Difficulty in multi-sided
According to Mr. Tran Quoc Lam – Vice President of EVNNPT, investment task in the past is still limited, such as: progress and quality management, costs management, project commission... In particular, capital arrangement from domestic financial organizations is facing with many difficulties because interest rates remain at high level, EVNNPT’s financial indicators has not improved, lending regulations of the financial organizations are still insufficient due to the difficulty of the provisions of Public Debt Management Law, Law on Credit organizations. EVNNPT was unable to complete its commitments with contractors due to some funds have not been disbursed. Many substations in the north and South operating at full load and overload continues to encrease. These affect the Operation and equipment operating standards.
Compensation and site clearance is also have many difficulties due to limited land. In addition, awareness of local people that transmission line projects only indirectly ensure power supply for their province but does not directly bring economic benefits to them, as well as new rules on compensation (Decree 69 , 81) and annual adjustment unit price at locality, has made compensation becomes very
difficult and complicated, many projects are behind schedule.
However, the year 2012, EVNNPT has started 30/35 projects and enerziged 30/35 projects. These projects has contributed in transmiting over 103 billion kWh. Projects has energized but still remain some issues which lead to unable to transfer to power transmission companies for management and operation has solved completely; projects payment settlement has changed considerably; financial situation has improved obviously; procurement has not made any error. These achievements has met basic requirements on quality and progress of urgent projects.
As planned, in the year 2013, EVNNPT will energize 54 projects with a total capacity of the station is 6,838 MVA, total length line is 3,208km. In which, it includes important projects such as: 500 kV Quang Ninh - Hiep Hoa, Vinh Tan - Song May, Phu My - Song May and Song May - Tan Dinh transmission lines ...These projects will contribute to evacuate great power generation thru out the country, especially energize the 500 kV Pleiku - My Phuoc - Cau Bong transmission line to ensure power supply for the South; Starting projects which are synchronized with Vinh Tan, Duyen Hai and Mong Duong thermal power plants, Lai Chau hydropower plant... in the following years.
Looking for solutions
EVNNPT has proposed 8 key solutions to solve these problems and difficulties. These request to focus on investment preparation from design, cost estimates to implementation, to improve quality of consulting firms in project survey and design; to ensure well procurement, avoiding procedural errors; to speed up capital arrangement process; to promote the project payment settlement.
In site clearance and compensation, in addition to actively working with departments, branches and People's Committees of localities, units should strengthen the coordination to make all local politic system to be involved as Party organization, delegation of the National Assembly, People's Councils for assistance; to follow close behind local organizations to determine causes in order to have active plans for replacement when contractor can not meet requirements.
To enhance packages monitoring and implementing capacity of the contractors in order to provide timely warning to minimize damages caused by contractors for the investors. Finally, to eject resolutely under qualified bidders.
Procurement only proceed with projects have arranged sufficient capital or capital arrangement is feasible. It will create favorable conditions in project implementation, no pressure from contractors and capital arrangement negotiation. Capital should be arranged for whole project to avoid one package being financed by other sources. Reasonable priority should be considered during project capital arrangement process. Enhancing unit’s responsibility in capital arrangement and payment.
EVNNPT also continue to propose the Government for soon promulgation on specific mechanism for management and implementation of projects under the Master Plan VII; To allow EVNNPT borrowing State investment credit for the counterpart funds of EVNNPT for advance payment of contracts and foreign loans, site clearance and resettlement payment; To set budget capital for EVNNPT in implementation of national cores projects as well as apply direct contract method in feasibility study and technical design preparation... Ministry of Finance provide guarantee for EVNNPT in borrowing loans for implementation of urgent power transmission projects and exempt EVNNPT from evaluation of project economic and financial efficiency as well as project debt settlement. To recommend Ministry of Industry and Trade early announcing transmission charge of EVNNPT for 2013 to facilitate it in capital mobilization; early define accurately generation progress to support EVNNPT in determining power transmission grid progress planning capital arrangement... To propose commercial banks to prompt complete procedures for signing loan contracts as well as proceed disbursement of urgent power projects.
The ministries, branches and localities should issue mechanism that EVNNPT can provide comments in Construction Plan preparation for site selection, as well as reserve land for power grid projects. It is requested to ensure the long-term stability of solution , avoiding changes in the implementation process when making right of way agreement.
Mr. Duong Quang Thanh – Vice President of EVN directing at EVNNPT’s investment conference
Directing on investment solutions of EVNNPT, Mr. Duong Quang Thanh - Vice President of EVN requested Directors of Power Projects Management Board must directly participate in solving difficulties in site clearance; Working with Banks to arrange capital for investment in 2013; Reviewing the list of priority investment projects to reasonable preparation; Improving procurement procedure preparation to avoid project progress effect; Enhancing financial management and supervision; Promoting the project settlement; providing management solutions to meet the proposed project schedule.