Construction commencement ceremony of Lao Cai - Vinh Yen 500KV transmission line, section passing through Yen Bai province

On 3 March 2025 in Yen Bai, Vietnam Electricity, Power Project Management Board 1 held the Construction commencement ceremony of the Lao Cai - Vinh Yen 500KV transmission line, the section passing through Yen Bai province.

Attending the Construction commencement ceremony were Mr. Ngo Hanh Phuc - Vice Chairman of the Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee, Ms. Hoang Thi Thanh Binh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of Yen Bai Provincial People's Council; leaders of Departments and Branches of Yen Bai province, representatives of the Party Committees and authorities of Luc Yen and Yen Binh districts and representatives of the people in the project area. Also attending the ceremony, were leaders of Vietnam Electricity, leaders of Power Project Management Board 1, and the contractor for construction package No. 4HH-DZ500LC (from VT149 to VT200) of the project.

The Lao Cai - Vinh Yen 500kV Transmission Line Project is a national key project. The Prime Minister has approved investment for this project. This is a double-circuit 500 kV transmission line work with a total length of 229.5km and 468 pole foundation locations. The project passes through 04 provinces including Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, and Vinh Phuc with the starting point being the Lao Cai 500kV substation and the ending point being the Vinh Yen 500kV substation. The total investment of the Project is over VND 7,410 billion, arranged from the loan capital of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) at 80% and the counterpart capital of EVN at 20% of the total investment (before tax).

After being put into operation, the line will release about 2,000 MW from hydropower plants in the Northwest region and neighboring provinces to the national grid and increase the ability to import electricity. At the same time, it creates a strong connection between areas in the power system; enhances the ability to operate safely and stably for the national power system; reduces power loss in the transmission grid; and increases the efficiency of EVN's electricity production and business.

The section passing through Yen Bai province alone is 90.06 km long, with 173 pole foundation locations (from VT102 to VT274), passing through 02 districts: Luc Yen and Yen Binh. The project contributes to ensuring energy sources for the province's medium and long-term development targets, increasing budget revenue, and creating job opportunities for local businesses and workers.

Speaking at the Construction commencement ceremony, a representative of Vietnam Electricity said that during the investment preparation and implementation of the project, EVN received attention and close direction from the Government, the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises, along with the support and close coordination of the Provincial Party Committee, the People's Committees of Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho and Vinh Phuc provinces, the Departments and Branches of the provinces; District Party Committees, People's Committees of 12 districts in the 4 provinces, the solidarity and consensus of the people in the Project area to accelerate the progress of compensation, support and resettlement.

Vietnam Electricity respectfully requests the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee, the leaders of the Departments and Branches of Yen Bai province; The leaders of the districts and communes in the project area to continue to pay attention to and direct the implementation of compensation, support, and resettlement work, and promptly complete the handover of all the land for the pole foundations and the right-of-ways so that the Investor can organize the synchronous construction of the pole foundations on the entire route to meet the project's progress.

Vietnam Electricity assigns the task to the Power Project Management Board 1 and contractors to manage the project, organize the construction to ensure compliance with the requirements on quality and environment, focus resources and equipment to accelerate the progress, and strive to complete the project by the planned schedule.

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