National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung awarded the Ho Chi Minh Order to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) at a ceremony marking its 60th anniversary of Traditional Day in Hanoi on December 21.

This is the second time the EVN was awarded with the Ho Chi Minh Order, which acknowledged the sector’s immense contributions to the national construction and development.

 

In his remarks, EVN General Director Pham Le Thanh said the sector now boasts facilities with a total capacity of 34,000MW, generating 160 billion kWh of electricity per year, ranking third in Southeast Asia and 31st globally in terms of power supply and network.

In 2014, the total output of commercial electricity in service of socio-economic development reached 127 billion kWh while its annual growth for the 2000-2014 period averaged 13.2 percent.

The national grid has reached out to Co To island district in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Phu Quoc and Kien Hai in the southern province of Kien Giang and Ly Son in the central province of Quang Ngai, via submarine cable systems.

Looking back the past 60 years, the EVN was honoured with the Ho Chi Minh Order in 1996 and the Gold Star Order in 2004, with 11 units and 6 individuals winning the title of labour hero in the renewal period.

Speaking to the EVN staff, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai asked them to continue ramping up infrastructure and corporate governance practices by adopting technological advances.

He expressed wish that EVN will fulfil its plan to bring electricity to all rural areas by 2020, helping the government campaign on new rural development succeed.

So far, all districts, over 99 percent of communes, and 98 percent of rural households have been access electricity, outperforming their peers in regional countries.

Source: VNA