Nghe An urgently repairs power system affected by storm No. 3

On the evening of July 22, due to the influence of storm No. 3 (Wipha), upstream water poured into many areas in the communes of Ky Son, Tuong Duong, Con Cuong (old) causing serious flooding, heavy damage to infrastructure, crops and especially the power system in the area. The flood swept away rocks, trees and isolated many transformer stations, causing many areas to fall into a state of complete power outage.

According to preliminary statistics, there were about 19 power lines that suffered power outages, of which, communes in the old Con Cuong district had 126 substations flooded, more than 14 thousand customers lost power; communes in the old Ky Son district had 283 substations, more than 26 thousand customers lost power; communes in the old Tuong Duong district had 194 substations and about more than 19 thousand business and individual customers lost power..., greatly affecting production and business activities as well as people's lives.

Due to the water rising too quickly causing widespread flooding, to ensure the safety of the power system, the Electricity industry has proactively temporarily stopped supplying power to flooded communes.

As soon as there was information about storm Wipha making landfall, and it was forecasted that Nghe An province would be affected by the storm's circulation, Nghe An Electricity Company had made a proactive plan to deal with the bad weather situation.

The Company's Board of Directors has established working groups to go directly to the scene to inspect and supervise natural disaster prevention work; mobilize shock forces from the Company's Office and regional Power Management Teams to participate in natural disaster prevention, including highly skilled workers, good health, safety equipment and tools for construction and troubleshooting.

However, the repair work encountered many difficulties because many electrical equipment was submerged in floodwaters; many roads were cut off, making it difficult for workers to access the scene to check and handle the problem...

To cope with this situation, the unit has synchronously deployed many measures, raised the sense of responsibility for natural disaster prevention, and proactively applied the "4 on-site" motto to overcome flooding incidents as quickly as possible.

With the spirit of "where the water recedes, the power is restored", the Board of Directors of PC Nghe An directed the implementation of flood recovery work as quickly as possible to help people stabilize their lives soon. The Company urgently and synchronously deployed approved plans; assigned members of the Board of Directors to directly direct and operate the Power units and the high-voltage grid operation management team to concentrate human and material resources to urgently restore power supply in the entire province after the flood...