Dak Lak Electricity Company strives to fix power problems caused by storm No....

Officers and workers of Dak Lak Power Company and supporting units overcame numerous difficulties of rain, floods, heat, working conditions, living, accommodation... day and night, closely following the scene to fix problems to restore power as soon as possible.

Storm No. 13 (Kalmaegi) caused heavy damage to Dak Lak province in general and the electricity sector in particular.

Storm No. 13 caused heavy damage to Dak Lak's electricity industry.

According to statistics, the damage to power supply caused by storm No. 13 (at the most severe time) of Dak Lak Electricity Company showed that there were 8 incidents of 110kV grid lines, including 2 customer property lines; 113 incidents of medium voltage grid; 5,139 distribution transformer stations lost power, of which 2,800 transformer stations lost power in the east of the province, accounting for 85.21% of the number of transformer stations in the east.

The total lost load capacity was 221.2 MW, accounting for about 40.9% of the total system capacity of the whole province.

Storm No. 13 caused a series of electric poles to fall down.

Power outages caused 392,285 customers to lose power, of which 262,597 customers lost power in the east of the province, accounting for 83.52% of the total number of customers in the east; 40 communes and wards suffered partial or total power outages, of which 33 communes and wards in the east alone.

Immediately after the storm passed, Dak Lak Electricity Company mobilized forces to fix the power problem.

To overcome the power grid problems caused by storm No. 13, and to supply electricity due to the impact of storm No. 13, from November 6 to now, Dak Lak Electricity Company has mobilized all human resources and vehicles to participate in disaster recovery work at the peak with more than 1,000 people and more than 60 specialized vehicles for cranes, loading, lifting people, and transportation.

The mobilized forces overcame numerous difficulties of rain, floods, working conditions, living, and accommodation, staying close to the scene day and night to fix the problem and restore power as soon as possible.

Director of Dak Lak Electricity Company Tran Van Thuan (left) directly directs the work of overcoming power problems in the eastern communes and wards of the province.

Workers of Dak Lak Electricity Company brought out an electric pole to replace the broken one.

As of 6:00 a.m. on November 13, Dak Lak Electricity Company had restored power to 388,761 out of 392,285 customers who lost power due to the storm, reaching a rate of 99.1%; restored 110 out of 113 incidents of power outages on medium voltage lines and segments.

Bringing electrical equipment to the repair area is extremely difficult, sometimes having to cross floodwaters.

There are 39 distribution transformer stations without power, concentrated in the entire eastern region, and 3,524 customers are without power, accounting for 0.4% of the company's total customers.

Construction conditions were extremely difficult due to many areas being isolated and flooded.

But electricity workers remain optimistic and try to fix the power problem.

Workers of Dak Lak Electricity Company braved the intense heat to fix the problem.

And work all night to speed up troubleshooting and restore power as soon as possible.

With the efforts of the staff, workers and support units, Dak Lak Electricity Company strives to fix the problem and restore power to the entire province today (November 13).

During the process of fixing electrical problems, electricity workers always received attention and encouragement from Dak Lak province leaders.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairwoman of the People's Council of Dak Lak province Cao Thi Hoa An visited and presented gifts to workers of Dak Lak Electricity Company who were fixing power problems in the eastern communes.

Units visited and gave gifts to encourage electricity workers to participate in overcoming electrical problems.

Leaders of Dak Lak Electricity Company visited and gave gifts to encourage workers participating in overcoming power problems in the eastern communes and wards of the province.

Currently, all forces are continuing to deploy troubleshooting at some of the last flooded locations that have now receded, are difficult to access, and cannot be done by mechanical means,... to provide electricity to about 1.1% of the remaining customers today, November 13.

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