The meeting of the EVN in Hanoi on January 12 (Photo: VNA) With multiple technological and financial solutions,the group raked in 1.52 trillion VND (65.98 million USD) in profit in 2020, exceeding theset target, and contributed 27.8 trillion VND to the State budget, the DeputyPM said in his remarks at a meeting in Hanoi.
Pointing out huge tasks for the EVN this year, Dungurged the group to develop a synchronous, smart and modern infrastructure system,speed up the building of a competitive, transparent and effective retail powermarket that matches socialist-oriented market economy institutions.
The exploitation and use of domestic energyresources should go in tandem with export and import, he said, asking the EVNto upgrade and build a cutting-edge power transmission and distributionnetwork.
The Commission for the Management of State Capitalat Enterprises, and relevant ministries and agencies should create optimalconditions for the EVN to fulfill its assigned tasks, he stressed.
According to Duong Quang Thanh, Chairman of the EVNMember Council, the group expects to churn out more than 228 billion kWh ofelectricity in 2021, up 5.16 percent year-on-year, and raise the digitalisationrate of services to over 95 percent.
Vietnam’s electricity sector ranked second in ASEANand 23rd globally last year, with more attention paid to powersupply in rural, mountainous and island areas, he reported.
The group said it plans to complete many importantprojects in 2021, including the Thuong Kon Tum hydropower plant, the expandedDa Nhim hydropower plant, and Phuoc Thai 2 and 3 solar power plants.
It will start the construction of the expanded HoaBinh hydropower plant, the Quang Trach 1 thermal power plant, the expanded Ialypower plant, and the O Mon 4 thermal plant, while accelerating investmentprocedures for others.
The EVN is also scheduled to launch up to 227 powerprojects of 110-500kV in the year.
Nguyen Tai Anh, EVN Deputy General Director, said thegroup invested and put into operation many major electricity projects last year,helping to improve the domestic power infrastructure./.
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