EVNNPT’s Chairman of Management Board – Mr. Dang Phan Tuong checked the implementation progress of 500kV Cau Bong substation project

According to progress, the projects of 500kV Pleiku- My Phuoc-Cau Bong transmission line, 500kV Cau Bong substation and the synchronous 220kV transmission lines (Cau Bong – Cu Chi, Cau Bong – branch to Binh Tan, Cau Bong – Duc Hoa) will be put into operation in quarter 4 of 2013. By such progress, the 500kV Pleiku- My Phuoc-Cau Bong transmission line will be completed and put into operation in its right schedule by end of this year; about 70% of the package on civil works for substation, with the ground leveling implemented by Power Construction Company No. 1 (PCC1) and PCC4, has been completed, but the road to substation has not been implemented due to the compensation difficulties. However, the equipment and materials supply shown that the installation of 500kV Cau Bong substation is slower than the progress of 500kV Pleiku- My Phuoc – Cau Bong transmission line, therefore Power Engineering Consulting Company No. 2 (PECC2) recommended, in the short-term, that when 500kV Pleiku- My Phuoc – Cau Bong transmission line put into operation, the 500kV Cau Bong substation will operate as a switchgear substation to exploit effectively the hydropower generation from Central Highland area, increase the stable and secure reserve of energy for power supply to the South, reduce loss, increase the power transfer from Central to Southern area and contribute to an economical operation of the power system.