Deputy Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Duc Hinh had a working session with the Vietnam Electricity (EVN)’s Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) and Hoa Binh Power Company on March 3.
Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee
andChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Duc Hinh speaks at
the working session.
EVNNPC Deputy
Director General Vu Anh Phuong discusses investment in power grid to ensure
electricity supply for the locality.
Hoa Binh is now home to 12 operational
hydroelectric plants with a combined capacity of 1,959.75 MW, with the Hoa Binh
hydropower plant being expanded to have a capacity of 480 MW. The province's
110kV grid includes 10 substations with 16 transformers and has a total
capacity of 509 MVA.
According to the Hoa Binh Power Company, power
consumption grew by an annual average of 9.61% during 2016–2020, and 8.25%
during 2021–2023. For commercial electricity, the average growth rate reached
9.75% annually during 2016–2020.
The EVNNPC has invested heavily in Hoa Binh's
power infrastructure, allocating 940.5 billion VND (36.87 million USD) for 13
projects on 110 kV transmission lines during 2021–2025, and over 798 billion
VND for medium- and low-voltage networks during 2020–2024.
Currently, 99.98% of households in the province
have access to the national power grid, and all the 129 communes have met
Criterion No. 4 for electricity infrastructure in the national criteria on
new-style countryside building.
At the working session, participants discussed
achievements, challenges, and strategies to ensure stable electricity supply
throughout 2025 and beyond.
The EVNNPC acknowledged the province's
recommendations and called for approval of several proposed projects. It
committed to sufficient and safe power supply for local socio-economic
development, particularly for the industrial and tourism sectors.
Chairman Hinh spoke highly of the progress made
in electricity supply and infrastructure development, asking the EVNNPC to
develop plans ensuring stable power supply for industrial zones and the Hoa
Binh Lake tourism area.
He also requested the EVNNPC to allocate funds
for upgrading medium- and low-voltage lines and transformer stations, expedite
ongoing projects, and expand substation capacity to reduce overloading. He
emphasised the importance of close coordination with local departments and
sectors to overcome challenges related to land clearance, route planning, and
investment approval.
In Lac Thuy district, communes have been succeeded in promoting their One Commune-One Product (OCOP) products while others are still struggling to position their typical farming products in market. Some communes in the district still fail to have their products met OCOP programme’s requirements, while others have seen their certifications expired.
The inspectorate agency of Hoa Binh province has issued Official Dispatch No. 1090/TTr-PCTN to provincial departments, agencies, localities, business associations, enterprises, and investors regarding measures to improve informal component indexes of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).
Hoa Binh is taking concrete steps to improve its investment environment, with a strong focus on supporting businesses, settling obstacles for strategic investors, and creating opportunities for robust development in the coming years.
Under the blazing early summer sun, the construction site of Nhuan Trach Industrial Park (IP) in Luong Son district is abuzz with activities from dawn to dusk, a testament to the determination of the investor to meet their construction targets on schedule.
