Illustrative image (Source: EVN)Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi ElectricityCorporation (EVN Hanoi) will spend about 1.5 trillion VND (64.8 million USD) tobury electrical wires and telecommunication cables underground along citystreets this year.
Deputy Director General of the corporation Nguyen Anh Tuan saidthe work aims to improve the urban look, as well as increase quality of thecompany’s power service.
Tuan said last year, the corporation finished work on 74streets, burying 127.6 km of electrical wires and 69 km of telecommunicationcables.
This year, the work will continue on 56 streets.
Last week, Hanoi People’s Committee announced a plan tore-surface pavement on nearly 300 streets in the city with natural stone,tezzarro tiles or concrete bricks. The re-surfacing is for streets whereelectrical wires and telecommunication cables are already underground.
Tuan said to meet increasing demand for power during thesummer, the corporation has made plans on power supply since late last year.
He said during this summer, when the temperature exceeded 36degrees Celsius, the corporation will not make power cuts to maintain thesystem.
“Any problem that occurs in the power system in the city willbe fixed within two hours,” Tuan said, adding that last year, the corporationdid a good job in responding to power-supply problems.
Tuan also called on people to use electricity economically,especially during the next few months when northern provinces and citiesincluding Hanoi experience hot weather. –VNA
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