In addition to Nghi Son Economic Zone and Na Meo Border Gate Economic Zone, Thanh Hoa has 19 industrial parks and 126 industrial clusters. Therefore, the issue of capital sources, quick, successful and effective investment plans for power source and grid projects need to receive special attention and support from both the government and investors.
Thanh Hoa province is currently receiving electricity from 4 220kV transformer stations with a total capacity of about 2,000MVA; 5 hydropower plants and 1 solar power plant with a total capacity of 300.8MW. The urgent need for electricity when new production projects come into operation; at the same time, meeting the need to shift new investment capital to the province in the future, the electricity infrastructure needs to continue to be planned, focusing on more synchronous and modern investment.
According to the Northern Power Corporation, in recent years, commercial electricity in Thanh Hoa has always had an average growth rate of about 10%/year. According to the detailed classification of Thanh Hoa Power Company, commercial electricity serving industrial and construction production in the province accounts for more than 50% and always maintains the highest growth rate. Typically, in the period 2016-2020, the average growth of commercial electricity was 13.75%, while the growth in the industrial and construction sector was up to 14.88%. In the first 9 months of this year, commercial electricity also maintained a growth rate of 13%; in which, customers in the industrial and construction sector accounted for 56.68%, a growth of 10.62%. 110kV customers (large industrial production customers) accounted for more than 35% of commercial electricity consumption and grew by 9.08%; Commercial service customers also increased 17.91% of commercial electricity used.
To meet the electricity supply demand for Thanh Hoa region, in the period of 2021-2025, the Northern Power Corporation has invested in 35 110kV power grid projects, with a total investment of VND 3,465 billion; of which 14 projects have been completed and 21 projects are being implemented. Along with that, the unit also implemented 107 medium and low voltage power grid projects, with a total capital of VND 985.7 billion. To date, 72 power grid projects have been completed and 3 projects are ready for investment.
In particular, from June 2024, the Thanh Hoa 500kV "super high voltage" station and the connection station in Thieu Hoa (a component project of the 500kV line 3 from Quang Trach (Quang Binh) to Pho Noi (Hung Yen) will be put into operation). Here, the National Power System Control Center has regulated a part of the electricity flow from the South to the North, downloading it to 2 220kV transformer stations to supplement the needs of Thanh Hoa.
Thanh Hoa is currently the 8th province in the country in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), with 173 valid projects and a total registered investment capital of about 14.96 billion USD. Attracting domestic direct investment (DDI) and FDI into Thanh Hoa continues to show signs of improvement since the COVID-19 pandemic. Typically, in 2023, the whole province attracted 71 DDI projects with a total registered investment capital of about 16,356 billion VND and 18 FDI projects with a total registered investment capital of about 228.4 million USD. In the first 9 months of this year, Thanh Hoa province attracted 94 projects (including 17 FDI projects), with a total registered capital of about 12,432.9 billion VND and 367.8 million USD, 1.8 times higher in number of projects and 26% higher in registered capital compared to the same period. Attracting good investment means that Thanh Hoa province will face pressure in meeting the electricity infrastructure needs to build and operate projects. Meanwhile, investors that Thanh Hoa province has "chosen" in recent years always require synchronous and high-quality infrastructure, while the project implementation planning has not been able to meet the demand.
Forecasts from the Northern Power Corporation show that in the period of 2023-2025, there will be a number of areas with large and increasing electricity loads, concentrated in localities with projects and factories planned to come into operation, such as: Thanh Hoa City - Sam Son City - Quang Xuong District (region 1); Nghi Son Town - Nong Cong - Nhu Thanh - Nhu Xuan (region 2); Bim Son Town - Hoang Hoa - Hau Loc - Nga Son - Ha Trung (region 3); Dong Son - Thieu Hoa - Trieu Son - Yen Dinh - Vinh Loc - Thuong Xuan - Tho Xuan... In particular, many projects under investment have registered plans to put the load into operation, with a total registered additional capacity in the period of 2023-2025 of 949MW, typically: Factories in Nghi Son Economic Zone registered the need to use an additional 519.6MW to serve the operation of Nghi Son Steel Plant No. 2, Metallurgical Industrial Park; Bim Son town area registered to increase 64MW to serve the operation of COFO Vietnam Tire Factory; Sam Son city registered to add 90MW... It is expected that by 2025, the total electricity capacity of the province will reach 1,650MW; commercial electricity output will reach more than 8 million kWh.
Along with that, according to the Thanh Hoa Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2045, with the goal of striving to turn Thanh Hoa into one of the major centers of the region and the country in heavy industry, energy industry, processing, manufacturing; large-scale agriculture, high added value; logistics services..., in addition to Nghi Son Economic Zone and Na Meo Border Gate Economic Zone, Thanh Hoa has up to 19 industrial parks and 126 industrial clusters. Therefore, the issue of capital sources, fast, successful and effective investment plans for power source and grid projects need to receive special attention and support from both the government and investors.
Article and photos: Tung Lam
Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/ha-tang-dien-di-truoc-mot-buoc-226488.htm
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