EVNHN Deputy General Director Nguyen Anh Tuan speaks at the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Electricity’s Hanoi PowerCorporation (EVNHN) pledges to ensure sufficient power supply to people in thecapital city of Hanoi in 2019, said its Deputy General Director Nguyen Anh Tuanduring a meeting of the municipal Party Committee on April 2.
Tuan said due to the prolonged hot weather, the power gridmay face overloading during summertime, with the capacity of power use risingfrom 10 percent to 15 percent, or over 4,600 MW to more than 4,800 MW.
According to him, EVNHN worked with the municipal Departmentof Industry and Trade to build a scenario in response to any large-scalecontingency, which was approved by the municipal People’s Committee.
During summertime, EVNHN asked units to upgrade power gridsand ensure personnel-on-duty to prevent power line and transformer overloads.
In the first quarter of this year, the corporation ensuredsufficient power supply for local businesses and people, especially for majorsocio-political events such as the second DPRK-USA summit which took place inHanoi. –VNA
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