EVN kicks off circuit-3 500 kV transmission line sections

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and its National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) on simultaneously began the construction of various 500 kV circuit-3 transmission lines.

 


EVN kicks off circuit-3 500 kV transmission line sections

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Vietnam, Hanoi: Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and its National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) on simultaneously began the construction of various 500 kV circuit-3 transmission lines.

The lines are located in the provinces of Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, and Thai Binh. They include the Quang Trach-Quynh Luu and Quynh Luu­-Thanh Hoa 500 kV circuit-3 transmission lines and the 500 kV Thanh Hoa substation; and form part of a transmission line project spanning 519 km from the central province of Quang Binh’s Quang Trach district to the northern province of Hung Yen’s Pho Noi. The VND22 trillion ($895.95 million) project passes through 211 communes and wards across 43 districts and townships of in the provinces of Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, and Hung Yen.

The lines are important for enhancing the capacity of the 500 kV north-central power transmission grid, contributing to ensuring electricity supply for the northern region both currently and in the coming years. They will also help improve the stability and operation of the national power system, as well as reduces the risk of overload for existing 500kV transmission lines.

Source: thoibaotaichinhvietnam.vn