EVN to stop unsafe electricity violations

Thứ hai, 20/6/2011 | 14:19 GMT+7

Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) had conducted comprehensive inspections of the national power grid to curb violations of high-voltage electricity safety regulations in the city during the rainy season, according to an EVN official.

Nguyen Dang Thien, deputy head of EVN's safety section, said that there had been a large number of violations since the beginning of this year that had seriously impacted power supply to the city. Specifically, the company had instructed its power units to replace overloaded 110KV cables with new, higher voltage cables. They were also required to increase the capacity of power transformers, upgrade overloaded stations in Thuong Dinh, Tia, Van Dinh, Gia Lam and Nghia Do, and install new infrastructure in Van Quan and Thuong Tin. The company also asked its units to transfer elevated cables to underground conduits, check and maintain circuit breakers and fell trees that encroached on the city's electricity network, he said. Thien said power lines that passed through residential areas would be checked to ensure public safety. Figures from EVN showed that there were more than 2,080 violations during the first five months of this year. The Long Bien Electricity Company was the worst perpetrator, with 358 violations. EVN had previously instructed violators to remove or upgrade systems where necessary, but many had failed to do so. Source: Vietnam News