Nghe An: 27 power lines damaged by storms

(Baonghean.vn) -Due to the impact of storms and rain, by 11:00 a.m. on September 15, in areas such as Vinh City, Cua Lo Town, Nam Dan, Nghi Loc, Hung Nguyen and Hoang Mai Town, 27 power lines had problems.

Accordingly, about 150,000 customers in the above areas are affected and have lost power.

In Vinh city, some areas such as Ha Huy Tap ward have lost power; the City Power Company is deploying a troubleshooting section, the remaining Power Companies are waiting for the wind to stop to conduct inspection and handling. In Thanh Chuong, the Power Company proactively cut off power to 1 power line to cut down trees that are at risk of falling on the line.

Mr. Nguyen Van Binh - Head of the Dispatch Department, Nghe An Electricity Company said: Basically, the company does not proactively cut off power, only when the storm comes, any line that has a problem will be isolated and not closed (except for the underground cable line managed by Vinh Electricity Company).

"In case of power outage, units must focus all resources to handle the incident and temporarily restore power supply to local loads in order of priority for particularly important local loads. Priority will be given to flood-prevention pumping stations, especially key pumping stations for flood prevention, water supply plants for daily life, the Provincial Party Committee, People's Committee, Radio and Television Station, Hospitals... as soon as possible," Mr. Binh added.

Vinh City Electricity trims trees and clears the power grid safety corridor in Hung Phuc ward during the storm. Photo: Viet Phuong

Regarding the storm prevention plan of the electricity industry, in an interview with Nghe An Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Loi - Deputy Director of Nghe An Electricity Company added: In recent days, we have mobilized the maximum number of electricity employees to focus on storm prevention. Electricity companies have been deployed to clear the power grid corridors, reinforce vulnerable locations to limit damage caused by storms. In particular, we require that in all situations, human safety must be ensured.

For power lines, transformer stations at risk of flooding, vehicles, boats, people and livestock passing through, power lines crossing rivers, streams, lakes... the Power Companies are required to have a warning plan or completely cut off power to ensure absolute safety for people, vehicles and equipment. After storms, all medium and low voltage power lines must be carefully checked and inspected, and only when safety is ensured can the power be restored. During the incident handling process, absolute safety for people must be ensured, and safety supervisors must be assigned to work units during the work process.

Nghe An Electricity Company clears corridors to ensure safety for the power grid during the storm season.

When working in river and stream areas, when crossing rivers and streams or working near river banks, streams and lakes, specific safety measures must be taken to prevent drowning. When working in areas with a risk of falling into the water, workers must wear life jackets and carry ropes tied to sturdy objects on the shore to prevent falling into the water.

Before the developments of storm No. 10, Nghe An Electricity organized a standby to promptly handle situations, ensure power supply, ensure absolute safety for the unit's people, equipment, works and electrical safety for the people; especially ensure power supply for pumping stations to drain water... to prevent flooding in the locality./.

Viet Phuong