Power outage in 6 flooded northern provinces

TPO – Vietnam Electricity (EVN) said that from the night of September 9 to this morning, heavy rain in Yen Bai , Bac Giang, Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen, Cao Bang, Lao Cai caused flooding and forced power cuts to more than 390,000 customers in 7 deeply flooded areas to ensure safety. Nearly 100% of power supply has been restored to Hanoi, and Ha Long will be powered again today (September 10).

By early this morning, 90% of pumping stations and about 4.3 million customers in the northern provinces affected by floods had had power restored.

Lang Son Electricity workers support people and handle electrical problems.

EVN also said that currently, EVN's hydropower plants in the Northern region are still operating normally, and large water flows continue to flow into hydropower reservoirs due to the impact of post-storm circulation. Hydropower reservoirs in the North are currently opening their spillways to regulate water 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.

At Tuyen Quang Hydropower Plant, the flow into the lake has decreased to 4,789 m3/s, the upstream water level has decreased to 118.8 m. At Thac Ba reservoir, the largest flow into the lake was 5,238 ^m3 /s at 5:00 a.m. on September 10 and has also decreased to 5,133 ^m3 /s. The hydropower plant has opened 3/3 of the spillway gates according to the direction of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development . The lake water level continues to increase.

According to EVN, Tuyen Quang lake currently has 7 bottom spillway gates open, Lai Chau has 1 gate, Ban Chat has 2 gates, Huoi Quang has 2 gates, Hoa Binh has 2 gates, Thac Ba has 3 gates, Trung Son has 6 gates, and Ban Ve has 2 gates.

Regarding the 500kV grid, 7/10 of the damaged lines have been restored. The 220kV grid has restored 29/40 faults, with 8/9 of the 220kV transformer stations restored. The 110kV grid has also restored 83/102 faults.

EVN also said that in Hanoi city, according to information from Hanoi Electricity Corporation, up to now, almost 100% of customers whose power supply was interrupted due to the impact of storm Yagi have had their power supply restored.

Phu Tho Electricity workers fix problems and supply electricity to people at night.

According to the Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC), from the night of September 9 to this morning, heavy rains caused flooding in 7 areas. Local power companies proactively cut off power to more than 390,000 customers to ensure safety.

In Yen Bai, the water level is rising very high in some areas of Yen Bai city, Yen Binh, Tran Yen, Van Yen, Luc Yen, causing isolation in many places, interrupting the power supply to 104,233 customers. In Bac Giang, the areas of Luc Ngan, Luc Nam, Son Dong, Yen The are stopping the power supply to 96,524 customers.

In Lang Son, the Trang Dinh, Van Quan, Binh Gia, Huu Lung, and Chi Lang areas have 30,000 customers without power. In Phu Tho, the Doan Hung and Ha Hoa areas have 555 customers affected by power interruptions.

In Thai Nguyen, the Thai Nguyen city area, Vo Nhai, Dai Tu, Dong Hy, Dinh Hoa districts have 140,120 customers without power. Some areas are receding, the unit will check and restore if safety is ensured. In Cao Bang, the Ha Quang and Nguyen Binh areas are deeply flooded, affecting the power supply to about 1,000 customers.

In Lao Cai, Lao Cai city and Bat Xat, Bao Thang and Bao Yen districts currently have 123,880 customers without electricity due to deep flooding. Due to the continued heavy rain and flooding, Lao Cai Electricity Company (PC Lao Cai) has proactively cut off power to nearly 1,000 low-voltage transformer stations to prevent the risk of incidents and protect the safety of people as well as assets and equipment.

EVNNPC also said that it has sent shock troops and contractors to proactively mobilize support for Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, and Hai Duong Power Companies to overcome the consequences of storm No. 3.

By this morning, the Northern Power Corporation had restored 30% of the incident load in the entire Quang Ninh province. The power supply has basically restored to important loads in the entire province such as hospitals, communications, and clean water supply. Power supply to coal mines has also been restored to 90%. It is expected that Ha Long city will basically restore power supply on September 10.

By early this morning, 90% of pumping stations and about 4.3 million customers in the northern provinces affected by floods had had power restored.

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