Despite efforts of relevant parties, there are still factors negatively affecting the supply of electricity in the time to come, especially in the northern region.
Power station maintenance in central Quảng Bình Province. – VNA/VNS Photo
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has called for drastic measures to ensure the electricity supply during dry season and in the future.
In a dispatch sent on Tuesday to the Minister of Industry and Trade, the Chairperson of the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC), the Chairpersons of the People’s Committees of centrally-run cities and provinces, and leaders of Việt Nam Electricity (EVN), Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) and Việt Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), the PM highlighted recent problems in power supply in the northern region.
He noted that the severe heat and impacts from El Nino phenomena have led to a surge in power demand, coupled with droughts in many northern localities causing extremely low water levels at hydropower reservoirs, greatly affecting the supply of electricity in the dry season of 2023.
Despite efforts of relevant parties, there are still factors negatively affecting the supply of electricity, especially in the northern region.
The Government leader has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) to review and evaluate the current power supply and emerging factors that can affect power supply to strengthen the efficiency and enforcement of State management in the work, while promptly guiding the EVN to design scenarios to effectively deal with difficulties in the field.
This work must be completed by June 10, requested the PM.
Source: VietNam+