Speeding up the progress of the project to supply electricity to rural mountainous areas from the national grid

(Baonghean.vn) -On the morning of August 5, under the chairmanship of Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Huynh Thanh Dien, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting to speed up the progress of providing electricity to 16 central communes of the three districts of Tuong Duong, Ky Son, Quy Chau (phase 1) of the project to invest in building rural electricity supply works from the national grid of Nghe An province. Also attending were representatives of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Industry and Trade, Department of Transport, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the districts of Tuong Duong, Ky Son, Quy Chau.

Overview of the working session

The project to supply electricity to rural areas from the national grid in Nghe An province is invested by the Northern Power Corporation. The project supplies electricity to 233 villages in 54 communes in 08 districts of Que Phong, Quy Hop, Thanh Chuong, Anh Son, Quy Chau, Ky Son, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong with a total investment of more than 782 billion VND. Of which, the 2014-2016 period (urgent items) is 206 billion VND, the 2016-2020 period is more than 575 billion VND.

Nguyen Xuan Loi - Deputy Director of Nghe An Electricity Company reports on project progress

Tuong Duong district leaders said they strive to complete both power lines and poles by August 30 and hand over the power grid to communes in the area.

The first phase of the power supply project will supply electricity to the centers of 16 communes in 3 districts of Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Quy Chau with 41 villages and 4,265 households. During the construction process at the site, on June 21, 2015, the groundbreaking ceremony of the XL-NA13 package was held in Muong Long, Ky Son. From June 22 to July 31, 2015, Nghe An Electricity Company and design consultants handed over the lines and sites of 16 packages to the winning contractors. According to the plan, from now until before the Provincial Party Congress, the Party Committee will strive to supply electricity to the centers of 5 communes and by the end of the year, complete the remaining communes to serve the people to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

In his concluding remarks at the meeting, Mr. Huynh Thanh Dien said that the project was implemented in 16 communes in 3 mountainous districts with complex terrain, and the transportation of materials and equipment for construction was extremely difficult while requiring speeding up the progress. The results achieved demonstrated the efforts of the electricity sector and related sectors in implementing procedures, arranging capital, and the bidding has now been completed, with only the equipment bidding package remaining.Therefore, nupcoming key tasks,Nghe An Electricity focuses on directing and closely coordinating with local authorities to ensure convenience for construction units and security and order in the area... StrivingdayBy September 30, the power grid will be handed over to 5 communes, and the remaining 11 communes will be determined to complete by the end of November 2015.Welcome to the upcoming Nghe An Provincial Party Congress.

Thu Huyen