Underground cables will be used to supply electricity to Ly Son Island.

The project has a total investment of more than 652 billion VND, with EVN Central as the investor, and is expected to be completed in 2014.

On the morning of October 23, Vietnam Electricity Group had a working session with the leaders of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee to discuss solutions to implement the project of supplying electricity from the national power source to Ly Son Island by underground cable.

Project to supply electricity to Ly Son island district from the national power system by underground cable with investment scale of medium voltage line on land in Binh Son district nearly 9 km long; medium voltage underground cable under sea from the mainland to the island more than 26 km long.

The total investment for this project is more than 652 billion VND, with the Central Power Corporation as the investor, expected to be completed in 2014.

Leaders of Vietnam Electricity Group proposed that Quang Ngai province allocate the provincial budget to carry out compensation and site clearance for the medium-voltage line on land in Binh Son district.

Mr. Thai Van Thang, Deputy General Director of the Central Power Company said: "We will closely coordinate with the locality to successfully energize Ly Son island by the end of 2014..."./.

According to VOV - LT