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.
No success is easy, especially for a mountainous province like Hoa Binh, which still faces many difficulties. In the process of economic restructuring, the locality encounters various challenges, ranging from weak infrastructure, ineffective investment attraction, to barriers in awareness. However, it has taken effective solutions to overcome obstacles hindering economic development.
A revolution is unfolding in Hoa Binh province, with broad roads stretching across the terrain, industrial zones humming with machinery, organic vegetable fields rolling out in vibrant green expanses, and tourism destinations emerging, rich with cultural identity.
The Youth Union of Hoa Binh city has launched a series of initiatives to foster entrepreneurship, providing members with opportunities to showcase their potential and contribute to local development.
In recent years, the cooperative economy in Hoa Binh province has made significant progress, particularly in the agricultural sector. This development has contributed not only to local economic growth but also to improving livelihoods, promoting rural development, and protecting the environment.
