Southwestern Steering Committee and EVN sign agreement

September 03, 2015 | 18:58

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The Southwestern Steering Committee and the Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN) today signed a cooperation agreement in the southern Can Tho City.

EVN engineers maintain the grid. The national electricity firm will enhance cooperation with the Southwestern Steering Committee. Photo nangluongvietnam.vn

According to the agreement, both sides will enhance their cooperation to achieve political tasks, based on the ability and condition of each side.

The Southwestern Steering Committee will partner with EVN and other relevant authorities to ensure the progress of the investment of the electrical development in the Mekong delta region.

The Steering Committee will also help EVN to solve the problems related to the development of the power grid, compensating for land clearance of power projects and ensuring absolute security in the key electricity sector in the Mekong Delta.

On its part, the EVN will sponsor a part of the fund to be contributed by theSponsoring Association for poor patients in the Southwestern Region. Also, it will support the social security works being implemented by the Steering Committee.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Duong Quang Thanh, the EVN's chairman, said the group will expedite implementation of the electric power transmission projects in HCM City and other provinces.

The EVN will also focus on supplying electricity for shrimp farming areas in southern provinces, including Soc Trang and Ca Mau, said Thanh.

Nguyen Phong Quang, Deputy permanent director of Southwestern Steering Committee, praised the contribution of EVN to the development of Southwestern region, especially the electrical supply to the Phu Quoc island.

He urged both the committee and the group to share responsibilities regarding the lectrical projects in the region in future.

During the ceremony, the EVN donated VND1.5 billion (US$66,622 ) to the Sponsoring Association for Poor Patients in the Southwestern Region to provide funding support for the treatment of poor children who find themselves in difficult circumstances in the region.

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