Director of Nghe An Electricity Company: It is expected that by the end of this afternoon (August 27), the entire power grid in the wards of the old Vinh City area will be restored.
At this time, Nghe An Electricity Company has restored 25/27 medium voltage lines, along with nearly 1,000 transformer stations, 87,000 customers have electricity. It is expected that today, the entire power grid in the old Vinh City area will be restored.
On the morning of August 27, the Shock Team of Hai Phong Electricity Company brought a crane, coordinating with the Company's officers and employees.ElectricityNghe An Force was present at Kim Phuc Nghi An hamlet, Vinh Phu ward to repair low voltage lines along Can Vuong road damaged by storm No. 5.
The low voltage power line along Can Vuong Street has many broken points. Many previous support poles have fallen and broken. This has caused the residential areas here to not have electricity for daily life... The shock team of Hai Phong Electricity Company with the Company's officers and employeesElectricityNghe An was very urgent, quickly erected support poles, replaced anchor locks, reconnected wires, reconnected clamps and restored the line's resonance.
Mr. Nguyen Van Tai - Captain of the Hai Phong Power Company's Shock Team supporting Nghe An province said: Receiving the order from the Director of Hai Phong Power Company, at 6:00 a.m. on August 26, we, including 26 people, departed for Nghe An to support the recovery of the consequences of storm No. 5. Arriving at 3:00 p.m., we divided into 2 groups, together with officers and workers of Nghe An Power Company, started to repair medium and low voltage lines. We worked continuously until midnight. At 5:00 a.m. this morning (August 27), we got up to continue the work.
According to Mr. Tai: Last year, Hai Phong also suffered damage caused by storms. Therefore, we fully understand the difficulties that Nghe An province and people are facing. Therefore, we are determined to do our best to restore the power grid to the people as quickly as possible.
Witnessing the dedicated work of the staff of Hai Phong Electricity Company and Nghe An Electricity Company, Ms. Le Thi Lien, 63 years old, Kim Phuc Nghi An hamlet, Vinh Phu ward shared: Storm No. 5 caused great damage to our people. After the storm, electricity and water were lost, making all activities very difficult. We, the people, hope that the power grid will be restored soon. We are very grateful to the staff and workers of the electricity company for wholeheartedly supporting the people.
It is known that at this time, many shock teams of other provincial Power companies are present in Nghe An to support overcoming the consequences of storm No. 5.
According to information from Vietnam Electricity Group, the Northern Power Corporation and the Central Power Corporation have mobilized many shock teams with nearly 540 people from the Power Companies of Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Hai Phong, Son La, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Quang Tri... bringing specialized equipment, vehicles and supplies to help Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces.
Previously, in the early morning of August 26, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha directed Vietnam Electricity Group, including its affiliated power companies, to mobilize staff and employees to work day and night to promptly restore the power system to ensure disaster recovery and serve the lives and production of people and businesses.
Information from Nghe An Electricity Company: Storm No. 5 caused 27 medium voltage lines with 1,004 transformer stations to lose power, equivalent to 104,000 customers in the old Vinh city area losing power. On the night of August 25, the forces of the old Vinh city area urgently fixed some important loads to serve the pumping station for flood drainage. Also on the night, shock units of units in the undamaged areas also moved to support.
Mr. Pham Cong Thanh - Director of Nghe An Electricity Company said: Up to now (noon of August 27), under the direction of Vietnam Electricity Group and Northern Power Corporation, with the support of the Provincial Military Command, local authorities and shock units of the neighboring province, Nghe An Electricity Company has restored 25/27 medium voltage lines, along with nearly 1,000 transformer stations, 87,000 customers have electricity. It is expected that today, the entire power grid in the old Vinh city area will be restored./.
