Completed site clearance for the 500kV line connecting Nghi Son 2 Thermal Power Plant to the national grid in December 2020

On the afternoon of December 3, the Provincial People's Committee held a working session with Vietnam Electricity Group and the National Power Transmission Corporation on compensation and site clearance for the 500kV transmission line project connecting...Nghi Son 2 Thermal Power Plantinto the national grid, the section passing through Nghe An province.

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired; participating were representatives of leaders of relevant departments and branches; leaders of Quynh Luu, Nghia Dan districts, Hoang Mai town, Thai Hoa town; leaders of Vietnam Electricity Group, National Power Transmission Corporation, Central Power Project Management Board and relevant Departments and units of EVN. Photo: D.C

Many difficulties and problems

Based on the report of the Central Power Project Management Board, up to now in the workcompensation for site clearancestill many difficulties and problems.

In Hoang Mai town, around column 57-59 -T1, the construction of the wire has been completed, however, there are currently 2 households with temporary camps for agricultural production built before 2004. These households have not received money according to the approval decision and have not demolished their houses in the corridor to ensure safety according to regulations before energizing the project.

At columns 59-61 -T1 and 57-59 -T2, the construction of the cable has been completed. However, there are currently 3 households with houses and constructions built since 2018 on land not used for the intended purpose within the route corridor (not eligible for compensation).

Representative of the Central Power Projects Management Board reporting at the working session. Photo: D.C.

In Quynh Luu district, the results of the public meeting on the compensation plan (PABT) for 36 households on the afternoon of December 2, 2020 showed that 18 households agreed to sign the PABT; 11 households with perennial land did not agree to the PABT, due to low compensation price for crops; 7 households with agricultural land (BHK) requested to be compensated according to perennial land.

In Nghia Dan district, at the intersections 79-86 -T1 and 78-85 -T2, there are 8 households with production forest land that have not signed PABT, due to low unit prices and requests for compensation for perennial land. At intersections 86-93 -T1 and 85-92 -T2, there are 19 households that have not approved PABT. At intersections 93-96-97-T1 and 92-96 -T2, there are 4 households that have not yet handed over the land, including: 2 households of Mr. Pham Dang Khoa and Nguyen Van Nghi have agreed to PABT, 2 households of Mr. Nguyen Van Dung and Nguyen Van Khanh have not agreed to PABT. At intersections 101-105 -T1: there are 6 households with residential land, houses and works affected by the PABT. The PABT Council has completed the PABT according to specific land prices and is being made public to each household to complete the PABT approval procedures.

Regarding resettlement, 8/15 households must be resettled. The People's Committee of Nghia Dan district has selected the location, made detailed plans, measured the plots and counted the land and crops on the land, but has not yet approved the PABT at the resettlement construction site and has not yet implemented infrastructure construction to allocate land to households.

Representatives of Thai Hoa town leaders reported on the implementation situation and difficulties in the area. Photo: D.C.

In Thai Hoa town, there are still 9 households that have not approved the PABT, of which 4 households have residential land, houses and constructions affected. The Council of Protection held a meeting to publicly announce the plan on November 3, 2020. However, because the specific land price of Nghia Dan district is higher in the same column, the households did not agree and requested the Council of Protection of Thai Hoa town to adjust the price to be equivalent to Nghia Dan district.

Need to consider enforcement options

At the meeting, the People's Committees of the districts and towns: Quynh Luu, Nghia Dan, Hoang Mai, Thai Hoa reported on the implementation status and discussed specific difficulties and problems. At the same time, relevant departments and branches also reviewed and proposed solutions to speed up the site clearance progress...

Mr. Pham Hong Phuong - Deputy General Director of Vietnam Electricity Group expressed his opinion at the meeting. Photo: D.C

On the leadership sideVietnam Electricity GroupAlso request the People's Committee of Nghe An province to direct departments, branches and localities to organize propaganda and mobilization so that households agree with the policies and regulations on receiving compensation and support according to the approved Decision, handing over the site to the construction unit. In case after fully resolving the policies and regulations and propaganda and mobilization, but households still do not agree, it is recommended to develop a construction protection plan.

Comrade Le Ngoc Hoa - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded the working session. Photo: D.C

In his concluding remarks, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Hoa requested the Provincial People's Committee Office to synthesize the report. Accordingly, the districts were requested to identify this as a key task. For Hoang Mai Town, Thai Hoa Town, and Quynh Luu, in addition to focusing on propaganda to create consensus from the people, it is necessary to consider the option of enforcement and construction protection for households that do not hand over the site. The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also agreed to apply other support to households in Nghia Dan District, accordingly, requiring the locality to resolve any household that can be recovered and handed over to the construction unit, with the goal of completing the project in December 2020.

The 500kV transmission line project connecting Nghi Son 2 Thermal Power Plant to the National Power Grid builds two new 500kV double-circuit lines, 39.6 km long (219 locations), connecting from Nghi Son Power Center (Nghi Son 2 Thermal Power Plant) with Nho Quan - Ha Tinh 500kV lines, circuits 1 & 2, and constructs phase reversal towers on the existing 500kV lines, circuits 1 & 2.

The power line passes through districts and towns including: Tinh Gia (Thanh Hoa); Hoang Mai, Quynh Luu, Nghia Dan and Thai Hoa (Nghe An).

Of which, the power line running through Nghe An province has 123 foundation locations, including 4 phase reversal pole locations in the districts: Yen Thanh 2 locations, Nam Dan 2 locations and 119 locations passing through the districts and towns: Hoang Mai, Quynh Luu, Nghia Dan and Thai Hoa with a route length of 23.35 km (2 power lines, each line has 2 circuits).