Verify the cause and handle the submarine cable break

The Chairman of the People's Committee of An Giang province requested the Department of Construction to request the construction unit to coordinate in clarifying the responsibilities of related individuals and organizations, and proposed the People's Committee of An Giang province to strictly handle the case of broken submarine cable.

Electricity workers pull wires to fix problems on the 110kV underground cable line Ha Tien - Phu Quoc

Regarding the incident of the 110kV Ha Tien-Phu Quoc underground cable line causing a widespread power outage in Phu Quoc special zone ( An Giang province), at noon on December 4, the leader of An Giang Electricity Company said that the electricity industry is urgently completing pillars 2, 3 and 4; pulling wires from pillar 1 to pillar 4 (including fiber optic cable); shaving semiconductors, making underground cable ends...

“Currently, the weather at the construction site is complicated: high tides and heavy rain. However, we are working hard day and night, determined to turn on the power on December 5,” the leader of An Giang Electricity Company informed, adding that up to now, the electricity industry has basically supplied electricity to most people in the Phu Quoc special economic zone.

110kV Ha Tien-Phu Quoc underground cable incident causes power outage in Phu Quoc special economic zone

However, at some point the grid had to be cut off, leaving about 6,100 customers affected, forced to alternate between grid power and generators.

As reported by Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper, at 1:15 p.m. on November 29, the 110kV Ha Tien - Phu Quoc submarine cable supplying power to the 110kV Phu Quoc transformer station had an incident causing a widespread power outage including the areas of Duong Dong, Cua Can, Cua Duong, Ham Ninh and the entire North Island. The power outage affected more than 30,000 households.

Electricity workers repair the 110kV underground cable line Ha Tien - Phu Quoc

According to the Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of An Giang province, Nguyen Thong Nhat, after inspection, the authorities determined that the cause was due to Thuan Thanh KG Construction Design Consulting Co., Ltd. (the unit currently constructing the coastal main road project to the center of Ha Tien city) driving steel piles into the platform about 300-400m from the coast of Ha Tien in the cable line safety corridor.

This sea area has been notified by the Southern Maritime Safety Corporation about the area of ​​operation of the underground power cable line and instructed watercraft to absolutely not drop anchor, anchor, or drop nets to catch aquatic products in an area with a width of about 500m on each side along the cable line.

Large capacity generators are used to supply electricity for people in power outage areas in Phu Quoc.

It is known that the Coastal Main Road Project to the center of Ha Tien has a total investment of 1,400 billion VND, invested by the Department of Construction. The project was won by a joint venture of Tuan Hien Co., Ltd. - Truong Phat Co., Ltd. - Bridge and Road Joint Stock Company 10 - Ha Do 1 Joint Stock Company - Thai Son Trading, Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company. Thuan Thanh KG Construction Design Consulting Co., Ltd. is a subcontractor of Thai Son Trading, Investment and Construction Joint Stock Company, and both parties have a fully signed contract.

Regarding the above incident, Chairman of An Giang Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Mung said that this is a serious incident and requested that functional agencies have solutions to work day and night to shorten the time to fix the incident.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of An Giang province also requested the Department of Construction to request the construction unit to coordinate in clarifying the responsibilities of related individuals and organizations, and propose that the People's Committee of An Giang province handle it strictly. In case of signs of criminal violations, the Department must report and transfer to the police agency for investigation and handling according to the law.

The 110kV Ha Tien-Phu Quoc submarine power cable serves more than 70% of the electricity demand of residents and businesses in the Phu Quoc special economic zone. The submarine cable is more than 57km long, operating since 2014 with an investment capital of more than VND2,300 billion.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/xac-minh-nguyen-nhan-xu-ly-vu-dut-cap-ngam-bien-post826829.html