More than 1.6 million customers lost power due to the impact of storm No. 13.

(Chinhphu.vn) - On the morning of November 7, the Central Power Corporation (EVNCPC) said that due to the impact of storm No. 13 (Kalmaegi) causing heavy rain and strong winds over a wide area, many areas in the Central and Central Highlands regions experienced serious power grid failures, causing more than 1.6 million customers to lose power.

Due to the impact of storm No. 13 with strong winds over a wide area, many areas in the Central and Central Highlands regions have experienced serious power grid problems.

According to statistics, by 7:00 a.m. on November 7, the entire Central Power Corporation (EVNCPC) recorded 427 incidents and medium-voltage grid outages due to the storm's impact, of which 53 have been restored, and 374 are still being handled.

The total number of customers without power is 1,603,637, 315,016 customers have been restored, 1,288,612 customers remain, accounting for 26.1% of the total number of EVNCPC customers.

The total number of power outages among distribution transformer stations was 18,722, of which 3,674 stations were restored, leaving 15,048 stations (accounting for 26.17%), with an estimated lost capacity of 655 MW, equivalent to 17.2% of the maximum capacity of the entire system (Pmax = 3,803 MW).

On the 110kV power grid, there were 31 incidents, line failures, causing power outages at many transformer stations.

In Gia Lai (PC Gia Lai), 13/30 stations (42%) were affected, including Quy Nhon, Long My, Van Canh, Nhon Hoi, Phuoc Son, Dong Da, Quy Nhon port, Nhon Tan, Tay Son, Don Pho, An Khe, K'Bang, Krong Pa.

In Dak Lak (PC Dak Lak), there are 4/26 stations (18%) including Tuy An, Song Cau, Song Cau 2, Dong Xuan.

Immediately after the storm weakened, EVNCPC directed its affiliated Power Companies to mobilize all shock forces, coordinate with local authorities, focus on troubleshooting, isolate damaged points and restore power to priority loads such as hospitals, disaster prevention command agencies, communications, domestic water supply, etc.

The Corporation said it is continuing to mobilize human resources and materials from less affected areas to support heavily damaged areas, striving to restore power supply as soon as possible, ensuring absolute safety for people and equipment.

Some images of electricity officials and employees urgently fixing power problems after storm No. 13.

Nhat Anh

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