Ensuring electricity supply during peak season.

BAC GIANG - In 2025, Bac Giang will continue to accelerate industrial development, coupled with increasing household electricity demand, leading to a sharp increase in commercial electricity consumption. Facing this challenge, the province has proactively directed the implementation of many comprehensive solutions to ensure a stable and continuous power supply to serve socio-economic development and meet the essential needs of the people.

Prompt troubleshooting and system maintenance.

Recently, intense heatwaves have occurred across a wide area of ​​Northern and Central Vietnam, leading to a surge in electricity demand, with peak load capacity reaching unprecedented levels at times. In response, the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Industry and Trade have issued continuous directives to ensure electricity supply during the peak months of 2025 and beyond. Bac Giang, a province with rapid industrial development, faces significant challenges from electricity shortages, which could severely impact business operations and disrupt the lives of its residents.

Workers from Bac Giang Power Company inspect the 110 kV substation in Quang Chau Industrial Park.

Forecasts indicate that in 2025, electricity demand in the province will reach a peak of 1,240 MW, an 8% increase compared to 2024. While the reserve capacity of power plants in the northern region remains weak, the probability of power plant failures could lead to power shortages requiring 50% reduction in demand. Therefore, the electricity sector is proactively developing plans to minimize disruptions to electricity supply.

From the beginning of June until now, the province has recorded a new record high electricity consumption, reaching 1,166 MW on the evening of June 2nd, surpassing the 2024 peak (1,148 MW). This is the highest electricity consumption level in the locality since the beginning of 2025. The reason is that at times the outdoor temperature reached over 40 degrees Celsius. Due to the sudden increase in electricity demand, many power outages occurred. For example, on June 10th, after the specialized agency had finished repairs and was preparing to restore power to hundreds of households in Xuan Huong commune (Lang Giang district) at around 9 PM, a power outage occurred on the grid. Electricity officials and workers worked tirelessly through the night to fix the problem, and power was restored after a few hours.

Currently, Bac Giang Power Company manages and operates 221 medium-voltage power lines with a total length of 4,072 km, supplying electricity to meet the needs of electricity users in Bac Giang province and part of Lang Son province.

Currently, Bac Giang Power Company manages and operates 221 medium-voltage power lines with a total length of 4,072 km, supplying electricity to customers in Bac Giang province and part of Lang Son province. Along with quickly resolving incidents, the company is also accelerating the implementation of administrative procedures and organizing construction to bring into operation the assigned power projects as the investor as soon as possible; implementing maintenance solutions and preparing spare parts and equipment to minimize incidents. Prior to this, since the beginning of the year, the company has inspected, maintained, and upgraded the power transmission infrastructure.

According to information gathered from Bac Giang City Power Company, the unit proactively conducted 343 inspection sessions of power lines and electrical equipment, promptly detecting and addressing potential technical defects and risks. Simultaneously, they carried out 48 maintenance, repair, and rectification sessions on the power grid. To improve transmission efficiency and load balancing, the unit modified and swapped the capacity of 45 transformers, and implemented phase balancing for 376 distribution transformers throughout the system. Bac Giang City Power Company also proactively coordinated tree trimming within and outside the power grid corridors throughout the city, ensuring grid safety.

Focus on saving electricity.

Furthermore, Bac Giang Power Company also organizes meetings with electricity customers to sign agreements on load adjustment, load shifting, commitments to save electricity, and generator mobilization; monitoring and closely following the electricity usage situation to promptly adjust operating plans to optimize system safety and stable electricity supply. Encouraging people and businesses to install rooftop solar power systems is also considered a feasible approach to reduce pressure on the centralized power system during peak hours. Therefore, the company focuses on disseminating information, providing guidance, support, and creating favorable conditions for businesses and people to install and use rooftop solar power for self-production and self-consumption in accordance with regulations.

Viet Yen Power Company is promoting safe and economical electricity usage in My Dien 1 residential area, Nen Ward (Viet Yen town).

To date, the province has over 600 customers installing rooftop solar power systems with a total capacity of nearly 15 MWp, generating over 2.6 million kWh of electricity for the grid in the first five months of the year. In addition, many households have installed their own solar power systems for self-production and self-consumption, not feeding into the grid, thereby contributing to reducing pressure on the national power grid.

According to representatives from the Department of Industry and Trade, in the context of continuously increasing electricity demand, especially during the peak summer months, ensuring a continuous, safe, and efficient power supply is an extremely urgent requirement. Leveraging its advisory role, the Department of Industry and Trade has proactively coordinated with the electricity sector to implement many practical activities. Specifically, the Department regularly monitors and supervises the progress of electricity investment projects in the area; organizes working sessions and on-site surveys to promptly resolve difficulties and obstacles for implementing units. Accelerating the construction, completion, and commissioning of new power projects will increase capacity and improve the reliability of electricity supply.

In parallel with the above solutions, the People's Committee of Bac Giang province has decisively directed departments, agencies, localities, and businesses in the area to strengthen propaganda and raise community awareness about the efficient and economical use of electricity. Accordingly, the province encourages the application of optimal energy management models in production facilities and residential areas; gradually replacing lighting systems with energy-saving equipment, and promoting the application of automatic control technology in public lighting management. Notably, many localities have proactively deployed the use of solar energy for urban lighting, advertising, and outdoor decoration purposes.

The implementation of this directive has yielded positive initial results: many public lighting points and traffic lights have switched to using solar power; in many rural areas, people have proactively installed solar-powered equipment, reducing their monthly electricity bills.

Text and photos: Trinh Lan

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