Electricity output climbs over 11 percent in 11 months
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) said it produced and bought 162.1 billion kWh of electricity between January and November, up 11.21 percent compared to the same period last year.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Electricity of Vietnam(EVN) said it produced and bought 162.1 billion kWh of electricity betweenJanuary and November, up 11.21 percent compared to the same period last year.
Of the total, the amountof produced electricity reached 75.06 billion kWh, an annual increase of 22.32percent.
The EVN estimated that itscombined power output would hit 177 billion kWh in 2016, exceeding the yearlytarget by 1.1 billion kWh and up 10.85 percent from 2015.
The rate of electricityloss in the first ten months was calculated at 7.88 percent, down 0.34 percentannually.
During January-November, theEVN began the construction of 268 power projects and put into operation 288facilities with capacity raging from 110 to 500 kV. These figures are expectedto jump to 316 and 304, respectively, by the end of this year.
In December, the groupplans to complete upgrading two turbines at the Vinh Tan2 thermopower plant and implement measures to address environmental issues atVinh Tan power centre.-VNA
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