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PRIME MINISTER THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence – Freedom - Happiness
No.: 428/QD-TTg Hanoi, 18 March 2016
DECISION on the
Approval of the Revised National Power Development Master Plan for the 2011-2020 Period with the Vision to 2030
PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the Law on Organization of the Government dated 19 June 2015;
Pursuant to the Electricity Law dated 03 December 2004, and the Law on the Amendment of and Supplement to the Electricity Law dated 20 November 2012;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP dated 21 October 2013 stipulating the detailed implementation of several articles of the Electricity Law and the Law on the Amendment of and Supplement to the Electricity Law;
In response to the MoIT’s Submission Letter No. 13649/TTr-BCT dated 31 December 2015, MoIT’s Official Letter No. 1703/BCT-TCNL dated 29 February 2016 and comments/feedback from various Ministries on the Revised National Power Development Master Plan for the 2011-2020 Period with the Vision to 2030,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the Revised National Power Development Master Plan for the 2011-2020 Period with the Vision to 2030 (referred to as the Revised Master Plan VII) with the following main contents:
1. Perspectives for development:
a) The power development shall be in one step ahead in order to ensure adequate power supply, thus satisfying the requirements for socio-economic development and power demand for people’s daily lives;
b) Domestic sources for primary energy shall be efficiently utilized in couple with the rational import of electricity and fuel with a view to diversifying primary energy sources for power production. Priorities shall be given to renewable power sources, hence bringing a breakthrough for national energy security, contributing to the conservation of energy resources and minimizing negative environmental impacts as caused by electricity production activities;
c) Power sources and grids shall be synchronously expanded on the basis of available resources and socio-economic development needs; the investment in the development of power sources and power demand shall be balanced across areas/regions on the basis of rational and efficient use of primary energy resources in each area/region;
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d) 220kV and 500kV transmission grids shall be expanded in the national electricity system to guarantee the power transmission from power centers to load centers in safe, reliable and cost-saving manners; at the same time, small-scale renewable power sources shall be established and connected to distribution grid(s), thus contributing to reduced power losses;
dd) The quality of electricity shall be gradually improved for provision of better electricity services. The electricity sale prices shall be driven by the market mechanism, aiming at encouraging investments in the development of electricity sector; and electricity conservation and efficiency shall be promoted;
e) The competitive electricity market shall be established in accordance with the approved roadmap so as to diversify various methods of electricity investment and trading. The State shall only maintain its monopoly of electricity transmission grid(s) in order to ensure the national energy security.
2. Objectives
a) General objectives:
Mobilize all national and international resources for power development to ensure adequate power supply with increasing quality and reasonable electricity price for the country’s socio-economic development; utilize primary energy sources for electricity production in diverse and efficient manners; promote the exploitation and use of renewable sources for electricity production, and steadily increase the proportion of renewable electricity for the purpose of reduced dependence on imported coal-fired electricity thus contributing to national energy security, climate change mitigation, environmental protection and sustainable socio-economic development; formulate and promote the smart electricity system which can integrate a high RE proportion.
b) Specific objectives: - Provide adequate electricity for domestic demands hence addressing the country’s socio-
economic development objectives with average GDP growth of approx. 7.0%/year in the period 2016-2030:
+ Commercial electricity: approx. 235-245 billion kWh in 2020; approx. 352-379 billion kWh in 2025; approx. 506-559 billion kWh in 2030;
+ Electricity to be produced and imported: approx. 265-278 billion kWh in 2020; approx. 400-431 billion kWh in 2025, and approx. 572-632 billion kWh in 2030;
- Prioritize the exploitation of renewable sources for electricity production; increase the share of electricity produced from these sources (excluding large- and medium-scale and pumped-storage hydropower) to 7% in 2020 and over 10% in 2030.
- Establish an electricity grid system which is operationally flexible and highly automated from transmission to distribution stages; set up fully- and semi-automated transformer stations for higher labor productivity in the electricity sector.
- Accelerate the electrification program in rural and mountainous areas, ensuring that most of rural households will have access to and utilize electricity by 2020.
3. National Power Development Master Plan
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a) Master plan for the development of power sources: - Development orientations:
+ Ensure the balanced capacity of power sources in each region: northern, central and southern, ensuring the reliability of electricity supply in each regional electricity system so as to reduce losses of transmissions, share the electricity yield and efficiently exploit hydropower plants in rainy and dry seasons.
+ Rationally develop regional power centers together with the expansion of small- and medium-scale power sources in various areas/regions nationwide, aiming to ensure reliable electricity supply on site and reduce losses in the national electricity system as well as to guarantee the economics of projects, thus contributing to the socio-economic development in each region and the whole country.
+ Exploit new power sources in couple with intensive investment and technological renovation in operating power plants; respect environmental standards; and apply modern technologies to new power plants.
+ Diversify forms of investment in the development of power sources in order to strengthen competition and improve economic efficiency.
- Master plan for the development of power sources
+ Accelerate the expansion of renewable power sources (hydro, wind, solar, biomass power, etc.), and gradually increase the share of renewable electricity in the structure of power sources.
. Prioritized development of hydropower sources, especially multi-purpose projects (for flood control, water supply, electricity production); carrying out research studies on putting pumped-storage hydropower plants into operation in conformity with the development of national electricity system, aiming to improve the operational efficiency of the system. The total capacity of hydropower sources (including small and medium, and pumped-storage hydropower) shall increase from less than 17,000 MW at present to approx. 21,600 MW in 2020, approx. 24,600 MW in 2025 (1,200 MW for pumped-storage hydropower) and approx. 27,800 MW in 2030 (2,400 MW for pumped-storage hydropower). The electricity produced from hydropower sources shall account for approx. 29.5% in 2020, approx. 20.5% in 2025 and approx. 15.5% in 2030.
. Bringing the total wind power capacity from current 140 MW to approx. 800 MW in 2020, approx. 2,000 MW in 2025 and approx. 6,000 MW in 2030. The wind power shall make up approx. 0.8 % in 2020, approx. 1% in 2025 and approx. 2.1% in 2030.
. Development of biomass power sources: applying cogeneration method in sugar mills and food/foodstuff processing plants; co-combustion of biomass and coal in coal-fired power plants; electricity generation from solid wastes, etc. The share of electricity produced from biomass sources shall reach approx. 1% in 2020, approx. 1.2% in 2025 and approx. 2.1% in 2030.
. Accelerated development of solar power, including large ground-mounted and small rooftop systems: Bringing the total solar power capacity from the current negligible level up to approx. 850 MW in 2020, approx. 4,000 MW in 2025 and approx. 12,000 MW in 2030. The share of solar power sources shall account for approx. 0.5% in 2020, approx.1.6% in 2025 and approx. 3.3% in 2030.
+ Develop a rational number of thermal power plants in consistency with the supply and distribution of fuel sources:
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. Thermal power plants using natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG): In 2020, the total capacity shall be approx. 9,000 MW, generating about 44 billion kWh of electricity and accounting for 16.6% of electricity production; in 2025, the total capacity shall be approx. 15,000 MW, generating about 76 billion kWh of electricity and accounting for 19% of electricity production; in 2030, the total capacity shall be approx. 19,000 MW, generating about 96 billion kWh of electricity and accounting for 16.8% of electricity production.
For South East Region: Ensuring a stable gas supply for power plants in: Phú Mỹ, Bà Rịa and Nhơn Trạch.
For South West Region: from 2020, urgently bringing ashore gas from Block B for power plants in the power centers of Kiên Giang and Ô Môn with a total capacity of approx. 4,500 MW.
For Central Region: It is expected that power plants shall be developed after 2020 with a total capacity of approx. 3,000 MW - 4,000 MW, consuming approx. 3.0 to 4.0 billion m3 gas per year.
The LNG-imported storage/port system shall be established in Sơn Mỹ (Bình Thuận Province) to supply more gas to the power centers of Phú Mỹ and Nhơn Trạch in the context of declining natural gas in South East Region; options shall be considered for additional gas supply to the power centers of Cà Mau and Ô Môn via the gas pipeline linking gas systems in South East and South West Regions.
. Coal-fired thermal power: Maximum exploitation of domestic coal resources shall be ensured for the development of thermal power plants, with priorities given to the use of domestic coal by Northern thermal power plants. In 2020, the total capacity shall be approx. 26,000 MW, generating about 131 billion kWh of electricity (i.e. about 49.3% of electricity produced) and consuming approx. 63 million tons of coal; in 2025, the total capacity shall be approx. 47,600 MW, generating about 220 billion kWh of electricity (i.e. about 55% of electricity produced) and consuming approx. 95 million tons of coal; in 2030, the total capacity shall be approx. 55,300 MW, generating about 304 billion kWh (i.e. about 53.2% of electricity produced) and consuming approx. 129 million tons of coal. Due to limited source of domestic coal, it shall be needed to build up some imported coal-fired thermal power plants in power centers of Duyên Hải, Long Phú, Sông Hậu, Long An, etc.
+ Develop nuclear power plants so as to ensure future stable power supply when domestic primary energy sources become depleted: Put the first nuclear power generation unit into operation in 2028; in 2030, the nuclear power capacity shall reach 4,600 MW, generating about 32.5 billion kWh i.e. 5.7% of electricity production.
+ Electricity export/import: Perform efficient power exchanges with regional countries, ensuring the interests of parties involved, strengthening exchanges for better electricity system safety, and fostering import activities in hydropower-potential regions, primarily South East Asian (ASEAN) and Great Mekong sub-region (GMS) countries.
- Structure of power sources:
+ In 2020:
. The total capacity of power plants shall be approx. 60,000 MW, of which: approx. 30.1% for large, medium and pumped storage hydropower, approx. 42.7% for coal-fired thermal power; 14.9% for gas-fired thermal power (including LNG); 9.9% for renewable sources (including small hydropower, wind power, solar power, biomass power); and 2.4% for imported power.
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. The electricity to be produced and imported shall be about 265 billion kWh, of which: approx. 25.2% for large, medium and pumped storage hydropower; approx. 49.3% for coal-fired thermal power; 16.6% for gas-fired thermal power (including LNG); 6.5% for renewable sources (including small hydropower, wind power, solar power, biomass power); and 2.4% for imported power.
+ In 2025:
. The total capacity of power plants shall be approx. 96,500 MW, of which: approx. 21.1% for large, medium and pumped storage hydropower, approx. 49.3% for coal-fired thermal power; 15.6% for gas-fired thermal power (including LNG); 12.5% for renewable sources (including small hydropower, wind power, solar power, biomass power); and 1.5% for imported power.
. The electricity to be produced and imported shall be about 400 billion kWh, of which: approx. 17.4% for large, medium and pumped storage hydropower; approx. 55% for coal-fired thermal power; 19.1% for gas-fired thermal power (including LNG); 6.9% for renewable sources (including small hydropower, wind power, solar power, biomass power); and 1.6% for imported power.
+ In 2030:
. The total capacity of power plants shall be approx. 129,500 MW, of which: approx. 16.9% for large, medium and pumped storage hydropower, approx. 42.6% for coal-fired thermal power; 14.7% for gas-fired thermal power (including LNG); 21% for renewable sources (including small hydropower, wind power, solar power, biomass power); 3.6% for nuclear power; and 1.2% for imported power.
. The electricity to be produced and imported shall be about 572 billion kWh, of which: approx. 12.4% for large, medium and pumped storage hydropower; approx. 53.2% for coal-fired thermal power; 16.8% for gas-fired thermal power (including LNG); 10.7% for renewable sources (including small hydropower, wind power, solar power, biomass power); 5.7% for nuclear power; and 1.2% for imported power.
The list and commissioning schedule of power source projects can be found in Appendix I to this Decision.
b) Master plan for the development of power grids:
- Development orientations:
+ Establish and upgrade power grids, and steadily satisfy technical standards as set for the transmission grid; by 2020, the transmission grid shall reach the reliability standard N-1 for key equipment items and meet quality standards as stipulated in legal regulations.
+ Address overload/congestion incidents and low voltage quality of the transmission grid; ensure the higher-reliable power supply to load centers.
+ The 500kV transmission grid shall be built for electricity transmission from large power centers to load centers, ensuring on-going connections among regional power systems and power exchanges with other countries in the region.
+ The 220 kV transmission grid shall be constructed using the double-circuit structure; transformer stations in heavy-load density areas shall be properly designed for flexible operations. Considerations shall be taken into the construction of GIS, 220/22 kV, underground and fully-automated transformer stations in load centers. The smart grid technologies shall be
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applied in the power transmission process.
- The quantity of transmission grids to be built by each phase can be found the Table 1 below:
Table 1. Quantity of transmission grids to be built up to 2030
Item Unit 2016 - 2020 2021 - 2025 2026 - 2030
500 kV stations MVA 26,700 26,400 23,550
220 kV stations MVA 34,966 33,888 32,750
500 kV lines km 2,746 3,592 3,714
220 kV lines km 7,488 4,076 3,435
- Key grid projects for 2016 – 2020, of which the proper progress shall be made to ensure the required power supply to southern provinces, shall include:
+ 500 kV projects: Project for Upgrading 500 kV Capacitors across the entire 500 kV North-Central-South Line; Project for Constructing 500 kV lines, namely: Vĩnh Tân - Rẽ Sông Mây - Tân Uyên, Duyên Hải - Mỹ Tho - Đức Hòa, Long Phú - Ô Môn, and Sông Hậu - Đức Hòa; Project for Building Pleiku 2 500 kV Transformer Station (to be operational in 2016).
+ 220 kV projects: Hà Tĩnh - Đà Nẵng Project (to be operational in 2017); Bình Long - Tây Ninh Project (2016 - 2017); Vĩnh Tân - Tháp Chàm - Nha Trang Project và Vĩnh Tân - Phan Thiết - Hàm Tân - Tân Thành Project.
The list and schedule of transmission grids projects, which are to be upgraded and invested, can be found in Appendix II to this Decision.
c) Grid connectivity with regional countries:
- Continue the collaborative research and grid interconnections with ASEAN and GMS countries.
- Ensure the grid connectivity with Laos by utilizing the 220 kV lines for electricity import from hydropower plants in Southern and Central Laos.
- Sustain the grid connectivity with Cambodia via current 220 kV lines; investigate the possibility of strengthened grid connectivity between Vietnam and Cambodia via bilateral and multilateral cooperation programs.
- Maintain the power trading between Vietnam and China at the current voltage levels of 220 kV and 110 kV; seek for solutions to non-synchronous interconnections among power systems via DC-AC transformer stations. Keep on considering the possibility of power exchanges with China via the 500 kV interconnected grid.
d) Power supply to rural and mountainous areas, and islands:
Carry on the implementation of the Program for power supply to rural and mountainous areas, and islands as stipulated in the Prime Minister’s approved Decision; supply power from the national grid in couple with from renewable sources to rural and mountainous areas, and islands; make sure that most of rural households shall have electricity by 2020.
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dd) Funding requirements:
The total investment in power sources and grid expansion (excluding BOT-driven power sources) in 2016 - 2030 period shall be approx. VND 3,206,652 billion (USD 148 billion equivalent), divided by phase as follows:
- 2016 - 2020 period: approx. VND 858,660 billion (nearly USD 40 billion equivalent, USD 7.9 billion/year on average), of which 75% for power sources and 25% for grid development.
- 2021 – 2030 period: approx. VND 2,347,989 billion (USD 108 billion equivalent, over USD 10.8 billion/year on average), of which 74% for power sources and 26% for grid development.
4. Solutions to master plan implementation
a) Solutions to national energy security:
- The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Vietnam Oil and Gas (PVN) and Vietnam Coal - Mineral Corporation (Vinacomin) shall take key responsibilities for the development of power sources. The National Power Transmission Corporation shall be responsible for national transmission grid development.
- Diversify fuel and primary energy sources, which are to be supplied for electricity production.
- Take relevant measures for higher share of renewable power sources: Establish mechanisms, policies and legal documents embedded with proper incentives to accelerate the development of renewable power sources, emphasizing on support price mechanisms for projects using wind, solar, biomass, geothermal energy, etc.
- Strictly carry out the nuclear power development plan in compliance with legal provisions and ensure the fulfillment of topmost objectives, which are safety and efficiency. Coordinate with other countries and international organizations to speed up the use of nuclear energy; gradually master relevant technologies and develop nuclear power for peace purposes.
- Put financial incentives into practice and expand international cooperation for the purposes of strengthened exploration/surveys, improved reserves and exploitability of coal, natural gas and renewable energies, and guaranteed fuel/energy supply security for electricity production.
- Actively seek for the replacement of gas sources which shall be declined and depleted in the near future. Accelerate the negotiations with relevant countries and come up with stable and long-term contracts for imported coal supply to thermal power plants.
- Concentrate on the establishment of regionally-based coal transhipment ports for optimal costs of coal imports; accelerate the surveys/negotiations on stable and long-term coal/LNG import opportunities, which are to ensure secure fuel supply to power plants.
b) Solutions to investment capital generation for power sector development:
- Enhance the equitization of power generation corporations/companies which are under the management of EVN, PVN and Vinacomin.
- Gradually improve the financial mobilization capacity among power sector’s enterprises with the following strategies: strengthen their efficiency/performance; guarantee their capital
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accumulation; ensure the equity ratio which satisfies the requirements by national and international financial institutions; and come up to the point when their self-accumulated capital shall be the main funding source for power projects.
- Establish the power sector’s financially-credible corporations/companies, which shall bring about the reduced capital-raising costs for power projects and no dependence on the Government’s guarantee by way of self-funding activities.
- Mobilize more funds by issuing bonds in domestic and overseas markets to finance power projects and take measures for turning domestic savings into investment capital for infrastructure items. In the initial phase, the State shall guarantee the issuance of bonds for key/urgent power projects.
- Encourage domestic and foreign joint ventures in order to attract domestic and foreign investors who shall take part in the development of power projects, and construction of coal-import transhipment ports and infrastructure items for LNG development projects.
- Go ahead with the equitization of the power sector’s SOEs in which the State’s 100% capital ownership shall not be needed.
- Attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) capital for the development of power projects. Give priorities to FDI projects, which can perform settlements in local currency or in barter without government’s guarantees required.
- Bring together more foreign capital sources, including: preferential and non-preferential ODA, foreign commercial loans, etc. for the development of power projects.
c) Solutions to electricity price:
- Apply the State-regulated market electricity price, ensuring the harmony between the State’s political, economic and social objectives, and production/business and financial autonomy goals as set for the power sector’s enterprises. The price level should be high enough to promote the power development, create an attractive environment for investments and encourage the competition in the production, transmission, distribution, retail and use of electricity.
- The electricity price should ensure cost recovery and reasonable profits (for reproduction/expansion investments) so that the financial autonomy shall be sustained among the power sector’s enterprises.
- Continue to improve the current electricity tariff according to the following directions:
+ The electricity selling price shall be adjusted according to the fluctuations of fuel price, exchange rate, structure of power generation output and market price.
+ The cross-subsidy mechanism shall be gradually removed among different consumer categories and regions; seasonal and regional tariffs shall be considered and put in place.
+ Two additional components shall be incorporated in the electricity tariff, namely capacity price and power price which shall be initially applied to large customers.
- The electricity selling price should take into account the typical regional and population characteristics of borders, islands, rural/mountain areas, etc., in couple with regulated price/tax subsidies which are necessary to narrow the gaps on electricity benefits, socio-economic development and urbanization among regions and population segments, between mountainous and delta areas, as well as between rural and urban areas.
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- The electricity price shall be gradually adjusted to reach the long-term marginal cost of the power system, ensuring the power sector’s sustainable development and fulfillment of its investment needs for system development.
- The electricity pricing should target on energy conservation, no extravagance of non-renewable energy sources, rational use of energy, domestic energy use and less dependence on imported energy.
d) Solutions to renovated organization/management and improved efficiency of electricity activities:
- Investigate and put in place suitable models for power sector management, aiming at higher labor productivity, fast-track investment in power projects and higher reliability of power system operations.
- Perform the sector restructuring for steady development of a healthy competitive electricity market, based on guaranteed electricity supply security, reduced costs, improved efficiency of electricity production/business activities; turn on the price signals in open and transparent manner in order to attract investment and maintain the sector’s sustainable development.
dd) Solutions to environmental protection:
- Realize various legal regulations on the project-related environmental impact assessment and (master) plan-related strategic environmental assessment.
- Enhance/consolidate environmental management organization by the State management agencies for environment and businesses operating in the power sector.
- Make use of the ash/slag produced by coal-fired thermal power plants for building material manufacturing and other industries in order to reduce, in accordance with regulations, the waste disposal areas in these plants.
- Properly perform the monitoring, observation, measurement and management of environmental indicators; inspect/check the implementation of environmental protection regulations by the power sector’s enterprises.
- Effectively carry out electricity efficiency programs and improve the performance of production, transmission, distribution and electricity utilization.
- Ensure the coordination between power development and environmental protection:
+ The State shall introduce investment/tax support policies to encourage the development of various energy forms, which bring minimum impacts and contribute to improving the environment: new and renewable energies; utilization of agricultural/forestry residues and municipal wastes for electricity generation, etc.
+ Strict management of power generation technology from the environment perspective. The selected technologies must be advanced, good-performing and environmentally safe.
- Establish financial regulations on the power sector-related environment, and properly/adequately incorporate environment costs into the electricity investment/final price.
- Encourage large energy producers/energy-intensive enterprises to enhance their cooperation in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) with various countries, in forms of: development of new and renewable energy sources; improved energy efficiency and development of energy conservation projects.
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e) Solutions to and policies for scientific-technological development:
- Optimize, modernize and renovate electrical technology/equipment for energy development in the immediate and long term.
- Work out appropriate models and roadmaps for power-source technologies and grids, ensuring stable development and suitability for Vietnam’s conditions in terms of resource potential, investment capacity, reasonable price and environmental protection.
- Newly-constructed power projects shall be required to apply modern technologies, which are suitable for Vietnam’s economic conditions; gradually upgrade and refurbish existing facilities to ensure the fulfillment of technical, economic and environmental standards.
- Combine the application of new/modern technologies and calibration/improvement of existing technologies for the purpose of higher performance and energy savings.
- Encourage the application of new technologies in thermal power plants: combustion chamber, fluidized bed, supercritical/post-supercritical steam parameters, combined gas turbine cycle; and advanced waste treatment technologies, etc. for higher performance, environmental protection and smaller area for ash/slag disposal sites.
- Refurbish, upgrade and modernize the electricity transmission and distribution grids for reduced losses and guaranteed safety/reliability.
- Modernize the system for dispatch, operation, communication, control and automation for the purpose of national grid dispatches and regional connectivity.
- Gradually take measures for volunteer and mandatory technological/equipment innovation by power-intensive industries (steel, cement, chemical industries); limited and upcoming banned import of used/low-performing equipment in power production and use.
g) Solutions to human resource development:
- For activities: Set up electricity-specialized training institutions and seek to establish some institutions of international standards; and design standardized training programs for specialized disciplines.
- Put emphasis on for key industries in the areas of electricity production, transmission and distribution. Focus on training of technical workers and skilled professional staff who are capable of understanding and mastering the use of technical devices and modern technologies. Organize the training and re-training of technical workers and managers, and steadily bring training quality up to regional and international levels.
- Renovate human resource training program(s) for the power sector, diversify forms of training and ensure the concerted training and real practice; concentrate on staff recruitment and sending scientists/managers for overseas training programs in key areas. Provide additional and pioneer training for sub-sectors, which are still encountering problems of lacking and under-qualified staff, especially nuclear power and new energy sub-sectors. Introduce appropriate incentive mechanisms for attracting high-quality human resources.
- Reorganize the production model in rational and logical manner, and ensure effective labor use and better labor productivity.
h) Establishment and development of electrical engineering and localization:
- Enhance the investment in and diversification of capital sources, and attract foreign participation in the research, design and manufacture of electrical equipment and spare parts.
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The producers of electrical equipment and spare parts shall strive to bring their products up to international standards.
- Formulate several complexes of research, design and manufacture of electrical equipment with mechanical manufacturing plants as key players.
- Establish modern repair/maintenance centers, which shall be capable of performing electrical equipment repair/inspection.
- Modernize the existing electrical engineering plants, expand joint ventures, construct new plants and establish the electrical equipment manufacturing zones.
i) Solutions to electricity efficiency and conservation:
- Strengthen the propaganda, dissemination and implementation of the Law on Energy Efficiency and Conservation to ensure the improved efficiency of energy in general and electricity in particular in business/production and consumption among households.
- Carry out extensively and improve the efficiency of the National Target Program for Energy Efficiency and Conservation, which targets on commercial electricity savings of more than 10% of total power consumption for 2016 - 2020 period.
Article 2. Responsibilities of line Ministries, localities and relevant agencies:
1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall:
a) Provide periodic directions/inspections, and monitor investors/contractors and other relevant units with regard to the good progress and effectiveness of projects as approved in this Decision; report for the Prime Minister’s consideration and measures for the delayed projects, which may bring substantial impacts on electricity supply.
b) Closely monitor the electricity supply-demand and implementation schedule of power source and grid projects in order to either make decisions on the adjusted schedule of those projects that are included in the approved (master) plans or review and report for the Prime Minister’s approval of incorporating new projects into the approved (master) plans or remove unnecessary projects from the approved (master) plans in accordance with the actual requirements of socio-economic development in each period.
c) Provide guidance on the formulation, evaluation and approval of site and detailed planning for coal- and gas-fired thermal power centers, hydropower projects and terraced hydropower systems so as to call for the participation of domestic and foreign investors. Give instructions on the development and import of natural gas, LNG and coal for power generation, industrial production and other needs.
d) Provide guidance on the establishment of coal transshipment ports and LNG-related infrastructure system, and review proposed solutions to mobilizing domestic and foreign private investment in these projects.
dd) Take lead and coordinate with relevant line Ministries and localities in formulating and finalizing incentive mechanisms/policies for investments in the development of renewable energy projects.
e) Take lead and coordinate with relevant line Ministries in negotiations/agreements on Vietnam's cooperation, power exchanges with neighboring countries and participation in the power connectivity system among GMS countries.
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g) Give directions and push localities/investors for proper implementation of projects for power source development and grids (including rural electric grids) in accordance with the approved plan and schedule.
h) Promote the formulation and completion of necessary conditions (legal, technical infrastructure etc.) for the development of the wholesale and retail electricity market as stipulated in the approved roadmap.
i) Provide instructions on the domestic research/manufacturing of equipment items for coal-fired thermal, nuclear and hydro power projects.
k) Review and promulgate the regulations on imported coal categories and technologies applicable to coal-fired thermal power plants, thus ensuring the fulfillment of environmental standards and reduced CO2 emissions.
l) Take lead and coordinate with relevant line Ministries in carrying out the 2016-2020 Program for Energy Efficiency.
m) Work with the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to reach agreements on the land fund for power projects, making sure the proper progress of these projects as indicated in the approved plan.
n) Continue with addressing various issues on: short-circuit in the electrical system; strengthened transmission grid connectivity using AC or DC transmission methods; N-1 criterion applicable to the transmission grid and proposed coverage of N-2 criterion; and enhance the angle, frequency and voltage stability of the national electrical system.
o) Promulgate the mechanism for delayed power projects.
p) Take lead in the review/proposed amendment of legal normative documents and authorization/decentralization mechanisms, and subsequent submission for the Prime Minister’s decision thus facilitating the proper progress of power projects.
q) Review the trends for grid interconnections with other regional countries on the basis of higher power system reliability.
r) Organize the planning of power centers of Long An, Tân Phước and Bạc Liêu, and confirm the feasibility and necessity of power plants in these power centers.
2. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall: develop mechanisms/policies for investment mobilization and rational use of ODA sources to facilitate the synchronous, rational, logical and sustainable development of the electricity sector.
3. The Ministry of Finance shall: take lead and coordinate with relevant line Ministries in establishing the mechanisms for investment capital mobilization for power development hence fully addressing, in timely manner, the electricity needs of the entire society in accordance with the approved Revised Master Plan VII.
4. The State Bank of Vietnam shall: provide domestic commercial banks with its guidance on the capital balance and possible loans to be granted for power project investors according to project-specific actual requirements, thus ensuring the fulfillment of the power sector’s sustainable development targets.
5. The Electricity of Vietnam shall:
a) Take its key role in sustaining the stable/safe power supply for socio-economic
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development cause. Carry out power source projects according to the assigned tasks; make investment in the development of synchronized power grid projects for better investment efficiency.
b) Take measures for further reduced power losses; and the electricity conservation programs in production and consumption activities.
c) Continue with better labor productivity, aiming to optimize costs in the process of electricity generation, transmission, distribution and trading.
d) For some key grid projects, ask the investors to perform the corridor demarcation as long as the project feasibility study report has been approved.
6. Vietnam Petroleum Cooperation shall:
a) Take lead in reviewing the plans for gas exploitation in Blue Whale and Block B Reserves and for rational and efficient LNG import; and report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consideration and subsequent submission to the Prime Minister. Make investments in power source projects according to the assigned tasks.
b) Coordinate with domestic and foreign private investors in the construction of LNG-import infrastructure.
7. Vietnam Coal - Mineral Corporation shall:
a) Take its key role in the coal supply from domestic and imported sources for power generation and other needs of the national economy. Make investments in power source projects according to the assigned tasks.
b) Coordinate with domestic and foreign private investors in the construction of LNG- coal transshipment ports.
8. The People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities shall:
a) Take lead in and closely coordinate with the investors in site clearance, compensation, immigration and resettlement for power source and grid projects as regulated.
b) Update and incorporate the land funds for approved power projects in the land-use planning, and disclose this information.
c) Consolidate the land management to avoid disputes/complaints which may cause prolonged confirmation of land origin, inventory, compensation plan preparation/approval, site hand-over to the investors for works construction; accelerate the schedule of surveys, preparation of unit prices and approval of compensation unit prices, thus ensuring the compensation plan approval progress and compensation payment to households.
d) Provide the relevant units with timely regulations and guidance; put in place strict penalties in case of deliberate construction/extension of houses and architectural items, tree-planting in the approved corridor for compensation purpose or refusal to compensation payment as indicated in the approved plan.
Article 3. This Decision shall take effect from the date of signature and replace the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 1208/QD-TTg dated 21 July 2011 approving the National Power Development Master Plan for the 2011-2020 Period with the Vision to 2030.
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Article 4. Ministers, Heads of Minister-level agencies, Heads of Government-dependent agencies; Chairpersons of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities; Chairpersons of Board Members/Presidents of the Electricity of Vietnam, Vietnam Oil and Gas and Vietnam Coal - Mineral Corporation; and relevant agencies shall be responsible for executing this Decision./.
Recipients: - Central Communist Party Secretariat; - Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers; - Ministries, Ministerial-level agencies, Government-dependent agencies; - People’s Councils and Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities; - Central Office and Committees of the Communist Party; - Party General Secretary Office - State President Office; - Ethnic Minority Council and National Assembly Committees; - National Assembly Office; - People’s Supreme Court; - People’s Supreme Procuracy; - State Audit; - Central Committee of Vietnam Fatherland Front; - Central Agencies of Mass Organizations; - General Directorate for Energy – Ministry of Industry and Trade; - Electricity of Vietnam; Vietnam Oil and Gas and Vietnam Coal - Mineral Corporation - National Power Transmission Corporation - State-owned Corporation; - Government Office: Minister-Chairperson, Vice Chairpersons, Prime Minister’s Assistant, E-Portal Director, dependent Departments, Official Gazette; - For filing: Clerical section, KTN (3 copies).
PRIME MINISTER
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
APPENDIX I
THE LIST OF POWER SOURCE PROJECTS BROUGHT INTO OPERATION FROM 2016
TO 2030
(Enclosed to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 428/QĐ-TTg dated 18 May 2016)
Table 1. List of power source projects coming into operation from 2016 to 2020
No. Name of power plant
Installed
capacity
(MW)
Main investor
Projects in operation from 2016
1 Nho Que 2 hydropower plant 48 IPP
2 Nho Que 1 hydropower plant 32 IPP
3 Nam Na 3 hydropower plant 84 IPP
4 Nam Toong hydropower plant 34 IPP
5 Bac Me hydropower plant 45 IPP
6 Ba Thuoc 1 hydropower plant 60 IPP
7 Song Tranh 3 hydropower plant 62 IPP
8 Huoi Quang hydropower plant (2nd
phase) 260 EVN
9 Lai Chau hydropower plant (2nd and 3rd
phases) 2x400 EVN
10 Trung Son hydropower plant (1st and 2nd
phases) 2x65 EVN
11 Nhan Hac hydropower plant 59 IPP
12 Song Bung 2 hydropower plant 100 EVN
13 Xekaman 1 hydropower plant (Laos) 290 Viet Lao Power Joint-stock
Company
14 Song Tranh 4 hydropower plant 48 IPP
15 Dak Mi 2 hydropower plant 98 IPP
16 Formosa Ha Tinh thermal power station
(2nd phase) 150 IPP - coal based power
17 Formosa Ha Tinh thermal power station
(3rd and 4th phases) 2x100 IPP - blast furnace gas
18 Formosa Ha Tinh thermal power station 150 IPP - coal based power
(5th phase)
19 Dak Mi 3 hydropower plant 45 IPP
20 Formosa Dong Nai thermal power
station (3rd phase) 150 IPP
21 Ve Dan coal-based thermal power
station 60 IPP (cogeneration)
22 Duyen Hai III thermal power station (1st
station) 600 EVN
23 KCP biomass power station (1st phase) 30 IPP (Phu Yen)
24
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
260
Projects in operation from 2017
1 Chi Khe hydropower plant 41 IPP
2 Long Tao hydropower plant 42 IPP
3 Trung Son hydropower plant (3rd and 4th
phases) 2x65 EVN
4 Yen Son hydropower plant 70 Binh Minh Construction & Travel
Group Joint-stock Company
5 Tra Khuc 1 hydropower plant 36 IPP
6 Xekaman Xanxay 1 hydropower plant
(Laos) 32
Viet Lao Power Joint-stock
Company
7 Thac Mo hydropower plant expanded 75 EVN
8 Thai Binh I thermal power station (1st
and 2nd phases) 2x300 EVN
9 Thai Binh II thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 PVN
10 Duyen Hai III thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600 EVN
11 Long Son petrochemical thermal power
station (1st phase) 75 IPP (cogeneration)
12 An Khe biomass power station (1st
phase) 55
Quang Ngai Sugar Joint-stock
Company
13
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
360
Projects in operation from 2018
1 Song Lo 6 hydropower plant 44 Xuan Thien Ha Giang Co., Ltd
2 Hoi Xuan hydropower plant 102 IPP
3 Song Mien 4 hydropower plant 38 IPP
4 La Ngau hydropower plant 36 La Ngau Hydropower Joint-stock
Company
5 Dak Mi 1 hydropower plant 54 IPP
6 Da Nhim hydropower plant expanded 100 EVN
7 Xekaman 4 hydropower plant (Laos) 80 Viet Lao Power Joint-stock
Company
8 A Lin hydropower plant 62 IPP
9 Thang Long thermal power station (1st
phase) 300
Thang Long Thermal Power Joint-
stock Company
10 Thai Binh II thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600 PVN
11 Vinh Tan IV thermal power station (1st
and 2nd phases) 2x600 EVN
12 Long Phu I thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 PVN
13 Long Son petrochemical thermal power
station (2nd and 3rd phases) 2x75 IPP (cogeneration)
14 KCP biomass power station (2nd phase) 30 IPP (Phu Yen)
15 An Khe biomass power station (2nd
phase) 55
Quang Ngai Sugar Joint-stock
Company
16 Lee&Man biomass power station 125 Lee & Man Paper Vietnam Co.,
Ltd (cogeneration)
17 Khai Long (Ca Mau) wind power plant 100 Cong Ly Construction - Trading -
Tourism Co., Ltd
18 Bac Lieu wind power plant, 3rd phase 142 Cong Ly Construction - Trading -
Tourism Co., Ltd
19
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
520
Projects in operation from 2019
1 Bao Lam 3 hydropower plant 46 IPP
2 Pac Ma hydropower plant 140 Pac Ma Hydropower Joint-stock
Company
3 Thuong Kon Tum hydropower plant (1st
and 2nd phases) 2x110 EVN
4 Thang Long thermal power station (2nd
phase) 300
Thang Long Thermal Power Joint-
stock Company
5 Hai Ha 1 cogeneration plant 3x50 IPP (inside the industrial zone)
6 Na Duong II thermal power station 110 Vinacomin
7 Long Phu I thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600 PVN
8 Song Hau I thermal power station (1st
and 2nd phases) 2x600 PVN
9 Duyen Hai III thermal power station
expanded 660 EVN
10 Vinh Tan I thermal power station (1st
and 2nd phases) 2x600 CSG - CPIH - Vinacomin (BOT)
11 Vinh Tan IV thermal power station
expanded 600 EVN
12 Small-scaled hydropower cluster named
Nam Cum 1, 4, 5 65 IPP
13 Trung - Nam wind power plant 90 IPP (Ninh Thuan)
14 Soc Trang wind power plant 99 Cong Ly Construction - Trading -
Tourism Co., Ltd
15 Thien Tan 1 solar power plant 300 IPP (Ninh Thuan)
16
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
450
Projects in operation from 2020
1 Nam Pan 5 hydropower plant 35 IPP
2 Nam Mo hydropower plant (Vietnam) 95 IPP
3 Ialy hydropower plant expanded 360 EVN
4 Formosa Ha Tinh, 6th and 7th phases 2x150 IPP - coal based power
5 Formosa Ha Tinh, 8th and 9th phases 2x100 IPP - blast furnace gas
6 Formosa Ha Tinh, 10th phase 150 IPP - coal based power
7 Hai Duong thermal power station (1st 600 Jaks Resources Berhad (BOT)
phase)
8 Cam Pha III thermal power station (1st
and 2nd phases) 2x220 Vinacomin
9 Cong Thanh thermal power station 600 Cong Thanh Thermal Power Joint-
stock Company
10 O Mon III combined cycle power plant 750 EVN
11 Small-scaled hydropower cluster named
Nam Cum 2, 3, 6 54 IPP
12 Hanbaram wind power plant 117 IPP
13 Thien Tan 2 solar power plant 400 IPP (Ninh Thuan)
14
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
470
Table 2. List of power source projects coming into operation from 2021 to 2025
No. Name of power plant
Installed
capacity
(MW)
Main investor
Projects in operation from 2021
1 My Ly hydropower plant 250 IPP
2 Hoa Binh hydropower plant expanded
(1st phase) 240 EVN
3 Nghi Son II thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 Marubeni - Kepco (BOT)
4 Vung Ang II thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 VAPCO (BOT)
5 Hai Duong thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600 Jaks Resources Berhad (BOT)
6 Nam Dinh I thermal power station (1st
phase) 600
Taekwang Power Holdings -
ACWA Power (BOT)
7 Quang Trach I thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 PVN
8 Kien Giang 1 combined cycle power
plant 750 PVN
9 O Mon IV combined cycle power plant 750 EVN
10 Duyen Hai II thermal power station (1st
and 2nd phases) 2x600 Janakuasa Sdn. Bhd (BOT)
11 Song Hau II thermal power station (1st
phase) 1000 Toyo Ink (BOT)
12 Long Phu II thermal power station (1st
phase) 660 TATA Power (BOT)
13 Long Phu III thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 PVN
14 Uong Bi thermal power station ceasing
power generation 105 EVN
15 Thien Tan 3 solar power plant 300 IPP (Ninh Thuan)
16
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
790
Projects in operation from 2022
1 Ban Mong (Song Hieu) hydropower
plant 60 IPP
2 Hoa Binh hydropower plant expanded
(2nd phase) 240 EVN
3 Dak Re hydropower plant 60 IPP
4 Hai Ha 2 cogeneration plant 5x150 IPP
5 Luc Nam thermal power station (1st
phase) 50 IPP
6 Quynh Lap I thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 Vinacomin
7 Vung Ang II thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600 VAPCO (BOT)
8 Nghi Son II thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600 Marubeni - Kepco (BOT)
9 Nam Dinh I thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600
Taekwang Power Holdings -
ACWA Power (BOT)
10 Quang Trach I thermal power station
(2nd phase) 600 PVN
11 Vinh Tan III thermal power station (1st
phase) 660 VTEC (BOT)
12 Song Hau II thermal power station (2nd 1000 Toyo Ink (BOT)
phase)
13 Long Phu II thermal power station (2nd
phase) 660 TATA Power (BOT)
14 Long Phu III thermal power station (2nd
and 3rd phases) 2x600 PVN
15 Van Phong I thermal power station (1st
station) 660 Sumitomo (BOT)
16 Kien Giang II combined cycle power
plant 750 PVN
17
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
1200
Projects in operation from 2023
1 Phu Tho low head hydro power plant 105 Binh Minh Construction & Travel
Group Joint-stock Company
2 Quynh Lap I thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600 Vinacomin
3 Luc Nam thermal power station (2nd
phase) 50 IPP
4 Quang Tri thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 EGATi (BOT)
5 Mien Trung I combined cycle power
plant 750 PVN
6 Dung Quat I combined cycle power
plant 750 Sembcorp (BOT)
7 Vinh Tan III thermal power station (2nd
and 3rd phases) 2x660 VTEC (BOT)
8 Van Phong I thermal power station (2nd
phase) 660 Sumitomo (BOT)
9 Son My II combined cycle power plant
(1st phase) 750 PVN
10 Bac Ai pumped-storage hydroelectric
power station (1st and 2nd phases) 2x300 EVN
11
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
1000
Projects in operation from 2024
1 Vung Ang III thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 Samsung C&T (BOT)
2 Quang Tri thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600 EGATi (BOT)
3 Mien Trung II combined cycle power
plant 750 PVN
4 Dung Quat II combined cycle power
plant 750 Sembcorp (BOT)
5 Long An I thermal power station (1st
phase) 600
6 Son My II combined cycle power plant
(2nd phase) 750 PVN
7
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
1200
Projects in operation from 2025
1 Tri An hydropower plant expanded 200 EVN
2 Hai Phong III thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 Vinacomin
3 Hai Ha 3 cogeneration plant 2x300 IPP
4 Rang Dong cogeneration plant 100 IPP
5 Vung Ang III thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600 Samsung C&T (BOT)
6 Long An I thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600
7 Son My II combined cycle power plant
(3rd phase) 750 PVN
8 Bac Ai pumped-storage hydroelectric
power station (3rd and 4th phases) 2x300 EVN
9
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
1800
Table 3. List of power source projects coming into operation from 2026 to 2030
No. Name of power plant Installed Main investor
capacity
(MW)
Projects in operation from 2026
1 Nam Mo 1 hydropower plant (Laos) 72 IPP
2 Hai Phong III thermal power station
(2nd phase) 600 Vinacomin
3 Quynh Lap II thermal power station (1st
phase) 600 BOT
4
Mien Trung III combined cycle power
plant (if petrochemical gases are not
viable)
750 PVN
5 Long An II thermal power station (1st
phase) 800
6 O Mon II combined cycle power plant 750
7 Son My I combined cycle power plant
(1st phase) 750 GDF SUEZ/Sojitz-Pacific (BOT)
8
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
2160
Projects in operation from 2027
1 Quynh Lap II thermal power station
(2nd phase) 600 BOT
2 Son My I combined cycle power plant
(2nd phase) 750 GDF SUEZ/Sojitz-Pacific (BOT)
3 Long An II thermal power station (2nd
phase) 800
4 Tan Phuoc I thermal power station (1st
phase) 600
5
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
2910
Projects in operation from 2028
1 Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage
hydroelectric power plant (1st phase) 300 Xuan Thien Company
2 Hai Ha 4 cogeneration plant 2x300 IPP
3 Quang Trach II thermal power station
(1st phase) 600
4 Ninh Thuan I nuclear power plant (1st
phase) 1200 EVN
5 Tan Phuoc I thermal power station (2nd
phase) 600
6 Tan Phuoc II thermal power station, 1st
phase (*) 600
7 Son My I combined cycle power plant
(3rd phase) 750 GDF SUEZ/Sojitz-Pacific (BOT)
8
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
3240
Projects in operation from 2029
1 Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage
hydroelectric power plant (2nd phase) 300 Xuan Thien Company
2 Quang Ninh III thermal power station
(1st phase) 600
3 Vung Ang III thermal power station, 3rd
phase (*) 600
4 Quang Trach II thermal power station,
2nd phase 600
5 Tan Phuoc II thermal power station, 2nd
phase (*) 600
6 Bac Lieu I thermal power station, 1st
phase (*) 600
7 Ninh Thuan I nuclear power plant (2nd
phase) 1200 EVN
8 Ninh Thuan II nuclear power plant (1st
phase) 1100 EVN
9
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
3350
Projects in operation from 2030
1 Huoi Tao hydropower plant 180
2 Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage
hydroelectric power plant (3rd phase) 300 Xuan Thien Company
3 Don Duong pumped-storage
hydroelectric power plant (1st phase) 300 EVN
4 Quang Ninh III thermal power station
(2nd phase) 600
5 Vung Ang III thermal power station, 4th
phase (*) 600
6 Bac Lieu I thermal power station, 2nd
phase (*) 600
7 Ninh Thuan II nuclear power plant (2nd
phase) 1100 EVN
8
Renewable energy (small-scale
hydroelectric power, wind power, solar
power, biomass, etc.)
3530
Note: (*) Reserve power plants for renewable energy power stations’ failure of schedule and
output expected (27,000 MW by 2030)
APPENDIX II
THE LIST OF POWER GRID PROJECTS BROUGHT INTO OPERATION FROM 2016 TO
2030
(Enclosed to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 428/QĐ-TTg dated 18 March 2016)
Table 1. List of 500kV electrical substations coming into operation from 2016 to 2030
No. Project name Capacity
(MVA) Note
Facilities built from 2016 to 2020
North 12150
1 West of Hanoi 900 New construction, installation of the transformer
set 1
2 Dong Anh 1800 New construction
3 Pho Noi 1500
New construction, installation of the transformer
set 1 (600 MVA) and the 2nd transformer set (900
MVA)
4 Viet Tri 450 New construction
5 Son La 1800 Replacement of 2 transformer sets, hydropower
transmission equipment
6 Lai Chau 900 New construction outside the hydropower plant
7 Nghi Son 900 New construction synchronized with Nghi son 2
thermal power station
8 Vung Ang 1800 Renovation of the transformer sets 1 and 2 for
increase of capacity
9 Quang Ninh 1200 Renovation of 2 transformer sets for increase of
capacity and conformity to N-1 criterion
10 Thuong Tin 900
Renovation of the 2nd transformer set for increase
of capacity and assurance of power supply for
Hanoi
Central 900
1 Pleiku 2 900 New construction, import of hydroelectricity from
South Laos
South 13650
1 Cau Bong 900 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
2 Nha Be 1800 Renovation, replacement with two 600MVA
transformer sets
3 Cu Chi 900 New construction, design of flexible busway with
land area reserved for the recloser.
4 Tan Uyen 1800 New construction
5 Tan Dinh 1800 Renovation of 2 transformer sets for increase of
capacity
6 Chon Thanh 900 New construction, design of flexible busway with
land area reserved for recloser.
7 Long Thanh 900 New construction
8 Duc Hoa 900 New construction
9 My Tho 1800 New construction
10 O Mon 900 Renovation of 2 transformer sets for increase of
capacity
11 Duyen Hai 450 New construction
12 Long Phu 600 New construction
Facilities built from 2021 to 2025
North 10350
1 West of Hanoi 900 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
2 Bac Ninh 1800 New construction, design of flexible busway with
land area reserved for the recloser.
3 Vinh Yen 1800 New construction, design of flexible busway with
land area reserved for the recloser.
4 Viet Tri 450 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
5 Hai Phong 3 thermal
power station 900
New construction of the communicative
transformer set in the power station
6 Thai Binh 600 New construction, design of flexible busway with
land area reserved for the recloser.
7 Nho Quan 1800 Renovation of 2 transformer sets for increase of
capacity
8 Hai Phong 900 New construction
9 Thanh Hoa 1200 New construction, further research on the location
of the substation
Central 4500
1 Quang Tri 600 New construction
2 Doc Soi 1200 Renovation for increase of capacity
3 Van Phong 1800 New construction
4 Krong Buk 900
New construction synchronized with the Central
gas-based thermal power station when total
capacity surpasses 2500 MW
South 10350
1 Cu Chi 900 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
2 Binh Duong 1 900 New construction, prevention of overload in Tan
Dinh, Song May
3 Dong Nai 2 900 New construction
4 Bac Chau Duc 900 New construction
5 Son My thermal power
station 450
New construction of the communicative
transformer set in the power station
6 Chon Thanh 900 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
7 Tay Ninh 1 1800 New construction, design of flexible busway with
land area reserved for the recloser.
8 Duc Hoa 900 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
9 Long An 900 New construction
10 Thot Not 1800 New construction, design of flexible busway with
land area reserved for the recloser.
Facilities built from 2026 to 2030
North 10200
1 Long Bien 1800 New construction, increase of power supply for
Hanoi
2 Son Tay 900 New construction, increase of power supply for
Hanoi
3 South of Hanoi 900 New construction, increase of power supply for
Hanoi
4 Viet Tri 1800 Renovation of 2 transformer sets for increase of
capacity
5 Thai Nguyen 1800 New construction, increase of power source for
Thai Nguyen and adjacent areas
6 Bac Giang 900 New construction in Luc Nam district, with
flexible busway design
7 Thai Binh 600 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
8 Hai Phong 900 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
9 Nam Dinh thermal
power station 600
Renovation of the communicative transformer set
in the power station
Central 3000
1 Da Nang 1800 Renovation of 2 transformer sets for increase of
capacity
2 Binh Dinh 1200 New construction
South 10950
1 Song May 1800 Renovation of 2 transformer sets for increase of
capacity
2 Cau Bong 900 Renovation, installation of the 3th transformer set
3 Cu Chi 900 Renovation, installation of the 3th transformer set
4 Binh Duong 1 900 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
5 Dong Nai 2 900 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
6 Long Thanh 900 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
7 Bac Chau Duc 900 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
8 Di Linh 450 Renovation, installation of the 2nd transformer set
9 Tay Ninh 2 900 New construction
10 Tan Phuoc 600 New construction
11 Tien Giang 900 New construction
12 Dong Thap 900 New construction
Table 2. List of 500kV power lines coming into operation from 2016 to 2030
No. Project name Circuit(s) x km Note
Facilities built from 2016 to 2020
North
1 Pho Noi - branch to Quang
Ninh - Thuong Tin 2x0.66+2x0.57
New construction, power line from Pho Noi
switched to 2-circuit line in Quang Ninh -
Thuong Tin
2 Hiep Hoa - Pho Noi 1 x 71 New construction, sharing the pylon with
two 220kV circuits
3 Dong Anh - branch to Hiep
Hoa - Pho Noi 2 x 2 New construction, 1-circuirt switching
4 Vung Ang - branch to Ha
Tinh - Da Nang 2 x 17
New construction, switching on 500kV
power line in Ha Tinh - Da Nang
5
Lai Chau - branch to Son
La hydropower plant - Lai
Chau
2 x 2 New construction, 1-circuit switching on
the power line in Son La - La Chau
6 West of Hanoi - Thuong
Tin 2 x 40
New construction, increase of reliability in
power supply for Hanoi
7 Nho Quan - Thuong Tin 1 x 75
New construction of the 2nd circuit, 500kV
single-circuit power line, in combination
with 220kV power line in Nho Quan - Phu
Ly
8
Thang Long thermal power
station - branch to Quang
Ninh - Pho Noi
2 x 5 New construction synchronized with Thang
Long thermal power station
9 Nghi Son - branch to Nho
Quan - Ha Tinh 4 x 30
New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the power line in Nho Quan - Ha Tinh
10 Viet Tri - branch to Son La
- Hiep Hoa 2 x 5
New construction, 1-circuit switching on
the power line in Son La - Hiep Hoa
11 Cong Thanh thermal power
station - Nghi Son 2 x 10
New construction synchronized with Cong
Thanh thermal power station
12 Nam Dinh I thermal power 2 x 133 New construction synchronized with Nam
station - Pho Noi Dinh I thermal power station
Central
1 Pleiku 2 - branch to Pleiku
- Cau Bong 4 x 2
New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the power line in Pleiku - Cau Bong
2 Van Phong thermal power
station - Vinh Tan 2 x 195
New construction synchronized with Van
Phong 1 thermal power station
South
1 Duc Hoa - branch to Phu
Lam - Cau Bong 4 x 8
New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the existing 500kV power line
2 Song May - Tan Uyen 2 x 22 New construction
3 My Tho - Duc Hoa 2 x 60 New construction, switching to Chon
Thanh, decrease of short-circuit current
4 Duyen Hai thermal power
station - My Tho 2 x 113 New construction
5 Long Phu thermal power
station - O Mon 2 x 84 New construction
6
My Tho - branch to Phu
Lam - O Mon and Nha Be -
O Mon
4 x 1 New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the existing power line
7 Vinh Tan - branch to Song
May - Tan Uyen 2 x 235
New construction of the 3rd and 4th circuits,
exploitation of power sources in Vinh Tan
thermal power station and Van Phong
thermal power station
8 Song Hau thermal power
station - Duc Hoa 2 x 120
New construction synchronized with Song
Hau I thermal power station
9 Long Thanh - branch to
Phu My - Song May 2 x 16
New construction, 1-circuit switching on
the 500kV power line in Phu My - Song
May
10 Chon Thanh - Duc Hoa 2 x 127
New construction, circuits passing Tay
Ninh, increase of reliability in power
supply for southeastern region
11 Cu Chi - branch to Chon
Thanh - Duc Hoa 2 x 30 New construction, 1-circuirt switching
12 Vinh Tan 4 - Vinh Tan 2 x 2
New construction, Vinh Tan 4 power plant
connected to the distribution field in Vinh
Tan
13 Chon Thanh - branch to
Pleiku 2 - Cau Bong 4 x 2
New construction, 2-circuit switching on
500kV power line
Facilities built from 2021 to 2025
North
1
Thai Binh - branch to Nam
Dinh I thermal power
station - Pho Noi
4 x 1
New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the power line in Nam Dinh I thermal
power station - Pho Noi
2 Nam Dinh 1 - Thanh Hoa 2 x 72 New construction, exploitation of thermal
power source in the North Central region
3 Hai Phong - Thai Binh 2 x 50 New construction, increase of power
supply for Hai Phong
4 Hai Phong - Hai Phong 3
thermal power station 2 x 42
New construction, exploitation of the
output of Hai Phong 3 thermal power
station
5 Bac Ninh - branch to Dong
Anh - Pho Noi 2 x 3 New construction, 1-circuirt switching
6
Vinh Yen - branch to Son
La - Hiep Hoa and Viet Tri
- Hiep Hoa
4 x 50 New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the existing 500kV power line
7
Vung Ang 3 thermal power
station - Quynh Lap
thermal power station
2 x 220 New construction synchronized with Vung
Ang 3 thermal power station
8 Quynh Lap thermal power
station - Thanh Hoa 2 x 80 New construction
9 Quang Trach thermal
power station - Vung Ang 2 x 18
New construction synchronized with
Quang Trach 1 thermal power station
10
Vung Ang 3 thermal power
station - branch to Quang
Trach 1 - Vung Ang
4 x 2
New construction, 2-circuit switching,
synchronized with Vung Ang 3 thermal
power station
Central
1 Quang Tri - branch to Vung
Ang - Da Nang 4 x 5
New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the existing power line
2 Quang Tri thermal power
station - Quang Tri 2 x 25
New construction connected with busway
in Quang Tri 500kV electrical substation
3
Gas turbines in the Central
thermal power station -
Krong Buk
2 x 330
New construction synchronized with the
Central gas-based thermal power station
when total capacity surpasses 2500 MW
4 Krong Buk - Tay Ninh 1 2 x 300 New construction synchronized with the
Central gas-based thermal power station
5 Krong Buk - branch to
Pleiku 2 - Chon Thanh 4 x 20
New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the existing 500kV power line
6
Gas turbines in the Central
thermal power station - Doc
Soi
2 x 20 New construction synchronized with the
Central gas-based thermal power station
7
Bac Ai pumped storage
hydropower plant - branch
to Van Phong - Vinh Tan
4 x 35 New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the power line in Van Phong - Vinh Tan
South
1 Binh Duong 1 - branch to
Song May - Tan Dinh 2 x 30
New construction, 1-circuit switching on
the existing power line
2 Binh Duong 1 - Chon
Thanh 2 x 45
New construction, loop circuit, increase of
reliability in power supply for southeastern
region
3 Dong Nai 2 - branch to
Vinh Tan - Song May 4 x 5
New construction, switching via the 3rd or
4th circuit on the power line from Vinh Tan
to Song May - Tan Uyen
4
Bac Chau Duc - branch to
Phu My - Song May and
Phu My - Long Thanh
4 x 10 New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the existing 500kV power line
5 Son My thermal power
station - Bac Chau Duc 2 x 80
New construction synchronized with Son
My thermal power station
6 Tay Ninh 1 - branch to
Chon Thanh - Duc Hoa 4 x 2 New construction, 2-circuit switching
7 Long An - branch to Nha
Be - My Tho 2 x 15 New construction
8 O Mon - Thot Not 2 x 16
New construction, increase of reliability in
power supply for the western areas of the
South
Facilities built from 2026 to 2030
North
1 West of Hanoi - Vinh Yen 2 x 40 New construction, increase of reliability in
power supply for Hanoi
2 South of Hanoi - branch to
Nho Quan - Thuong Tin 2 x 5
New construction, increase of power
supply for southern areas of Hanoi
3
Son Tay - branch to Dong
Phu Yen pumped-storage
hydropower plant - West of
4 x 1 New construction, increase of reliability in
power supply for western areas of Hanoi
Hanoi
4 Long Bien - branch to Pho
Noi - Thuong Tin 2 x 10
New construction, 1-circuit switching on
the existing 500kV power line
5 Hiep Hoa - Thai Nguyen 2 x 35 New construction, increase of power
supply for Thai Nguyen
6 Bac Giang - branch to
Quang Ninh - Hiep Hoa 4 x 5
New construction, increase of power
supply for Dong Bac
7 Bac Giang - Bac Ninh 2 x 30 New construction, increase of load source
for Bac Ninh
8 Connection to new Quang
Ninh thermal power station 340 New construction, further research required
9 Vung Ang - Nho Quan 2 x 378 Renovation of 500kV single-circuit power
line to 2-circuit power line
10 Quynh Lap - branch to
Vung Ang - Nho Quan 2 x 30
New construction connected to Quynh Lap
thermal power station
11
Dong Phu Yen pumped-
storage hydropower plant -
branch to Son La - Viet Tri
2 x 10 New construction connected to Dong Phu
Yen pumped-storage hydropower plant
12
Dong Phu Yen pumped-
storage hydropower plant -
branch to Son La - Vinh
Yen
2 x 10 New construction connected to Dong Phu
Yen pumped-storage hydropower plant
13
Dong Phu Yen pumped-
storage hydropower plant -
West of Hanoi
2 x 105 New construction connected to Dong Phu
Yen pumped-storage hydropower plant
Central
1 Van Phong thermal power
station - Binh Dinh 1 x 220
New construction of 2-circuit power line
suspended in front of the single-circuit
power line
2
Binh Dinh - branch to Gas
turbines in the Central
thermal power station -
Krong Buk
2 x 30 New construction synchronized with Binh
Dinh electrical substation
3 Doc Soi - Pleiku 1 x 190 New construction, increase of reliability in
power grid
South
1 Nuclear power plant 1 -
Binh Duong 1 2 x 250
New construction synchronized with the 1st
and 2nd generator sets of Ninh Thuan 1
nuclear power plant
2
Nuclear power plant 1 -
branch to Van Phong -
Vinh Tan
4 x 15 New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the power line in Van Phong - Vinh Tan
3
Nuclear power plant 2 -
branch to Van Phong -
Nuclear power plant 1
2 x 15 New construction synchronized with Ninh
Thuan 2 nuclear power plant
4 Nuclear power plant 2 -
Chon Thanh 2 x 292
New construction synchronized with Ninh
Thuan 2 nuclear power plant
5
Don Duong pumped-
storage hydropower plant -
branch to Nuclear power
plant 2 - Chon Thanh
4 x 10 New construction synchronized with Don
Duong pumped-storage hydropower plant
6 Tay Ninh 2 - branch to Tay
Ninh 1 - Duc Hoa 4 x 10 New construction, 2-circuit switching
7 Thot Not - Tay Ninh 2 2 x 140 New construction, exploitation of thermal
power sources in Bac Lieu and Kien Giang
8 Power line connected to
Tan Phuoc power center 80 New construction, further research required
9 Tien Giang - branch to O
Mon - My Tho 4 x 5
New construction, increase of power source
for western areas of the South
10 Connection to Bac Lieu 1
thermal power station 260 New construction, further research required
11 Dong Thap - branch to Thot
Not - Tay Ninh 2 4 x 5 New construction, 2-circuit switching
Table 3. List of 220kV electrical substations in the North by 2030
No. Project name Transformer
set(s) x MVA Note
Facilities built from 2016 to 2020
1 Quang Ninh 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
2 Trang Bach 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
3 Vat Cach 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
4 Hiep Hoa 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
5 Uong Bi 1 x 125
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set under the power plant's
management
6 Quang Chau 1 x 250 New construction
7 Hai Duong 2 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
8 Dong Hoa 1 x 250 Renovation for increase of capacity
9 Thuy Nguyen 1 x 250 New construction
10 Lang Son 1 x 125 New construction
11 Dinh Vu 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
12 Hoanh Bo 1 x 250 Renovation for increase of capacity
13 Hai Duong 1 1 x 250 Renovation for increase of capacity
14 Son Tay 1 x 250 New construction
15 Tay Ho 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
16 Long Bien 2 x 250 New construction, prevention of overload
in 110kV grid
17 West of Hanoi 2 x 250 New construction, installation of the 1st
transformer set
18 Bac Ninh 2 2 x 250 New construction
19 Vinh Yen 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
20 Dong Anh 2 x 250
New construction synchronized with the
500kV and 220kV power lines in Hiep Hoa
- Bac Ninh 2
21 Thuong Tin 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
22 Van Tri 1 x 250
Renovation, installation of the 3rd
transformer set, for conformity to N-1
criterion
23 Bac Ninh 3 (Yen Phong) 2 x 250 New construction
24 Kim Dong 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
25 Vinh Tuong 2 x 250 New construction
26 Son Tay 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
27 Yen My 1 x 250 New construction
28 Bac Ninh 4 1 x 250 New construction
29 Nho Quan 2 x 125 Renovation of Nho Quan 500kV electrical
substation
30 Truc Ninh 2 x 250 New construction
31 Thai Thuy 1 x 250 New construction, exploitation of thermal
power source in Thai Binh
32 Thanh Nghi 1 x 250 New construction
33 Ninh Binh 2 1 x 250 New construction, supply of power to
VINAKYOEI steel company
34 Cao Bang 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
35 Yen Bai 1 x 125
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, establishment of
connection to Yen Bai small-scale
hydropower plant, prevention of overload
in dry season
36 Bao Lam 2 x 125 New construction, power transmission for
hydropower cluster in Bao Lam
37 Ha Giang 1 x 125
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, small-scale hydropower
transmission
38 Phu Binh 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
39 Hoa Binh 2 x 125 Renovation, replacement of 2 transformer
sets under the power plant’s management
40 Than Uyen 1 x 250 New construction, exploitation of small-
scale hydropower in Lao Cai, Yen Bai
41 Lao Cai 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
42 Nghia Lo 1 x 250 New construction, exploitation of
hydropower in Tay Bac
43 Lai Chau 2 x 250 New construction, power transmission of
small-scale hydropower in Lai Chau
44 Phu Tho 2 x 250 New construction
45 Bao Thang 1 x 250
New construction, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, exploitation of small-scale
hydropower in Lao Cai
46 Bac Kan 1 x 125 New construction, supply of power in dry
season
47 Tuyen Quang 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
48 Muong Te 1 x 250 New construction, power transmission for
hydropower cluster in Pac Ma
49 Luu Xa 1 x 250 New construction
50 Nghi Son 1 x 250 Replacement of machines
51 Ha Tinh 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
52 Thanh Hoa 1 x 250 Renovation of the 2nd transformer set for
increase of capacity
53 Bim Son 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
54 Do Luong 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
55 Quynh Luu 1 x 250 New construction
56 Ha Tinh 1 x 250 Renovation of the 1st transformer set for
increase of capacity
57 Vung Ang 1 x 125 New construction
58 Nong Cong 1 x 250 New construction
59 Bac Me 1 x 63 New construction
60 Khe Than 1 x 63 New construction, supply of power for pits'
load
61 Van Dien 2 x 100 New construction, installation of two
220/22kV transformer sets in advance
62 Muong La 2 x 125 New construction, transmission of small-
scale hydropower in Son La
Facilities built from 2021 to 2025
1 Lang Son 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
2 Duong Kinh 1 x 250 New construction
3 Yen My 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
4 Thanh Nghi 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
5 Bac Ninh 5 (Dong Ky) 1 x 250 New construction
6 Ba Thien 1 x 250 New construction
7 Muong Te 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
8 Than Uyen 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
9 Thai Thuy 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
10 Van Dien 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 3rd
transformer set
11 Me Linh 1 x 250 New construction
12 Ung Hoa 1 x 250 New construction
13 My Dinh 2 x 100 New construction of the 220/22kV
transformer set
14 My Dinh 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 3rd
transformer set
15 Hai Phong thermal power
station 2 x 250
Renovation, replacement of two 125MVA
transformer sets
16 An Lao 2 x 250 New construction in the 500kV electrical
substation in Hai Phong
17 Thuy Nguyen 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
18 Hai Duong 1 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
19 Gia Loc 2 x 250 New construction
20 Pho Cao 2 x 250 New construction
21 Hai Hau 2 x 250 New construction
22 Vu Thu 1 x 250 New construction
23 Ninh Binh 2 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
24 Cao Bang 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
25 Bac Kan 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
26 Dong Mo 1 x 250 New construction
27 Tuyen Quang 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
28 Dai Tu 1 x 250 New construction
29 Luu Xa 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
30 Phu Tho 2 1 x 250 New construction
31 Quang Chau 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
32 Lang Giang 1 x 250 New construction
33 Bac Ninh 4 2 x 250 New construction
34 Gia Luong (Bac Ninh 6) 1 x 250 New construction
35 Trang Bach 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set at 125 MVA
36 Uong Bi 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
37 Quang Ninh 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
38 Khe Than 1 x 63
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, supply of power for pits’
load
39 Dien Bien 2 x 125 New construction
40 Muong Te 1 x 250
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, power transmission for
small-scale hydropower cluster in Lai Chau
41 Yen Thuy 1 x 125 New construction
42 Yen Hung 1 x 250 New construction
43 Bim Son 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
44 Sam Son 2 x 250 New construction
45 Nong Cong 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
46 Quynh Luu 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
47 Nam Cam 1 x 250 New construction
48 Ha Tinh 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
49 Thach Khe 1 x 250 New construction
50 Vung Ang 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
Facilities built from 2026 to 2030
1 Dong Anh 2 2 x 250 New construction
2 Soc Son 2 2 x 250 New construction
3 Long Bien 2 2 x 250 New construction
4 Me Linh 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
5 Xuan Mai 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
6 Chuong My 2 x 250 New construction
7 Ung Hoa 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
8 Hai Ha 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
9 Do Son 1 x 250 New construction
10 Dai Ban 1 x 250 New construction
11 Tu Ky 2 x 250 New construction
12 Phuc Dien 2 x 250 New construction
13 Hung Yen City 1 x 250 New construction
14 Ly Nhan 2 x 250 New construction
15 Nam Dinh 2 1 x 250 New construction, with flexible busway
design
16 Quynh Phu 2 x 250 New construction
17 Vu Thu 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
18 Tam Diep 2 x 125 New construction
19 Cao Bang 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
20 Tuyen Quang 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
21 Tuyen Quang hydropower
plant 1 x 125
Renovation, replacement of the 63MVA
transformer set
22 Luc Yen 2 x 125 New construction
23 Dai Tu 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
24 Song Cong 1 x 250 New construction
25 Phu Tho 2 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
26 Tam Duong 1 x 250 New construction
27 Ba Thien 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
28 Chu 2 x 125 New construction
29 Gia Luong (Bac Ninh 6) 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
30 Thuan Thanh 2 x 250 New construction
31 Dong Ky (Bac Ninh 7) 2 x 125 New construction
32 Hoanh Bo 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
33 Uong Bi 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
34 Mong Cai 2 x 125 New construction
35 Ha Long 1 x 250 New construction
36 Tan Lac 1 x 125 New construction
37 Yen Thuy 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
38 Yen Hung 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
39 Bim Son 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
40 Hau Loc 2 x 250 New construction
41 Ngoc Lac 2 x 125 New construction
42 Do Luong 2 x 250 Renovation, replacement of two 125MVA
transformer sets
43 Tuong Duong 1 x 125 New construction
44 Thach Khe 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
45 Can Loc 1 x 125 New construction
Table 4. List of 220kV power lines in the North by 2030
No. Project name Circuit(s) x km Note
Facilities built from 2016 to 2020
1 Bao Thang - Yen Bai 2 x 117 New construction
2 Than Uyen - Ban Chat 2 x 26 New construction, exploitation of small-scale
hydropower in Lao Cai, Yen Bai
3 Bao Lam - branch to Nho
Que - Cao Bang 2 x 5
New construction, power transmission for
hydropower cluster in Bao Lam
4 Phu Tho - branch to Viet
Tri - Yen Bai 2 x 7 New construction
5 Viet Tri 500kV - branch to
Viet Tri 4 x 10
New construction connected to the 500kV
electrical substation in Viet Tri
6 Nghia Lo - Viet Tri 500kV 2 x 85 New construction, exploitation of
hydropower in Tay Bac
7 Increase of load capacity in
Yen Bai - Viet Tri 1 x 67
Renovation, exploitation of hydropower in
Tay Bac
8 Muong Te - Lai Chau 2 x 80 New construction, power transmission for
hydropower cluster in Pac Ma
9 Branch to Luu Xa 2 x 5 New construction
10 Huoi Quang - Nghia Lo 2 x 65 New construction, exploitation of
hydropower in Tay Bac
11
Increase of load capacity to
500kV in Viet Tri - Vinh
Tuong
1 x 27 Renovation, exploitation of hydropower in
Tay Bac
12
Increase of load capacity to
500kV in Viet Tri - Vinh
Yen
1 x 36 Renovation, exploitation of hydropower in
Tay Bac
13 Son Tay - branch to Hoa
Binh - Viet Tri 2 x 1 New construction
14 Dong Anh - Hiep Hoa 2 x 24 New construction of 3-circuit power line at
500kV and 220kV
15 Long Bien - branch to
Dong Anh - Bac Ninh 2 4 x 4,5
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Long Bien
16 Dong Anh - Bac Ninh 2 2 x 20 New construction of 3-circuit power line at
500kV and 220kV
17 Increase of load capacity in
Hoa Binh - Ha Dong 2 x 65
Renovation, assurance of power supply for
Hanoi
18 Increase of load capacity in
Hoa Binh - Chem 1 x 70
Renovation, assurance of power supply for
Hanoi
19 Increase of load capacity in
Ha Dong - Chem 1 x 17
Renovation, assurance of power supply for
Hanoi
20 Pho Noi 500kV substation
- Pho Noi - Pha Lai 4 x 5
New construction in the project of Pho Noi
500kV electrical substation and connection
lines
21 Pho Noi 500kV - Bac Ninh
2 2 x 30 New construction of 3-circuit power line
22 Vinh Tuong - branch to
Son Tay - Viet Tri 4 x 2 New construction
23 Bac Ninh 3 - branch to
Dong Anh - Hiep Hoa 2 x 5 New construction
24 West of Hanoi - branch to
Ha Dong - Chem 4 x 12
New construction, assurance of power
supply for Hanoi
25 Hoa Binh - West of Hanoi 2 x 50 New construction
26 Yen My - branch to Pho
Noi - Thuong tin 2 x 2 New construction
27 Connection to Bac Ninh 4 2 x 11 New construction
28 Increase of load capacity in
Pha Lai - Bac Ninh 2 x 24
Renovation, transmission for power source
in Dong Bac, prevention of overload
29 Increase of load capacity in
Pha Lai – Hiep Hoa 1 x 58
Renovation, transmission for power source
in Dong Bac, prevention of overload
30 Increase of load capacity in
Dong Hoa - Thai Binh 2 x 53 Renovation, conformity to N-1 criterion
31 Branch to Quang Chau 4 x 6 New construction
32
Thuy Nguyen - branch to
Hai Phong thermal power
station - Vat Cach
4 x 2 New construction
33 Lang Son - Bac Giang 2 x 95 New construction
34
Hai Duong thermal power
station - branch to Pha Lai
– Hai Duong 2
4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
generator set 1 in Hai Duong thermal power
station
35 Hai Duong thermal power
station – Pho Noi 500kV 2 x 60
New construction synchronized with the
generator set 2 in Hai Duong thermal power
station
36 Thai Binh - Kim Dong 2 x 46 New construction, increase of power
transmission capacity
37 Truc Ninh - branch to Nam
Dinh - Ninh Binh 2 x 29
New construction connected the electrical
substation in Truc Ninh
38 Nam Dinh – Ninh Binh, 2nd
circuit 2 x 31
Renovation, exploitation of the output of
Thai Binh thermal power station
39 Thai Binh - Thai Binh
thermal power station 2 x 30
New construction, exploitation of the output
of Thai Binh thermal power station
40 Thai Thuy - Thai Binh
thermal power station 2 x 0,5
New construction, exploitation of the output
of Thai Binh thermal power station
41 Truc Ninh - Thai Binh
thermal power station 2 x 45
New construction, power transmission for
Thai Binh thermal power station
42 Nho Quan - Thanh Nghi 2 x 25 New construction
43 Nho Quan - Phu Ly 1 x 40
Renovation, 2nd circuit, sharing the pylon
with the 500kV power line in Nho Quan –
Thuong Tin (2nd circuit), 200kV power line
in Nho Quan - Thanh Nghi
44 Ninh Binh 2 - branch to
Ninh Binh - Thai Binh 2 x 19 New construction
45 Vung Ang - Ba Don -
Dong Hoi 2 x 85
New construction, increase of power
transmission between the North and the
Central
46
Trung Son hydropower
plant - branch to Hoa Binh
- Nho Quan
2 x 57 New construction synchronized with Trung
Son hydropower plant
47 Thanh Son - branch to
Trung Son - Nho Quan 2 x 0,5
New construction synchronized with Trung
Son hydropower plant
48 Dong Van - branch to Hua 2 x 0,5 New construction synchronized with Dong
Na - Thanh Hoa Van hydropower plant
49 Increase of load capacity in
Nho Quan - Thanh Hoa 1 x 62
Renovation, transmission for power sources
in North Central region
50 Hoi Xuan - branch to
Trung Son - Nho Quan 2 x 16
New construction synchronized with Hoi
Xuan hydropower plant
51 Branch to Quynh Luu 4 x 5 New construction
52 Vung Ang - Vung Ang
thermal power station 2 x 3 New construction
53 Branch to Nong Cong 4 x 5 New construction
54 Viet Tri 500kV - branch to
Phu Tho - Viet Tri 2 x 10 New construction
55
Khe Than - branch to Son
Dong thermal power
station - Trach Bach
2 x 3 New construction, specialized power supply
56 Van Dien - branch to Ha
Dong - Thuong Tin 4 x 7
New construction, switching in Van Dien for
receipt of power from 2 circuits of Hoa Binh
hydropower plant
57 Branch to Bac Me 2 x 1 New construction
58 Muong La - branch to Son
La 500kV - Son La 2 x 1,5 New construction
59 Viet Tri - Vinh Yen - Soc
Son 2 x 74
Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
60 Son Tay - Hoa Binh 1 x 49 Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
61 Thai Nguyen - Bac Giang 1 x 68 Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
62
Pha Lai - branch to Hai
Duong thermal power
station
2 x 17 Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
63 Phu Ly - Nho Quan 2 x 37 Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
64 Ha Dong - Phu Ly 1 x 43 Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
Facilities built from 2021 to 2025
1 Connection to Bac Ninh 5 2 x 7 New construction
2 Viet Tri 500kV - Tam
Duong 2 x 20 New construction
3 Tam Duong - Ba Thien 2 x 18 New construction
4 Ba Thien - Me Linh 2 x 20 New construction
5 Me Linh - branch to Soc
Son - Van Tri 2 x 3 New construction
6
Gia Loc - branch to Hai
Duong thermal power
station - Pho Noi
4 x 2 New construction
7 Duong Kinh - branch t o
Dong Hoa - Dinh Vu 4 x 3
New construction
connected to the electrical
substation in Duong Kinh
8 My Ly - Ban Ve 2 x 72
New construction
synchronized with My Ly
hydropower plan, and
suspended before the 1-
circuit line
9 Nam Mo 1 - branch to My
Ly - Ban Ve 2 x 18
New construction
synchronized with Nam
Mo (Vietnam) hydropower
plant
10 Phu Tho 2 - branch to Son
La - Viet Tri 2 x 5
New construction, 1-
circuirt switching
11 Son La - Dien Bien 2 x 126 New construction
12 Vinh Tuong - Vinh Yen 2 x 8
New construction and
renovation, switching to 2-
circuit power line in Vinh
Tuong - Vinh Yen
13 Yen Thuy - branch to Hoa
Binh - Nho Quan 4 x 3
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
14 Dong Mo - branch to Bac
Giang – Lang Son 4 x 3
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
15
Dai Tu - branch to Tuyen
Quang - Luu Xa and Tuyen
Quang hydropower plant -
Thai Nguyen
4 x 3 New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
16 Hai Phong 500kV - branch
to Dong Hoa - Thai Binh 4 x 5
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
17 Hai Phong 500kV - Gia
Loc 2 x 35
New construction, 4-wire
phase
18 Lang Giang - branch to
Bac Giang - Thai Nguyen 2 x 2
New construction, 1-
circuirt switching
19
Bac Ninh 500kV - branch
to Bac Ninh 2 - Pho Noi
500kV
4 x 3 New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
20 Bac Ninh 500kV - Bac
Ninh 4 2 x 15
New construction, 4-wire
phasing
21
Gia Luong (Bac Ninh 6) -
branch to Bac Ninh 2 - Pho
Noi 500kV
4 x 2 New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
22 Long Bien - Mai Dong 2 x 20 New construction, line
phasing
23 Dong Anh 500kV - Van
Tri 2 2 x 16
New construction, line
phasing
24 Vinh Yen 500kV - Ba
Thien 2 x 10
New construction, 2-wire
or 4-wire phasing
25 Vinh Yen 500kV - Vinh
Yen 2 x 16
New construction, 4-wire
phasing, partial renovation
of the existing power line
in Vinh Yen - Soc Son
26 Vinh Yen 500kV - branch
to Ba Thien - Me Linh 4 x 3
New construction, 4-wire
phasing
27 West of Hanoi - branch to
Chem - Tay Ho 2 x 25
New construction,
switching to the power line
in Hoa Binh – West of
Hanoi for direct power
supply from Hoa Binh
hydropower plant to Chem
and Tay Ho
28 Ung Hoa - branch to Ha
Dong - Phu Ly 2 x 4
New construction, 1-
circuirt switching
29 My Dinh - branch to West
of Hanoi - Chem 4 x 1
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
30 Connection to Hai Phong 3
thermal power station 92
New construction, further
research required
31 Thai Binh 500kV - branch
to Thai Binh - Kim Dong 4 x 5
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
32 Thai Binh 500kV - Thanh
Nghi 2 x 34
New construction, 2-wire
or 4-wire phasing
33 Pho Cao - branch to Thai
Binh - Kim Dong 4 x 2
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
34
Vu Thu - branch to Thai
Binh – Nam Dinh and Thai
Binh - Ninh Binh 2
4 x 5 New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
35 Hai Hau - Truc Ninh 2 x 16 New construction
36 Thanh Hoa 500kV - branch
to Nghi Son - Ba Che 4 x 5
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
37 Nong Cong - branch to
Nghi Son - Ba Che 4 x 2
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
38 Thanh Hoa 500kV - Sam
Son 2 x 25 New construction
39
Nam Cam - branch to Nghi
Son thermal power station
- Vinh and Quynh Luu -
Vinh
4 x 3 New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
40
Nghi Son thermal power
station - branch to Nghi
Son - Vinh
2 x 10
New construction,
switching from the
electrical substation in
Vinh to the 500kV
electrical substation in
Nghi Son
41
Suspension of 2nd circuit in
Thanh Hoa - Nghi Son -
Quynh Luu
1 x 70
Suspension of the 2nd
circuit of the new power
line
42 Thach Khe - Ha Tinh
500kV 2 x 15 New construction
43 Ninh Binh - Tam Diep -
Bim Son 2 x 27
Renovation, increase of
load capacity, conformity
to N-1 criterion
44 Son La - Phu Tho - Viet
Tri 1 x 192
Renovation, increase of
load capacity, conformity
to N-1 criterion
45 Connection to Yen Hung 2 x 12 New construction
46 Van Tri - Tay Ho 1 x 7
Renovation, increase of
load capacity, conformity
to N-1 criterion
Facilities built from 2026 to 2030
1 Luc Yen - branch to Bao
Thang - Yen Bai 4 x 2
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
2 Son Tay 500kV - Vinh Yen 2 x 30 New construction and
renovation
3 Son Tay 500kV - Son Tay 2 x 8 New construction
4 Tan Lac - branch to Hoa
Binh - Yen Thuy 4 x 1
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
5 Tan Lac - branch to Trung
Son hydropower plant 2 x 1
New construction,
switching from Trung Son
hydropower plant in Ban
Uon to Tan Lac
6
Thai Nguyen 500kV -
branch to Bac Kan - Thai
Nguyen and Tuyen Quang
- Thai Nguyen
4 x 3 New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
7 Branch to Luu Xa 2 x 3
New construction, line
switching from Tuyen
Quang - Phu Binh
8 Thai Nguyen 500kV - Thai
Nguyen 2 x 5
New construction, line
switching, direct
connection from the 500kV
electrical substation in
Thai Nguyen to Luu Xa,
Phu Binh
9 Son My thermal power
station - Chu 2 x 30
New construction, increase
of reliability in power
supply
10 Dong Mo - Chu 2 x 30
New construction, increase
of reliability in power
supply
11
Bac Giang 500kV - branch
to Bac Giang - Thai
Nguyen
2 x 10 New construction
12 Bac Giang 500kV - branch
to Bac Giang - Dong Mo 2 x 10
New construction, line
switching, direct
connection from the 500kV
electrical substation in Bac
Giang to Dong Mo
13 Song Cong - branch to Phu
Binh - Hiep Hoa 4 x 5
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
14
New Dong Bac coal-based
thermal power station (Hai
Ha 500kV) - Mong Cai
2 x 38 New construction
15
New Dong Bac coal-based
thermal power station (Hai
Ha 500kV) - Hai Ha
2 x 3 New construction
16 Ha Long - Quang Ninh 2 x 10 New construction, 2-wire
or 4-wire phasing
17 Hai Phong 500kV - Do Son 2 x 25 New construction, 2-wire
or 4-wire phasing
18 Hai Phong 500kV - Duong
Kinh 2 x 15
New construction, 4-wire
phasing
19 Tu Ky - branch to Gia Loc
- Hai Phong 500kV 4 x 2 New construction
20 Phuc Dien - branch to Gia
Loc - Pho Noi 500kV 4 x 2 New construction
21 Dong Anh 500kV - Dong
Ky 2 x 8
New construction, 4-wire
phasing
22 Dong Anh 2 - branch to
Dong Anh - Van Tri 4 x 2
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
23 Soc Son 2 - branch to
Dong Anh - Hiep Hoa 2 x 10
New construction, 1-
circuirt switching
24 West of Hanoi - branch to
Ha Dong - Thanh Cong 2 x 12
New construction, line
switching, direct power
supply from the West of
Hanoi to Thanh Cong
25 Ha Dong - Phu Ly 2 x 50 Upgrade to double circuit
26 Chuong My - branch to Ha
Dong - Ung Hoa 4 x 10
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
27 Ung Hoa - branch to Ha
Dong - Phu Ly 2 x 4
New construction,
switching on the remaining
circuit
28
South of Hanoi 500kV -
branch to Ha Dong - Phu
Ly
4 x 2 New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
29 Thuan Thanh - branch to
Bac Ninh - Pho Noi 2 x 6
New construction, 1-
circuirt switching
30 Long Bien 500kV - branch 4 x 2 New construction, 4-wire
to Long Bien - Mai Dong phasing
31 Long Bien 500kV - branch
to Long Bien - Bac Ninh 2 2 x 5
New construction, line
switching, direct
connection from Long
Bien 500kV to Bac Ninh 2
32 Thai Binh 500kV - Hung
Yen City 2 x 15 New construction
33 Ly Nhan - branch to Thai
Binh 500kV - Thanh Nghi 4 x 2
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
34
Nam Dinh 2 - branch to
Nam Dinh -Ninh Binh &
Vu Thu - Ninh Binh 2
4 x 3 New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
35 Nam Dinh 2 – branch to
Truc Ninh 2 x 2
New construction, line
switching, direct
connection from Nam Dinh
2 to Truc Ninh
36 Quynh Phu - branch to Hai
Phong 500kV - Thai Binh I 4 x 2
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
37 Thanh Hoa 500kV - Hau
Loc 2 x 27
New construction, 4-wire
phasing
38 Nam Dinh I thermal power
station - Hau Loc 2 x 40 New construction
39 Nam Dinh I thermal power
station - Ninh Binh 2 2 x 25 New construction
40 Nam Dinh I thermal power
station - Hai Hau 2 x 10 New construction
41 Tam Diep - branch to Bim
Son - Ninh Binh 2 x 5
New construction, 1-
circuirt switching
42 Can Loc - branch to Vinh -
Ha Tinh 4 x 2
New construction, 2-
circuirt switching
43
Tuong Duong - branch to
Ban Ve hydropower plant -
Do Luong
2 x 3 New construction, 1-
circuirt switching
44 Tuong Duong - branch to
Nam Mo - Ban Ve 1 x 6
New construction, line
switching in Nam Mo -
Tuong Duong
45 Tuong Duong - Do Luong 1 x 118 New construction,
conformity to N-1 criterion
46 Do Luong - Nam Cam 2 x 45 New construction,
conformity to N-1 criterion
47 Ha Tinh 500kV - Hung
Dong 2 x 63
Renovation, increase of
load capacity, conformity
to N-1 criterion
48 Phu Tho - Viet Tri 2 x 34
Renovation, increase of
load capacity, conformity
to N-1 criterion
Table 5. List of 220kV electrical substations in the Central by 2030
No. Project name Transformer
set(s) x MVA Note
Facilities built from 2016 to 2020
1 Doc Soi 1 x 125 Renovation, replacement of the
63MVA transformer set
2 Ngu Hanh Son 1 x 250 New construction (former name:
District 3 substation)
3 Hoa Khanh 1 x 250
Renovation, replacement of the
125MVA transformer set for
prevention of overload
4 Son Ha 2 x 125 New construction subject to the
progress of the hydropower project
5 Thanh My 1 x 125
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, small-scale
hydropower transmission,
prevention of overload for the 1st
transformer set
6 Hai Chau 1 x 250 New construction, prevention of
overload
7 Phong Dien 1 x 125 New construction, increase of
reliability
8 Quang Ngai 1 x 125
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, prevention of
overload
9 Dong Ha 1 x 125
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, power supply in
dry season
10 Duy Xuyen 1 x 125 New construction
11 Kon Tum 1 x 125 New construction, transmission of
hydroelectricity in Kon Tum
12 Buon Kuop 1 x 125
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, overload
prevention, under the power plant's
management
13 Krong Buk 1 x 250
Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set, prevention of
overload
14 Dak Nong 2 x 125 New construction
15 Chu Se 1 x 125 New construction
16 Tuy Hoa 1 x 125
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, prevention of
overload
17 Quy Nhon 1 x 250 Renovation of the 2nd transformer
set for increase of capacity
18 Phu My 1 x 125 New construction, assurance of
reliability
19 Nha Trang 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the
125MVA transformer set
20 Thap Cham 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
21 Van Phong 1 x 250 New construction
22 Phuoc An 1 x 125
New construction, installation of
the transformer set in the circuit
breaker station
23 Pleiku 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
24 Aluminum smelting 6 x 174
New construction of 6 transformer
sets at 220/99/22 kV - 174/174/65
MVA and 2 transformer sets at
220/22/10 kV - 70 MVA
Facilities built from 2021 to 2025
1 Ba Don 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
2 Hue 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
3 Tam Ky 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
4 Dong Ha 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
5 Krong Ana 2 x 125 New construction
6 Chu Se 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
7 Tuy Hoa 1 x 250 Renovation of the 2nd transformer
set for increase of capacity
8 Cam Ranh 1 x 250 New construction
9 Lao Bao 1 x 125 New construction connected to
wind-based power plants
10 Kon Tum 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
11 Dong Hoi 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
12 Hoa Khanh 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
13 Tam Hiep 2 x 125 New construction
14 Dung Quat 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
15 Dung Quat 2 1 x 250 New construction
16 Phuoc An 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
17 Phu My 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
18 Cam Ranh 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
19 Ninh Hoa 2 x 250 New construction
20 Krong Buk 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
21 Buon Kuop 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
22 Chan May 1 x 125 New construction
Facilities built from 2026 to 2030
1 Dong Hoi 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
2 Lao Bao 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
3 Dong Ha 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
4 Ngu Hanh Son 1 x 250
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set (former name:
District 3 substation)
5 An Don 1 x 250 New construction
6 Thanh My 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
7 Tam Ky 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
8 Tam Hiep 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
9 Bac Chu Lai 1 x 125 New construction
10 Hue 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
11 Chan May 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
12 Lien Chieu 2 x 250 New construction
13 Doc Soi 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
14 Dung Quat 2 1 x 250 Renovation
15 Dung Quat 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of 2
transformer sets
16 Quang Ngai 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
17 Quang Ngai 2 1 x 250 New construction
18 Phuoc An 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
19 Phu My 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
20 Song Cau 2 x 125 New construction
21 Nhon Hoi 1 x 250 New construction
22 Van Phong 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
23 Bo Y 1 x 125 New construction
24 Pleiku 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
25 Buon Kuop 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
Table 6. List of 220kV power lines in the Central by 2030
No. Project name Circuit(s) x km Note
Facilities built from 2016 to 2020
1 Ngu Hanh Son - branch to Da
Nang - Tam Ky 2 x 12 New construction
2 Dong Hoi - Dong Ha 2 x 108
New construction of the 2nd circuit,
increase of power transmission between
the North and the Central
3 Dong Ha - Hue 2 x 68
New construction of the 2nd circuit,
increase of power transmission between
the North and the Central
4 Phong Dien - branch to Dong
Hoi - Hue 4 x 5 New construction
5 Hoa Khanh - Hai Chau 2 x 10 New construction
6 Duy Xuyen - branch to Da
Nang - Tam Ky 4 x 2 New construction
7 Xekaman 1 - Pleiku 2 x 133 New construction, use of the surveyed
500kV line (in Vietnam's territory)
8 Pleiku 2 - branch to Pleiku - Se
San 4 4 x 16
New construction connected to Pleiku 2
500kV electrical substation
9 Connection to the aluminum
smelting factory 6 x 10 New construction
10
An Khe biomass power plant -
branch to Pleiku - An Khe
hydropower plant
2 x 1 New construction, exploitation of the
output of An Khe biomass power plant
11 Pleiku 2 - branch to Pleiku -
Krong Buk 2 x 13
New construction connected to Pleiku 2
500kV electrical substation
12 Pleiku 2 - Krong Buk 1 x 141 New construction of 2nd circuit, increase
of reliability
13 An Khe - Pleiku 2 1 x 120 New construction of 2nd circuit, increase
of reliability
14 An Khe - Quy Nhon 1 x 46 New construction of 2nd circuit,
conformity to N-1 criterion
15 Quang Ngai - Phuoc An 2 x 135 New construction
16 Phu My - branch to Phuoc An -
Quang Ngai 2 x 2 New construction
17 Thuong Kon Tum - Quang
Ngai 2 x 76
New construction synchronized with
Thuong Kon Tum hydropower plant
18 Chu Se - branch to Pleiku -
Krong Buk 2 x 2 New construction
19 Duc Trong - branch to Da
Nhim - Di Linh 2 x 7 New construction
20 Tuy Hoa - Nha Trang 1 x 129 Renovation, suspension of the 2nd circuit
21 Nha Trang - Thap Cham 2 x 105 New construction, exploitation of
electric output from Vinh Tan
22 Van Phong - branch to Nha
Trang - Tuy Hoa 4 x 3 New construction
Facilities built from 2021 to 2025
1 Thanh My 500kV - Duy Xuyen 2 x 57 New construction, increase of reliability
in power supply for Da Nang City
2 Krong Ana - branch to Krong
Buk - Buon Kuop 2 x 12 New construction
3 Cam Ranh - branch to Thap
Cham - Nha Trang 4 x 2 New construction
4 Lao Bao - Dong Ha 2 x 52 New construction, transmission of wind-
based electricity
5 Hai Chau - Ngu Hanh Son 2 x 15 New construction, increase of reliability
in power supply for Da Nang City
6 Tam Hiep - Doc Soi 2 x 14 New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Tam Hiep
7 Doc Soi - Quang Ngai 1 x 60 Renovation of the 2nd circuit
8 Dung Quat 2 - Dung Quat
thermal power station 2 x 15
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Dung
Quat 2
9
Dung Quat thermal power
station - branch to Dung Quat -
Doc Soi
4 x 1
New construction, exploitation of the
output of Dung Quat thermal power
station
10 Dung Quat thermal power
station - Doc Soi 2 x 5
New construction, exploitation of the
output of Dung Quat thermal power
station
11 Nha Trang - Krong Buk 1 x 147 New construction of the 2nd circuit
12 Ninh Hoa - branch to Tuy Hoa
- Nha Trang 4 x 5 New construction
13
220kV circuit breaker station -
500kV electrical substation in
Krong Buk - Krong Buk
4 x 30
New construction connected to 220kV
breaker station and 500kV substation in
Krong Buk
14
220kv circuit breaker station -
500kV electrical substation in
Van Phon - Ninh Hoa
2 x 25
New construction, exploitation of the
output of Van Phong 1 thermal power
station
15
220kv circuit breaker station -
500kV electrical substation in
Van Phong - branch to Ninh
Hoa - Tuy Hoa 1
2 x 25
New construction, exploitation of the
output of Van Phong 1 thermal power
station
Facilities built from 2026 to 2030
1 An Don - branch to Hai Chau -
Ngu Hanh Son (District 3) 2 x 1
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in An Don
2 Bac Chu Lai - branch to Tam
Ky - Doc Soi 4 x 3
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Bac Chu
Lai
3 Quang Ngai 2 - branch to Doc
Soi - Quang Ngai 4 x 3
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Quang
Ngai 2
4 Bo Y - Kon Tum 2 x 60 New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Bo Y
5
220kV circuit breaker station -
500kV electrical substation in
Binh Dinh - branch to Phuoc
An - Phu My
4 x 20
New construction connected to 220kV
breaker station and 500kV substation in
Binh Dinh
6
220kV circuit breaker station -
500kV electrical substation in
Binh Dinh - Nhon Hoi
2 x 22 New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Nhon Hoi
7 Song Cau - branch to Quy
Nhon - Tuy Hoa 2 x 3
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Song Cau
8 Nhon Hoi - Song Cau 2 x 75 New construction
9 Song Cau - Tuy Hoa 2 x 40 New construction
10
Van Phong thermal power
station - branch to Ninh Hoa -
Van Phong
2 x 25
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Van
Phong
11 Nha Trang - Ninh Hoa 2 x 129 Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
Table 7. List of 220kV electrical substations in the South by 2030
No. Project name Transformer
set(s) x MVA Note
Facilities built from 2016 to 2020
1 Duc Trong 2 x 125 New construction, increase of reliability in
power supply
2 Thap Cham 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
3 Ham Tan 1 x 250 New construction, increase of reliability in
power supply
4 Ham Tan 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
5 Bao Loc 1 x 125 Renovation, replacement of the 63MVA
transformer set
6 Da Nhim 2 x 125 Renovation, transformer set replacement
7 Vung Tau 2 x 250 New construction, increase of reliability in
power supply for Vung Tau City
8 My Xuan 2 x 250 New construction, prevention of overload
in Phu My
9 Tan Thanh 1 x 250
Renovation, installation of the 3rd
transformer set, prevention of overload,
supply of power to the Southern
petrochemical complex
10 Chau Duc 1 x 250 New construction, supply of power to
Chau Duc industrial zone
11 Tri An 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 125MVA
transformer set
12 Thuan An 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
13 Binh Long 1 x 250 Renovation
14 Tan Uyen 2 x 250 New construction synchronized with the
500kV substation in Tan Uyen
15 Duc Hoa 1 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
16 Tay Ninh 2 1 x 250 New construction, supply of power to
Phuoc Dong Boi Loi industrial zone
17 Nhon Trach City 1 x 250
Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set, reduction of electrical
load in Long Thanh
18 Tam Phuoc 1 x 250 New construction
19 Uyen Hung 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
20 Chon Thanh (Binh Long 2) 1 x 250 New construction in the 500kV electrical
substation in Chon Thanh
21 Ben Cat 2 x 250 New construction
22 Ben Cat 2 2 x 250 New construction
23 Binh Long 1 x 250 Renovation of the 1st transformer set for
increase of capacity
24 District 8 2 x 250 New construction
25 High tech zone0} 2 x 250 New construction
26 Vinh Loc 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the temporary
substation with the official one
27 Tan Cang 2 x 250 New construction
28 Dam Sen 2 x 250 New construction
29 Thu Thiem 1 x 250 New construction
30 Tan Son Nhat 2 x 250 New construction
31 Mo Cay 1 x 125 New construction
32 Tra Vinh 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
33 Cao Lanh 2 x 250 Renovation, replacement of two 125MVA
transformer sets
34 Can Duoc 1 x 250 New construction
35 Ben Luc 1 x 250 New construction, reduction of electrical
load in Long An
36 Tra Noc 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 100MVA
transformer set
37 Sa Dec 2 x 250 New construction
38 Long Xuyen 2 1 x 250 New construction
39 Kien Binh 2 x 250 Renovation, increase of power supply in
Phu Quoc
40 Soc Trang 1 x 250 Renovation of the 1st transformer set at
full load
41 Rach Gia 1 x 250 Renovation for increase of capacity
42 Chau Thanh (Hau Giang) 1 x 250 New construction
43 Can Tho 1 x 250 New construction
44 Vinh Long 2 1 x 250 Renovation of the 2nd transformer set for
increase of capacity
45 Tra Vinh 1 x 250 Renovation of the 1st transformer set for
increase of capacity
46 Gia Rai 1 x 125 New construction, prevention of overload
in 110kV grid
47 Ca Mau 1 x 250 Renovation of the 1st transformer set for
increase of capacity
48 An Phuoc 2 x 250 New construction
Facilities built from 2021 to 2025
1 Tay Ninh 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
2 Xuan Loc 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
3 VSIP 2 x 250 New construction
4 Binh Long 2 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
5 Can Duoc 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
6 Ben Luc 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
7 Long Xuyen 2 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
8 Gia Rai 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
9 Thot Not 1 x 250 Renovation, transformer set replacement
10 Phan Ri 1 x 250 New construction
11 Chau Duc 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
12 Dat Do 2 x 250 New construction
13 Bac Chau Duc 2 x 250 New construction in the 500kV electrical
substation
14 Phu My 3 industrial zone 2 x 250 New construction
15 Thu Thiem 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
16 District 7 2 x 250 New construction
17 Cu Chi 2 2 x 250 New construction
18 Binh Chanh 1 2 x 250 New construction
19 Binh Long 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
20 Phuoc Long 1 x 250 New construction of the 1st transformer set
21 Tay Ninh 2 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
22 Tan Bien 2 x 250 New construction
23 Phuoc Dong 1 x 250 New construction
24 Chon Thanh 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd cascade
transformer set in the 500kV substation
25 Lai Uyen 2 x 250 New construction
26 Tan Dinh 2 2 x 250 New construction
27 Binh My 1 x 250 New construction
28 Tri An 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
29 Long Khanh 2 x 250 New construction
30 Dinh Quan 2 x 250 New construction
31 Nhon Trach industrial zone 2 x 250 New construction
32 Duc Hoa 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 1st cascade
transformer set in the 500kV electrical
substation in Duc Hoa
33 Duc Hoa 2 2 x 250 New construction
34 Duc Hoa 3 2 x 250 New construction
35 Lap Vo 1 x 250 New construction
36 Chau Thanh 1 x 250 New construction
37 Go Cong 1 x 250 New construction
38 Ben Tre 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
39 Mo Cay 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
40 Tra Noc 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of two 125MVA
transformer sets
41 O Mon 2 x 250 Renovation, replacement of 2 transformer
sets
42 Can Tho 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
43 Duyen Hai 1 x 250 New construction
44 My Tu 1 x 125 New construction
45 Cai Be 1 x 250 New construction
46 Chau Thanh 1 x 125 New construction
47 Hon Dat circuit breaker
station
New construction connected to Kien
Giang thermal power station
48 Nam Can 1 x 250 New construction (former name: Cai
Nuoc)
49 Long Son 1 x 250 New construction, supply of power on
Long Son island
Facilities built from 2026 to 2030
1 Bao Loc 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
2 Duc Trong 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
3 Ninh Phuoc 1 x 250 New construction
4 Ham Thuan 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
5 Phan Thiet 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 1st
transformer set
6 Phan Ri 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
7 Ba Ria 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
8 Phu My City 2 x 250 New construction
9 Nam Hiep Phuoc 2 x 250 New construction
10 Binh Chanh 2 2 x 250 New construction
11 Phu Hoa Dong 1 x 250 New construction
12 Northwest of Cu Chi 1 x 250 New construction
13 Dong Xoai 1 x 250 New construction
14 Phuoc Dong 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
15 Ben Cau 2 x 250 New construction
16 Tay Ninh 2 x 250 New construction cascaded in the 500kV
electrical substation in Tay Ninh
17 Tay Ninh 3 2 x 250 New construction
18 Binh My 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
19 Phu Giao 1 x 250 New construction
20 Ho Nai 2 x 250 New construction
21 Bien Hoa 2 x 250 New construction, reduction of electrical
load in Long Binh
22 Dau Giay 2 x 250 New construction
23 Tam Phuoc 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
24 Duc Hoa 1 x 250
Renovation, installation of the 2nd cascade
transformer set in the 500kV electrical
substation in Duc Hoa
25 Tan An 2 x 250 New construction
26 Duc Hoa 4 2 x 250 New construction
27 Thanh Binh 2 x 250 New construction
28 Hong Ngu 1 x 250 New construction
29 Chau Thanh (Hau Giang) 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
30 Cho Moi 1 x 250 New construction
31 Go Cong 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
32 Vinh Long 3 2 x 250 New construction
33 Ba Tri 1 x 250 New construction
34 Vinh Thuan 1 x 250 New construction
35 Thot Not 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
36 Tra Vinh 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
37 Soc Trang 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
38 My Tu 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
39 Chau Thanh 1 x 125 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
40 Hon Dat 1 x 250 New construction, installation of the 1st
transformer set
41 Bac Lieu 2 1 x 250 Renovation, replacement of the 2nd
transformer set
42 Nam Can 1 x 250 Renovation, installation of the 2nd
transformer set
Table 8. List of 220kV power lines in the South by 2030
No. Project name Circuit(s) x km Note
Facilities built from 2016 to 2020
1 Phan Thiet - Tan Thanh (Phu
My 2 industrial zone) 2 x 144
New construction, exploitation of electric
output from Vinh Tan
2 Increase of load capacity in
Phu My - My Xuan 2 x 5 Renovation, prevention of overload
3 My Xuan - branch to Phu My
- Cat Lai 4 x 0,5
New construction synchronized with the
electrical substation in My Xuan
4 Ham Tan - branch to Phan
Thiet - Tan Thanh 4 x 1
New construction synchronized with the
electrical substation in Ham Tan
5 Di Linh - Bao Loc 1 x 34 New construction, suspension of 2-circuit
line before 1-circuit line in consideration
6 Chau Duc - branch to Ham
Tan - Tan Thanh 4 x 2 New construction
7 Phu My thermal power station
- Tan Thanh 2 x 11
Renovation of the 110kV power line
between Phu My thermal power station
and Tan Thanh to 4-circuit power line
8 Cau Bong - Hoc Mon -
branch to Binh Tan 4 x 7
New construction, 6-circuit arrangement
in consideration
9 Cau Bong - Duc Hoa 4 x 12 New construction
10 High tech zone - Cat Lai 2 x 6,5 New construction, temporary use of
110kV line
11 Phu Lam - Hoc Mon 2 x 19 Renovation of 1-circuit line to 2-circuit
line
12 Binh Chanh - District 8 2 x 6,5 New construction, underground line
13 My Tho 500 - branch to Long
An - Cai Lay 4 x 3 New construction
14 Connection to Ben Luc 2 x 10 New construction
15 Tay Ninh - Binh Long 2 x 64 New construction, increase of reliability
in power supply
16 Tan Uyen - Thuan An 2 x 8
New construction and renovation,
exploitation of the 500kV substation in
Tan Uyen
17 Tan Uyen - branch to Thu
Duc - Long Binh 4 x 8
New construction synchronized with the
500kV substation in Tan Uyen
18 Tay Ninh 2 - branch to Trang
Bang - Tay Ninh 2 x 5 New construction
19 Tan Cang - Cat Lai 2 x 14 New construction, underground line
20 Junction from Vinh Loc to
Hoc Mon - Binh Tan 2 x 5 New construction, 2-circuirt switching
21 Tam Phuoc - branch to Long
Thanh - Long Binh 2 x 2 New construction
22 Phu Lam - Dam Sen 2 x 8 New construction
23 Connection to Thu Thiem 4 x 0,5 New construction
24 Ben Cat - branch to Binh
Long - My Phuoc 4 x 2 New construction
25 Chon Thanh - branch to Binh
Long - My Phuoc 4 x 10 New construction
26 Chon Thanh - Ben Cat 2 x 50 New construction
27 Hiep Binh Phuoc - Tan Son
Nhat 2 x 7 New construction
28 Bien Hoa - branch to Tan
Uyen - Long Binh 4 x 1 New construction
29 Song May - Tam Phuoc 2 x 20 New construction, reduction of electrical
load in Song May - Long Binh
30 An Phuoc - branch to Long
Binh - Long Thanh 4 x 5 New construction
31 Cat Lai - Thu Duc 2 x 9 Renovation, increase of load capacity
32 Can Duoc - branch to Phu My
- My Tho 4 x 5 New construction
33 Sa Dec - branch to Vinh Long
2 - O Mon 2 x 5 New construction
34 Long Xuyen 2 - branch to
Thot Not - Chau Doc 4 x 6 New construction
35 Cai Lay - Cao Lanh (2nd
generator set) 1 x 54 New construction
36 Cao Lanh - Thot Not (2nd
generator set) 1 x 27 New construction
37 Long Phu thermal power
station - Can Tho - Tra Noc 2 x 95
New construction, exploitation of the
output of Long Phu 1 thermal power
station
38
Suspension of 2nd circuit of
the power line from Soc
Trang to O Mon
1 x 80 Renovation, exploitation of the output of
Long Phu 1 thermal power station
39 Duc Hoa 500kV - Duc Hoa 1 4 x 22 New construction, 4-circuit line,
suspension of 2 circuits in advance
40 Increase of load capacity in
Ben Tre - My Tho 2 x 16
Renovation, exploitation of the output of
Duyen Hai 1 and Duyen Hai 3 thermal
power stations
41 Long Phu thermal power
station - Soc Trang 2 x 25
New construction synchronized with
Long Phu 1 thermal power station
42 Chau Thanh (Hau Giang) -
branch to O Mon - Soc Trang 4 x 5 New construction
43 Duc Hoa 500kV - branch to
Phu Lam - Long An 2 x 20 New construction
44 Dam Sen - Tan Son Nhat 2 x 6 New construction
45 Tan Son Nhat - Thuan An 2 x 15 New construction
46 Long Thanh 500kV - High
tech zone 2 x 25
New construction, increase of power
supply for Ho Chi Minh City
47 Long Thanh 500kV - branch
to Long Thanh - Long Binh 4 x 12
New construction, 2-circuit switching on
the existing power line
48 Ben Cat 2 - branch to Tan
Dinh - Cu Chi 4 x 2 New construction
49 Ben Cat - Ben Cat 2 2 x 20 New construction, switching to Chon
Thanh - Ben Cat 2
50 Thot Not - Long Xuyen -
Chau Doc 2 x 69
Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
51 Cu Chi - Trang Bang 2 x 15 Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
52
Gia Rai - branch to Ca Mau
thermal power station - Bac
Lieu 2
4 x 2 New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Gia Rai
Facilities built from 2021 to 2025
1 Bao Loc - Song May 1 x 127 Renovation, 2nd circuit, increase of
reliability
2 Dinh Quan - branch to Bao
Loc - Song May 4 x 1
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Dinh Quan
3 Phan Ri - branch to Phan
Thiet - Vinh Tan 4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Phan Ri
4 Bac Chau Duc - branch to
Tan Thanh - Chau Duc 4 x 10 New construction
5 Son My - branch to Ham Tan
- Chau Duc 4 x 4 New construction
6 Dat Do - branch to Son My -
Chau Duc 4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Dat Do
7
Phu My 3 industrial zone -
branch to Tan Thanh - Bac
Chau Duc
4 x 6
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Phu My 3
industrial zone
8 Tao Dan - Tan Cang 2 x 7 New construction, underground line
9 Binh Chanh 1 - Cau Bong 2 x 13
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Binh
Chanh 1
10 Cu Chi 2 - branch to Cu Chi -
Cau Bong 4 x 1 New construction
11 Thu Thiem - branch to Cat
Lai - Tan Cang 2 x 2 New construction, underground line
12 District 7 - Nha Be 2 x 6 New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in District 7
13 Binh Duong - branch to Uyen
Hung - Song May 4 x 2 New construction
14 Binh My - branch to Song
May - Binh Duong 4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Binh My
15 VSIP - branch to Binh Hoa -
Thuan An 4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in VSIP
16 Tan Dinh 2 - branch to Tan
Dinh - Ben Cat 4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Tan Dinh 2
17 Lai Uyen - branch to Chon
Thanh - My Phuoc 4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Lai Uyen
18 Tan Bien - Tay Ninh 2 x 30 New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Tan Bien
19
220kV busway - 500kV
electrical substation in Tay
Ninh - branch to Tay Ninh -
Trang Bang
4 x 1
New construction connected to 220kV
busway and 500kV substation in Tay
Ninh
20
220kV busway - 500kV
electrical substation in Tay
Ninh - Phuoc Dong
2 x 36
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Phuoc
Dong
21 Long Khanh - branch to Long
Thanh - Xuan Loc 4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Long
Khanh
22 Nhon Trach City - Nhon
Trach industrial zone 2 x 3 New construction
23 Nhon Trach industrial zone -
Long Thanh 500kV 2 x 30 New construction
24 Duc Hoa 3 - 220kV busway
and 500kV electrical 2 x 6
New construction synchronized with Duc
Hoa 3 220kV electrical substation
substation in Duc Hoa
25 Chau Thanh - branch to Chau
Doc - Thot Not 4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Chau
Thanh (An Giang)
26
Lap Vo - 220kV circuit
breaker station and 500kV
electrical substation in Thot
Not
2 x 22 New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Lap Vo
27 Connection to Kien Giang
thermal power station 20
New construction, further research
required
28 Hon Dat busway - branch to
Kien Binh - Rach Gia 2 x 2 New construction
29 Cai Be - branch to Cao Lanh -
Cai Lay 4 x 3
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Cai Be
30 Chau Thanh - branch to O
Mon - Long Phu 4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Chau
Thanh (Soc Trang)
31 My Tu - branch to Chau
Thanh - Long Phu 2 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in My Tu
32 Ninh Kieu - branch to Tra
Noc - Long Phu 4 x 4
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Ninh Kieu
33 Nam Can - Ca Mau 2 2 x 55 New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Nam Can
34
Duyen Hai 2 - branch to
Duyen Hai thermal power
station - Mo Cay
4 x 2
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Duyen Hai
2
35 Go Cong - Can Duoc 2 x 20 New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Go Cong
36 O Mon - Sa Dec - Vinh Long
- Cai Lay 2 x 75
Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
37 Xuan Loc - Long Khanh -
Long Thanh 2 x 58
Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
38 My Tho - Long An 2 x 27 Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
39 Connection to Long An 1
thermal power station 60
New construction, further research
required
40 Rach Gia - Hon Dat 2 x 40 Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
41 Phu Lam - Vinh Loc - Hoc
Mon 2 x 36
Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
42
Long Son - branch to Chau
Duc - Phu My 3 industrial
zone
2 x 8 New construction
43 Phuoc Long - branch to Binh
Long - Dak Nong 2 x 5 New construction
Facilities built from 2026 to 2030
1 Ninh Phuoc - branch to Thap
Cham - Vinh Tan 4 x 2 New construction
2 Song May - Long Binh 1 x 17 Renovation, 2nd circuit, increase of
reliability
3 Ho Nai - branch to Song May
- Tam Phuoc 4 x 2 New construction
4
Phu My City - branch to Bac
Chau Duc - Phu My 3
industrial zone
4 x 8 New construction
5 Phu Giao - branch to Uyen
Hung - Binh Duong 1 4 x 4 New construction
6 Phu Hoa Dong - branch to Cu
Chi 2 - Cu Chi 4 x 2 New construction
7
Cu Chi 3 - 220kV busway and
500kV electrical substation in
Cu Chi
2 x 5 New construction
8 Tay Ninh 3 - branch to Tay
Ninh 2 - Tay Ninh 1 busway 4 x 3 New construction
9
220kV circuit breaker and
500kV electrical substation in
Tay Ninh - branch to Tay
Ninh 2 - Trang Bang
4 x 2 New construction
10 Binh Long 2 - branch to Binh
Long - Chon Thanh 4 x 4
New construction synchronized with the
220kV electrical substation in Binh Long
2
11 Ben Cau - branch to Tay Ninh
2 busway - Trang Bang 4 x 4 New construction
12
Duc Hoa 4 - 220kV busway
and 500kV substation in Duc
Hoa
2 x 7 New construction
13
220kV busway and 500kV
electrical substation in Duc
Hoa - branch to Phu Lam -
Ben Luc
2 x 20 New construction
14 Binh Chanh 2 - branch to Phu
Lam - Duc Hoa busway 4 x 2 New construction
15
Dau Giay - 220kV busway
and 500kV electrical
substation in Dong Nai 2
2 x 20 New construction
16 Bien Hoa - branch to Long
Binh - Tan Uyen busway 4 x 2 New construction
17 Hong Ngu - Chau Doc 2 x 34 New construction
18
Hong Ngu - 220kV busway
and 500kV electrical
substation in Dong Thap
2 x 24 New construction
19
Thanh Binh - 220kV circuit
breaker station and 500kV
electrical substation in Dong
Thap
2 x 7 New construction
20
Cho Moi - 220kV busway and
500kV electrical substation in
Dong Thap
2 x 12 New construction
21 Cho Moi - Chau Thanh 2 x 15 New construction
22
Vinh Thuan - branch to Rach
Gia - Ca Mau thermal power
station
2 x 2 New construction
23
220kV busway and 500kV
electrical substation in Tien
Giang - branch to Vinh Long
2 - Sa Dec
4 x 15 New construction
24
220kV busway and 500kV
electrical substation in Tien
Giang - branch to Cao Lanh -
Cai Be
4 x 4 New construction
25 Vinh Long 3 - branch to Vinh
Long 2 - Tra Vinh 4 x 2 New construction
26 Ba Tri - Ben Tre 2 x 18 New construction
27 Tan An - branch to My Tho -
Can Duoc 4 x 5 New construction
28 Connection to Long An 2
thermal power station 62
New construction, further research
required
29 Dong Xoai - Chon Thanh 2 x 39 New construction
30 Nam Hiep Phuoc - branch to
Phu My - Can Duoc 4 x 2 New construction
31 Connection to Tan Phuoc
power center 120
New construction, further research
required
32 Ca Mau 2 - Ca Mau thermal
power station 2 x 6
Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
33 Chon Thanh - Binh Long 2 x 30 Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion
34 Tan Dinh - Binh Hoa - VSIP -
Hoc Mon 2 x 22
Renovation, increase of load capacity,
conformity to N-1 criterion