Drought and high demand for power in the dry season is a risk of power shortage. To ensure power for production and life, Khanh Hoa Power Joint Stock Company (PC Khanh Hoa) has prepared a plan to respond it.
Drought and high demand for power in the dry season is a risk of power shortage. To ensure power for production and life, Khanh Hoa Power Joint Stock Company (PC Khanh Hoa) has prepared a plan to respond it.
Demand higher than supply
In the dry season this year, power demand in the province is forecast to increase by 10 to 15% compared to 2019. Especially at peak time, the consumption in urban areas may increase by 30%. Civil consumption and industrial production have the highest increase in electricity consumption. Notably, in industrial clusters Trang E, Song Cau and Dien Phu VCN, a number of factories will go into operation, which will make demand for power increase higher. According to the production and business plan of PC Khanh Hoa, the company's power output in 2020 will provide for the market with nearly 2,700 million kWh, an increase of nearly 8% compared to 2019.
According to Do Thanh Son - Deputy General Director of PC Khanh Hoa, in 2019, the whole province will have 6 more solar power plants connected to the grid, helping to increase power output significantly. By 2020, there will be new solar power projects being implemented, which are expected to provide more power. If the supply has not met the demand, PC Khanh Hoa will promote the propagation of electricity saving more effectively. In addition, the company will consider ways to support the development of rooftop solar power for households to reduce pressure on the power industry.
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Prepations done
In order to meet the power demand for socio-economic development, from the beginning of the year, PC Khanh Hoa has directed units to complete the electricity supply plan for the dry season and the whole 2020, including raising power output, labor productivity and responsibility of managers and employees; reducing costs, incidents... At the same time, PC Khanh Hoa requested its units to intensify the inspection of the grid corridor, transformer station and list of 220kV stations to ensure technical management and safe operation of the grid.
In addition, the company's control center regularly checks the area's grid structure, makes a list of prioritized customers. PC Khanh Hoa will also coordinate with the concerned departments and agencies to prioritize the supply of electricity to serve water pumping for agricultural production, increase the frequency of temperature measurement at contact points, especially high-load devices to promptly handle abnormal points.
Nguyen Cao Ky - General Director of PC Khanh Hoa said that besides the above-mentioned plans, PC Khanh Hoa also requested its units to postpone the power cut schedule (except for abnormal handling) on sunny and hot days. The units need prepare manpower, materials and equipment to promptly detect and handle abnormal phenomena in order to supply power stably for customers. In addition, the company has arranged mobile generators to provide power for important loads in case the incident causes a prolonged power outage. All units are equipped with mobile transformers to actively meet the requirements of continuous and timely power supply when incidents occur.
Dinh Lam
Translated by T.T
