Power has been restored to 98% of customers affected by storm No. 3.

According to information from Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), with the urgency and great efforts of units under the Northern Power Corporation, by the morning of September 16, 1,626/1,678 medium-voltage lines affected by storms had been restored to operation.

Repairing the power grid in Ha Tu ward, Ha Long city, Quang Ninh , on the afternoon of September 14. Photo: Huy Hung/VNA

As of this morning, September 16, power supply has been restored to more than 5.98 million customers out of a total of about 6.1 million customers affected by storms and floods (equivalent to 98%).

Power units in the North are continuing to urgently mobilize human resources, vehicles, materials and equipment to make efforts to overcome the consequences of natural disasters, restoring power supply to customers affected by storms and floods as quickly as possible, while still ensuring safety requirements.

To quickly overcome the consequences of natural disasters and urgently restore power supply to customers affected by storms and floods, the Central Power Corporation has sent a total of 273 people (from 6 Power Companies including Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam , and Quang Ngai) and the Hanoi Power Corporation has sent a total of 100 people to Quang Ninh province to support the restoration of the power grid.

Due to the impact of the circulation after storm No. 3, a large amount of water has poured into hydroelectric reservoirs. Hydroelectric reservoirs in the North are currently opening their sluice gates to regulate according to the direction of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Steering Committees for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control of provinces and cities.

The hydroelectric reservoirs: Lai Chau, Ban Chat, Huoi Quang, Son La, Hoa Binh have now closed all spillway gates according to the direction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development . The hydroelectric reservoirs are implementing regulated discharge at 8:00 a.m. on September 16: Tuyen Quang (01 gate), Thac Ba (02 gates), Trung Son (03 gates), Ban Ve (03 gates).

The 500 kV high voltage grid has recovered all 14/14 incidents; the National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) said that the 500 kV line 3 circuit from Quang Trach to Pho Noi (the project was inaugurated on August 29, 2024) had no incidents and was basically not damaged by storm No. 3 Yagi. Recently, the 500 kV lines that had incidents due to the impact of storm Yagi were mainly concentrated in the areas of Quang Ninh and Hai Phong provinces/cities.

The 220kV grid has restored 39/40 incidents; restored 10/10 220kV transformer stations. The 110kV grid has restored 184/190 incidents, restored and put into operation 101/104 110kV transformer stations.

Previously, due to the impact of strong storm winds and post-storm circulation, many power lines and distribution transformer stations in many provinces and cities in the North suffered problems. Post-storm circulation No. 3 caused heavy rain and flooding in 17 northern provinces (Yen Bai, Bac Giang, Lang Son, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen, Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Tuyen Quang, Bac Ninh, Bac Kan, Ha Nam, Ninh Binh, Vinh Phuc, Hung Yen and Hai Duong) causing power outages for many customers. In addition to damage to the power grid, many areas were flooded so deeply that they had to be temporarily isolated from operation to ensure electrical safety for customers.

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