Nguyen, Hoang Anh- Energy Economics, Demand Forescast and dsm, Institute of Energy
The Project Component 1 of the Power Development Plan of Dien Bien for period 2016-2025 with outlook to 2035 prepared by Institute of Energy, was officially approved by Ministry of Industry and Trade
Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) officialy issued the Decision No 3131/QĐ-BCT dated 15 August 2017 on approving Project Component 1 of the Power Development Plan of Điện Biên for period 2016-2025 with outlook to 2035. Purposes of this power development plan are to ensure power supply to meet the local socio-economic development, as well as to provide solutions for local medium and small hydropower plants connecting to the national grid.
Điện Biên is a province located in the Northwest region of Vietnam. Despite of low demand, Dien Bien has a high hydro potential. It expected to build 20 and 13 small and medium hydropower plans with corresponding total capacity of 291 MW and 51 MW during 2016-2025 and 2026-2035. For that reason, most of newly built substations is to connect hydropower plants into the national grid.
According to the local Socio-economics development plan, Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) grows by 6,8-9,5% and 9,0-9,5% in period 2016-2025 and 2026-2035 respectively. The power development plan shows that, in 2025 electricity sale reaches over 594 million kWh and this per capital of 928 kWh. In 2035 electricity sale reaches over 1,4 billion kWh and this per capital of 1,3 thousand kWh. Compared to other provinces, the growth rate of electricity sale of Dien Bien is quite high, because of low current demand partly. In 2015, electricity sale was 189 million KWh with Peak demand of 54,9 MW.
The approved plan proposes that, during 2016-2025, a 220kV-substation with total capacity of 375 MVA, 22 110kV-substations with total capacity of 795 MVA, around 126 km of 220KV grid and 282,1 km of 110kV grid; and during 2026-2035, 11 110kV-substations with total capacity of 409 MVA and 61,6 km of 110kV grid will be newly constructed and improved.
The total investment cost that covers power facilities at range of 22- 220kV level for the period of 2016-2025 is estimated of 6,429 billion VND, including the cost for connecting in-coming power plants to the national grid.
MOIT requests the Dien Bien People’s Committee to announce the approved plan and take responsibility for reserving land for approved power facilities and instruct the Local Department of Industry and Trade to develop the Project Component 2 which focues on medium voltage network to reduce power loss and cost.
By this time, the Project Component 2 already completed by IE team is awaiting for approval.
