Workers of EVN check 110kV power station in Khoái Châu of northern Hưng Yên Province to ensure power supply for Tet. – VNA/VNS Photo Ngoc Ha
EVN has continued to monitor power projects including the Ban Chat and Lai Chau hydroelectricity plants and the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project.
The organisation forecast that demand for electricity this year may surpass 2012 as the industrial production sector begins a likely recovery.
The national grid was capable of supplying the economy and domestic market providing there were no sudden changes in hydrology and problems at big plants, said EVN's Deputy General Director Dinh Quang Tri.
To ensure the plan to produce and buy more than 130.5 billion kWh of electricity, (an 11 per cent increase on 2012), Tri said, EVN has added over 2,300 MW of capacity to all sources since December last year.
The group had also put a number of transmission and distribution grids into its system to ensure regular supply for southern areas, he said.
Last year, EVN produced 54.4 billion kWh, which was nearly 3.6 billion kWh more than planned. It was reported to have reduced losses from 2011 by VND3.5 trillion (US$167 million).
By the end of 2012, the group had provided electricity to more than 19.8 million households, representing a 1.08 million increase on the previous year and covering 97.5 per cent of the country's population.
Source: VietNam News