Working through holidays and Tet to complete the 500kV circuit 3 project in June

On the morning of January 28, in Thanh Hoa, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired an online conference of the Government Standing Committee with ministries, branches and 9 localities to promote the progress of implementing the 500kV line 3 circuit projects from Quang Trach ( Quang Binh ) to Pho Noi (Hung Yen) with the requirement to complete the project no later than June 30.

The Prime Minister chairs an online conference of the Government Standing Committee with ministries, branches and 9 localities. (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac)

Working through holidays and Tet

At the conference, the Prime Minister said that currently, the total power capacity is not lacking (about 75,000 MW, while the available source is about 50,000 MW), but in 2023 there will still be local power shortages, the cause of which is poor management.

The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of ensuring electricity supply with the requirement of not having a shortage of electricity for production, business and consumption in 2024 and the following years.

Stating that ensuring electricity includes 5 stages: power source, power load, power distribution, power use, and electricity price, in which the 500kV line 3 project " should have been built many years ago " but due to objective and subjective conditions, it has not been done yet, the Prime Minister emphasized that this is a national key project, urgent, relatively large in scale (nearly 1 billion USD), passing through many localities, playing an important role in national energy security, contributing to not repeating the situation of local power shortage in 2023, especially in the Northern region.

"This is the interest of the nation, of the people, of all people, not the business of one person alone, so together with the main and core units, the entire political system, ministries, branches, and localities where the project passes must get involved. People and socio-political organizations must participate, thereby mobilizing total strength to implement, making up for the previously delayed progress and time. The greater the pressure, the greater the effort, determination, and drastic action, and finishing each task," the Prime Minister emphasized.

The Prime Minister requested to ensure progress, improve project quality, ensure labor safety and environmental sanitation, prevent unfortunate incidents, not affect people, prevent corruption, negativity, and group interests.

According to the Prime Minister, previously, the construction of the 500kV line 1, about 1,500km long, took about 2 years (completed in 1994). Therefore, the 500kV line 3 from Quang Trach to Pho Noi, about 500km long, if still following the progress of line 1, will take about 1/3 of 2 years.

The Prime Minister requested innovation in working methods towards close coordination between relevant entities. (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac)

However, with better conditions now in terms of experience, technology, qualifications, etc., the construction time must be even shorter to meet the country's development requirements. The determination of the Government and the Government Standing Committee is to complete and put the project into operation in June 2024.

The Prime Minister requested ministries, branches and Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) to closely coordinate with local authorities and relevant units to mobilize maximum human and material resources, including on-site forces, on-site means and on-site materials.

The Prime Minister requested to promote the spirit of responsibility, proactiveness, creativity, application of modern scientific and technological solutions, construction "3 shifts, 4 shifts", "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain", "working through holidays, through Tet", "eating and sleeping urgently"; proactively being ready to respond to unusual impacts from the outside on the construction process such as weather, natural disasters, environment... promptly resolving arising legal problems.

Complete handover of site

Regarding specific tasks, according to the Prime Minister, to build the line, there are 5 basic tasks including: Site clearance; logistics work, building logistics roads, ensuring the line corridor; digging holes, building column foundations; erecting columns; pulling wires.

Listening to Mr. Nguyen Tuan Tung, Chairman of the Board of Members of the Electricity Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT), the Prime Minister said that the current situation is that EVNNPT is basically doing everything and if this way of doing things continues, it will be difficult to ensure the set progress.

The Prime Minister requested that it is necessary to innovate the way of working towards close coordination between relevant entities, and at the same time clearly define the tasks that local entities and enterprises can participate in or partially support such as site clearance, creating construction space, building logistics roads, digging foundation pits, casting foundations according to design. Tasks that require higher expertise must be taken on by EVNNPT or done 100% (such as erecting poles, pulling wires).

"No one can buy the best raw materials than local people. Digging and building foundations is not complicated, so local businesses can do it. This also helps create jobs for businesses and local people, while improving the capacity of businesses and workers. Contractors can be appointed, as long as there is no negativity or corruption," said the Prime Minister.

The Prime Minister emphasized the need to ensure progress, improve project quality, and ensure labor safety and environmental sanitation. (Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac)

The Prime Minister emphasized the need to carefully calculate each specific task that needs to be done.

"The site clearance has been completed, but as I surveyed yesterday afternoon, there are places where people's rice fields are lying around, so how can we transport materials, equipment... into the construction area?", the Prime Minister gave an example.

The Prime Minister requested localities to promptly complete the handover of land for the project; ensure security, order and safety for construction in the project area; provide appropriate and lawful compensation to people who have given up land for the project; mobilize local people to participate in related stages and tasks such as digging foundations, building logistics and public service roads... and contribute ideas, create a competitive movement to implement the project.

Analyzing some lessons learned from the project, the Prime Minister pointed out the spirit of "what is said must be done, what is committed must be done", strictly implementing the guidelines, policies and regulations of the Party and State, the direction and administration of the Government and the Prime Minister; preventing corruption, negativity, group interests...

The Prime Minister noted that the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor needs to closely monitor and grasp the situation of workers and laborers at the construction sites of the 500kV line circuit 3 during this Tet holiday, and pay attention and encourage them in appropriate ways.

The Prime Minister assigned Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and leaders of relevant agencies to hold monthly meetings to review and promote project progress.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang directly directed the handling of issues related to forest land use and the amendment of Decree 156/2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Forestry Law.

The 500kV line 3 project from Quang Trach to Pho Noi (500kV line 3 extension) consists of 4 component projects; with a total length of about 519km with 1,179 pole foundation locations; total investment of about 22,000 billion VND. The project passes through 211 communes and wards of 43 districts and towns in 9 provinces including: Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen.

Nguyen Hue

Source: https://vtc.vn/thu-tuong-lam-viec-xuyen-le-tet-de-hoan-thanh-du-an-500kv-mach-3-trong-thang-6-ar850249.html