Prime Minister: Going abroad, searching through each container to bring equipment back to build 500kV lines

Prime Minister inspects 500kV power lines in Thanh Hoa and Nghe An - Photo: VGP

On the morning of June 23, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh continued to inspect the site, urge and encourage the staff, workers and employees, and chaired a meeting with relevant agencies on the implementation of the 500kV power transmission line project, circuit 3, Quang Trach - Pho Noi.

Inspecting the construction of pole 22 in Quynh Trang commune, Hoang Mai town, the Prime Minister highly appreciated the results of the forces' deployment, when they transported nearly 200 tons of steel on rugged and difficult mountainous terrain to erect the 88m high electric pole.

Go to the construction site to encourage workers

Here, the Prime Minister encouraged the union members and youths who are increasing their support for construction, supporting the transportation of materials and equipment to the foot of the project, continuing to promote the spirit of Truong Bon victory, supporting the project more actively, and moving towards participating in many other large projects.

Previously, on the afternoon of June 22, the Prime Minister inspected, urged, and gave gifts to encourage the forces constructing the Thanh Hoa 500kV transformer station and the construction force pulling the 109-117 anchorage wire in Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province.

Chairing a meeting with three localities (Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh) and Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) on the morning of June 23, the Prime Minister praised the great efforts and determination to complete the transmission line with the spirit of "rolling around on the construction site, even sending people abroad, searching through each container to bring the equipment back to the country".

He also thanked the staff, engineers and workers of the electricity sector across the country who came to support the implementation of the 500kV transmission line project, working enthusiastically and selflessly in the hot weather of the Central region; thanked the people who gave up land for the project; and people, organizations such as women, veterans and especially the Youth Union who supported the construction forces and participated in all possible tasks.

The Prime Minister emphasized the lesson that it is necessary to have high determination, great efforts, drastic actions, clear people, clear work, clear time, clear products, thereby making it easy to inspect, monitor and evaluate; arrange capital sources, focus resources on the project; mobilize the entire local political system to participate, complete site clearance work first and mobilize local forces and means in the spirit of "unanimity, determination, all people, comprehensiveness, and overall".

Reporting on the project, EVN Chairman Dang Hoang An said that this is a project for the entire people, not just the electricity industry. The project is large in scale but was completed at lightning speed.

EVN Chairman Dang Hoang An said the electricity industry never thought it could do such a fast project - Photo: VGP

Launching a peak competition, sprinting to complete the 500kV power line project

For example, he gave the example of the 700km Quang Trach - Pleiku project that previously took 4 years to complete. Meanwhile, with this project, on January 25, 2024, when the Prime Minister held a meeting in Thanh Hoa with 9 provinces about the 500kV circuit 3 project, the site clearance had not yet been completed.

"The electricity industry itself never thought it would be possible to complete such a project so quickly," said Mr. An, affirming his determination to basically complete the project by the end of June and complete the acceptance procedures and inaugurate the entire project in July.

However, there are still some difficulties that affect the project progress. Of which, 157 column positions are still being handed over to steel columns; the projects need to mobilize a large number of highly skilled, experienced and technical personnel; especially, due to the impact of extremely hot weather, some days with heavy rain, thunderstorms causing construction interruptions...

To overcome these difficulties, the Prime Minister requested to launch a special, "sprint" and "lightning-speed" emulation campaign to basically complete the pole erection, wire pulling and testing work by June; and to conduct inspections, technical operation procedures, acceptance, environmental restoration and project inauguration by July.

He assigned EVN to concentrate on erecting poles, pulling wires, operating transformer stations, and implementing necessary procedures... Localities coordinate to hand over the route corridor, mobilize youth, women, veterans... to support the implementation of other tasks such as transporting raw materials, equipment, logistics, accommodation... so that workers can concentrate on working; review and ensure that people who have given up land for the project have a better life or the same as their old place of residence.

Press motivates and inspires to promote key national projects

On this occasion, the Prime Minister also praised press agencies, including Tuoi Tre newspaper, for actively participating, "creating motivation and inspiration" to promote the project's implementation and asked press agencies to continue to focus on communicating good experiences and valuable lessons in implementing this project.

The Prime Minister commended EVN and relevant agencies and units for ensuring electricity supply in the context of no increase in power sources and sudden increase in demand; and emphasized the need to be ready to prepare for the next key power grid projects.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/thu-tuong-ra-nuoc-ngoai-luc-tung-container-de-dua-thiet-bi-ve-lam-duong-day-500kv-20240623141244629.htm