EVNNPT’s Chairman of Management Board Dang Phan Tuong has a meeting with leader of Elia Grid International (EGI)

Chủ nhật, 18/6/2017 | 17:05 GMT+7
​On 15th June 2017, Chairman of Management Board of National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) had a meeting with leader and experts of Elia Grid International of Belgium (EGI). The meeting was on implementation status of EVNNPT’s on-going project “Assessment of current status of Vietnam national power transmission system and recommendation of solutions to overcome the existing”.

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Participation in the meeting, representatives of EVNNPT also include leaders of functional Departments: Planning, Technical, International Relations, Investment Management, Procurement Management, General Affairs of Management Board, etc., and representatives of EGI: Mr. Didier Wiot – Chief Operating Officer, and various experts on grid connection, grid and power market development, assets management, etc.

The project “Assessment of current status of Vietnam national power transmission system and recommendation of solutions to overcome the existing” is implemented by EGI contractor. It will be completed within 8 months (from April 2017 – November 2017). The meeting was to kick-off the project implementation. EGI representative made a presentation on project implementation schedules, focusing on 4 aspects: (i) Regulatory, legal and standardization framework; (ii) Grid operations and grid planning, (iii) Asset condition and technical expertise, (iv) Business structure and management.

At the meeting, the two sides discussed and exchanged information to help EGI to understand better on current status of Vietnam national power transmission system. EVNNPT’s Chairman of Management Board Dang Phan Tuong openly shared the difficulties and challenges faced by EVNNPT in management and operation of power transmission system, such as power system has not yet met n-1 requirement, transmission lines and substations are always in full- and over-loaded operation whereas the power growth rate is always high at 2-digit number (>10%), power transmission equipment are old and of various types and origins which make EVNNPT difficult in repair and maintenance, requiring a high cost for replacement. Together with tasks on implementing well the investment projects in the revised National Power Development Plan 7, EVNNPT needs to carry out a roadmap on Smart Grid development, reaching a target on 60% of substations are unmanned by 2020, apply live working in transmission lines and substations, install Static Var Compensator (SVC), Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS) or develop High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC), etc. These are the big difficulties and challenges for EVNNPT, while the technical staffs need to be provided with more training because of shortage of access to the new technologies and practical experiences from the developed countries.

With the information shared by EVNNPT and results of meeting with the relevant stakeholders such as Electricity Regulating Authority of Vietnam (ERAV), Vietnam Electricity (EVN), National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC), Mr. Didier Wiot confirmed that EGI will thoroughly study to make a good assessment of Vietnam national power transmission system and recommendations on solutions, in short-term and long-term. The issues in project scope will be provided with solutions, with detail analysis, while the other issues will be provided with general recommendations so that EVNNPT can consider tackling them in future. He also committed to have a close instruction for EGI experts to implement project strictly, complete the final report by November 2017 as contracted, with best results./.

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