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Finishing the Son La – Lai Chau 500 kV transmission line project
Thu Minh 15:11, 2015/10/15
The National Power Transmission Corporation under the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN-NPT) held a ceremony to complete the Son La – Lai Chau 500 kV transmission line on October 14, 16 days ahead of schedule.
The project of Son La – Lai Chau 500 kV transmission line was constructed by the National Power Transmission Corporation under the Electricity of Vietnam in December 2013 with total investment of 4,000 billion VND (178.5 million USD).
 
Work finished at the Son La – Lai Chau 500 kV transmission line on October 14.
Work finished at the Son La – Lai Chau 500 kV transmission line on October 14.
The 158.5 km line helps transmit electricity generated from the Lai Chau hydropower plant and small and medium-sized hydro power plants in the northwest region to the national grid.
The Lai Chau hydro power plant has a capacity of 1,200 MW and can supply 4.6 billion kWh of electricity a year when all its three turbines are put into operation. Its first turbine is set to begin trial run at the end of this year.
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