Smart Power Grid to be developed

However, achieving the target of cutting blackouts to 511 minutes in 2020 will take a long time. So a solution to this issue is to operate the smart power grid according to the government’s roadmap.

This is the modernised operational map of the Vĩnh Phúc power grid, or in another word, the MINI SCADA smart electricity network. It is described as a smart system because the conditions of power lines ranging from 10kV to 110kV are all collected automatically and transmitted to a PC system 24 hours a day. When there is any incident occurs, the system will immediately provide a notification and detect the cause of the incident.

"In the past, it took hours for incidents reported by customers to us to be resolved so blackouts lasted longer. However, with this electricity network, blackouts will be shorter and the quality will also be improved", Phan Thanh An, Deputy Director of Vinh Phuc Power Company, said.

The government agreed on developing smart electricity network in 2012 and now it is responsible. Although this network has been discussed for years, but until now only Vĩnh Phúc Power Company has implemented this smart electricity network.

"To meet electricity demand and the need to improvise and upgrade the existing electricity network, investment of 10 to 15,000 annually has been continued. We also offer robust IT applications for management activities in order to provide better customer service", Ho Manh Tuan, Deputy Managing Director of North Power Corporation, said.

According to Vietnam Electricity, energy waste across the country are now approximately 8%, especially in terms of power lines from 110kV and below. To cut energy waste down to 5% in 2020, the smart electricity network is part of this effort.