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EVN works to resume power supply to central localities

The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has finished fixing the middle- and low-voltage power transmission lines and resume power supply for some central provinces hit by Typhoon Doksuri, including Dong Hoi city of Quang Binh, and downtowns of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.
EVN works to resume power supply to central localities ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)

Hanoi(VNA) – The Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has finished fixing the middle- andlow-voltage power transmission lines and resume power supply for some centralprovinces hit by Typhoon Doksuri, including Dong Hoi city of Quang Binh, anddowntowns of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

The EVN has mobilisednearly 200 people to fix the electricity pole number 48 of the 220kVtransmission line in Vung Ang-Dong Hoi which has been submerged in floodwater.The work is expected to finish on September 18.

Earlier, as requestedby the provincial steering committees on natural disaster control and searchand rescue, EVN lowered the water level of hydropower reservoirs of Trung Sonin Thanh Hoa, Ho Ho in Ha Tinh and A Vuong in Quang Nam, thus creating newspace to receive floodwater.

At the end of September15, water outlets of some reservoirs were closed.

Currently, the EVN is mobilisingresources to restore transmission lines to resume power supply for customers assoon as possible, with priority to public works such as hospitals and waterplants.

Typhoon Doksuri, the10th of its kind arising in the East Sea in 2017, directly devastated centralprovinces from Ha tinh to Quang Binh, while affecting coastal localities fromThanh Hoa to Quang Ngai, boasting strong winds and heavy rains.-VNA
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