The group has called for official development assistance and preferential loans from international organizations such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and German development bank KfW.

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A 110kV transformer station in the Northern mountainous province of Lao Cai 

Regarding a PM-approved program on power supply for rural, mountainous areas and islands for 2013-2020, the EVN has worked closely with localities to set out priorities in line with annual funding from the State budget. Under the program, projects designed for 2016-2020 need VND 13.72 trillion (USD 603.68 million) while the State budget allocated for them only amounts to VND 1.14 trillion (USD 50.16 million), equivalent to 10.6 percent.

During the 2011-2015 period, the EVN focused on connecting ethnic communities in the Northern mountainous, Central Highlands and Southwest regions to the national grid, with a total investment of over USD 794 million.

In 2016 alone, the group brought electricity to Lai Son and Hon Nghe islands in the Southern province of Kien Giang and Cham islet in the Central province of Quang Nam.

Currently, electricity has been available in 99.96 percent of communes nationwide, with 98.69 percent of rural households having access to power sources.

The EVN also supplies electricity for 11 out of 12 island districts.

Source: VNA