles leaning.
Working directly with Mr. Trinh Khoi, a resident of Hamlet 19, Dien Phu Commune, he admitted that in 2014, when he built his new house, it was very close to the 0.4kV power line (3-phase, 4-wire, bare aluminum wire, between poles 40-41, belonging to Tay Phu 1 Substation, Dien Phu Commune, 0.4m horizontally and 4m vertically away from the front eaves of his house). During construction, his family adjusted the crossbar holding the power line (between poles 40-41) to one side to create a distance between the wire and the eaves of his house. He also wrote a letter to the Readers' Department of Nghe An Newspaper to report this issue.
Therefore, Mr. Khoi's reflection is inaccurate and does not reflect the initial reality. However, the people's request for an upgrade to the power grid is justified.
Regarding investment, renovation, and upgrading of the power grid in Dien Phu commune:
The rural power grid in Dien Phu commune, Dien Chau district, was transferred to Nghe An Power Company on September 22, 2008, in its original state. Since then, Nghe An Power Company has approved five investment projects to renovate and upgrade the power grid in Dien Phu commune, with a total investment of over ten billion VND (see attached appendix). To date, these projects have been completed and put into use, proving effective. However, due to the semi-mountainous terrain of Dien Phu commune, with a sparse and scattered population (23 hamlets, 820 households), it has not been possible to renovate the entire power grid. Compared to other communes in Nghe An province, the investment in rural power grids in Dien Phu commune, Dien Chau district, ranks among the top.
On February 10, 2015, Nghe An Power Company implemented a minimum measure, raising the pole tops by 1.2m at the aforementioned pole location to ensure a safe distance for Mr. Khoi's family. In the future, when funding is allocated, Nghe An Power Company will continue to improve and upgrade the power grid in Dien Phu commune to make it more complete.
Nghe An Power Company respectfully requests that local authorities and media agencies cooperate in widely disseminating information to the public so that when constructing residential buildings, people must comply with regulations on protecting power line corridors, thereby contributing to the overall safety of the national power system.
Nghe An Power Company
