DECISION on the Period with the Vision to 2030 PRIME...

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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)


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


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




360


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


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


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




520


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


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




450


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


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470


No. Name of power plant

Installed

capacity

(MW)

Main investor


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


16




790


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




1200


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


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




1000


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


(2nd phase) 750 PVN

7




1200


1 Tri An hydropower plant expanded 200 EVN

2 Hai Phong III thermal power station (1st



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


(3rd phase) 750 PVN

8 Bac Ai pumped-storage hydroelectric

power station (3rd and 4th phases) 2x300 EVN

9




1800


No. Name of power plant Installed Main investor

capacity

(MW)


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




2160


1 Quynh Lap II thermal power station

(2nd phase) 600 BOT


(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




2910


1 Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage

hydroelectric power plant (1st phase) 300 Xuan Thien Company


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


(3rd phase) 750 GDF SUEZ/Sojitz-Pacific (BOT)

8




3240



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




3350


1 Huoi Tao hydropower plant 180


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




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


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


3 Vinh Yen 1800 New construction, design of flexible busway with


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


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


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



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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


500kV power line


North

1

Thai Binh - branch to Nam

Dinh I thermal power

station - Pho Noi

4 x 1


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



7

Vung Ang 3 thermal power

station - Quynh Lap


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



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


5 Krong Buk - branch to

Pleiku 2 - Chon Thanh 4 x 20



6

Gas turbines in the Central

thermal power station - Doc

Soi

2 x 20 New construction synchronized with the


7

Bac Ai pumped storage

hydropower plant - branch

to Van Phong - Vinh Tan


the power line in Van Phong - Vinh Tan

South

1 Binh Duong 1 - branch to

Song May - Tan Dinh 2 x 30



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




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


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



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


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


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



branch to Son La - Vinh

Yen



13



West of Hanoi



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


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-


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


transformer set, supply of power for pits’

load

39 Dien Bien 2 x 125 New construction

40 Muong Te 1 x 250


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


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



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


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


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


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


Hoa Binh - Ha Dong 2 x 65

Renovation, assurance of power supply for

Hanoi


Hoa Binh - Chem 1 x 70


Hanoi


Ha Dong - Chem 1 x 17


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


Pha Lai - Bac Ninh 2 x 24

Renovation, transmission for power source

in Dong Bac, prevention of overload


Pha Lai – Hiep Hoa 1 x 58

Renovation, transmission for power source

in Dong Bac, prevention of overload


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


generator set 1 in Hai Duong thermal power

station

35 Hai Duong thermal power

station – Pho Noi 500kV 2 x 60


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


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


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


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


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,


61 Thai Nguyen - Bac Giang 1 x 68 Renovation, increase of load capacity,


62

Pha Lai - branch to Hai

Duong thermal power

station

2 x 17 Renovation, increase of load capacity,


63 Phu Ly - Nho Quan 2 x 37 Renovation, increase of load capacity,


64 Ha Dong - Phu Ly 1 x 43 Renovation, increase of load capacity,



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


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


circuirt switching

14 Dong Mo - branch to Bac

Giang – Lang Son 4 x 3


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


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


circuirt switching

19

Bac Ninh 500kV - branch

to Bac Ninh 2 - Pho Noi

500kV


circuirt switching

20 Bac Ninh 500kV - Bac

Ninh 4 2 x 15


phasing

21

Gia Luong (Bac Ninh 6) -

branch to Bac Ninh 2 - Pho

Noi 500kV


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


or 4-wire phasing

25 Vinh Yen 500kV - Vinh

Yen 2 x 16


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


phasing


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


circuirt switching

29 My Dinh - branch to West

of Hanoi - Chem 4 x 1


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


circuirt switching

32 Thai Binh 500kV - Thanh

Nghi 2 x 34


or 4-wire phasing

33 Pho Cao - branch to Thai

Binh - Kim Dong 4 x 2


circuirt switching

34

Vu Thu - branch to Thai

Binh – Nam Dinh and Thai

Binh - Ninh Binh 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


circuirt switching

37 Nong Cong - branch to

Nghi Son - Ba Che 4 x 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


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


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



to N-1 criterion

45 Connection to Yen Hung 2 x 12 New construction

46 Van Tri - Tay Ho 1 x 7



to N-1 criterion


1 Luc Yen - branch to Bao

Thang - Yen Bai 4 x 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


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


circuirt switching

7 Branch to Luu Xa 2 x 3


switching from Tuyen

Quang - Phu Binh

8 Thai Nguyen 500kV - Thai

Nguyen 2 x 5


switching, direct

connection from the 500kV


Thai Nguyen to Luu Xa,

Phu Binh


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


12 Bac Giang 500kV - branch

to Bac Giang - Dong Mo 2 x 10


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


circuirt switching

14

New Dong Bac coal-based

thermal power station (Hai

Ha 500kV) - Mong Cai


15

New Dong Bac coal-based

thermal power station (Hai

Ha 500kV) - Hai Ha


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


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


phasing

22 Dong Anh 2 - branch to

Dong Anh - Van Tri 4 x 2


circuirt switching

23 Soc Son 2 - branch to

Dong Anh - Hiep Hoa 2 x 10


circuirt switching


Ha Dong - Thanh Cong 2 x 12


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


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


circuirt switching

29 Thuan Thanh - branch to

Bac Ninh - Pho Noi 2 x 6


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


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


circuirt switching

34

Nam Dinh 2 - branch to

Nam Dinh -Ninh Binh &

Vu Thu - Ninh Binh 2


circuirt switching

35 Nam Dinh 2 – branch to

Truc Ninh 2 x 2


switching, direct

connection from Nam Dinh

2 to Truc Ninh

36 Quynh Phu - branch to Hai

Phong 500kV - Thai Binh I 4 x 2


circuirt switching

37 Thanh Hoa 500kV - Hau

Loc 2 x 27


phasing

38 Nam Dinh I thermal power

station - Hau Loc 2 x 40 New construction


station - Ninh Binh 2 2 x 25 New construction


station - Hai Hau 2 x 10 New construction

41 Tam Diep - branch to Bim

Son - Ninh Binh 2 x 5


circuirt switching

42 Can Loc - branch to Vinh -

Ha Tinh 4 x 2


circuirt switching

43

Tuong Duong - branch to

Ban Ve hydropower plant -

Do Luong


circuirt switching

44 Tuong Duong - branch to

Nam Mo - Ban Ve 1 x 6


switching in Nam Mo -

Tuong Duong

45 Tuong Duong - Do Luong 1 x 118 New construction,


46 Do Luong - Nam Cam 2 x 45 New construction,


47 Ha Tinh 500kV - Hung

Dong 2 x 63



to N-1 criterion

48 Phu Tho - Viet Tri 2 x 34



to N-1 criterion

Table 5. List of 220kV electrical substations in the Central by 2030


set(s) x MVA Note


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


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


transformer set, prevention of

overload

9 Dong Ha 1 x 125


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


transformer set, overload

prevention, under the power plant's

management

13 Krong Buk 1 x 250

Renovation, replacement of the 1st


overload

14 Dak Nong 2 x 125 New construction

15 Chu Se 1 x 125 New construction

16 Tuy Hoa 1 x 125



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


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


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


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



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,


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


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


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



220kV electrical substation in Dung

Quat 2

9

Dung Quat thermal power

station - branch to Dung Quat -

Doc Soi

4 x 1


output of Dung Quat thermal power

station

10 Dung Quat thermal power

station - Doc Soi 2 x 5


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 -


Van Phon - Ninh Hoa

2 x 25


output of Van Phong 1 thermal power

station

15

220kv circuit breaker station -


Van Phong - branch to Ninh

Hoa - Tuy Hoa 1

2 x 25


output of Van Phong 1 thermal power

station


1 An Don - branch to Hai Chau -

Ngu Hanh Son (District 3) 2 x 1


220kV electrical substation in An Don

2 Bac Chu Lai - branch to Tam

Ky - Doc Soi 4 x 3


220kV electrical substation in Bac Chu

Lai

3 Quang Ngai 2 - branch to Doc

Soi - Quang Ngai 4 x 3


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



Binh Dinh - branch to Phuoc

An - Phu My

4 x 20


breaker station and 500kV substation in

Binh Dinh

6



Binh Dinh - Nhon Hoi


220kV electrical substation in Nhon Hoi

7 Song Cau - branch to Quy

Nhon - Tuy Hoa 2 x 3


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


220kV electrical substation in Van

Phong

11 Nha Trang - Ninh Hoa 2 x 129 Renovation, increase of load capacity,


Table 7. List of 220kV electrical substations in the South by 2030


set(s) x MVA Note


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


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


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


45 Tra Vinh 1 x 250 Renovation of the 1st transformer set for


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


48 An Phuoc 2 x 250 New construction


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


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


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


25 Tan An 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



1 Phan Thiet - Tan Thanh (Phu

My 2 industrial zone) 2 x 144

New construction, exploitation of electric

output from Vinh Tan


Phu My - My Xuan 2 x 5 Renovation, prevention of overload

3 My Xuan - branch to Phu My

- Cat Lai 4 x 0,5


electrical substation in My Xuan

4 Ham Tan - branch to Phan

Thiet - Tan Thanh 4 x 1


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


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


station - Can Tho - Tra Noc 2 x 95


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


Ben Tre - My Tho 2 x 16

Renovation, exploitation of the output of

Duyen Hai 1 and Duyen Hai 3 thermal

power stations


station - Soc Trang 2 x 25


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


supply for Ho Chi Minh City

47 Long Thanh 500kV - branch

to Long Thanh - Long Binh 4 x 12



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



51 Cu Chi - Trang Bang 2 x 15 Renovation, increase of load capacity,


52

Gia Rai - branch to Ca Mau

thermal power station - Bac

Lieu 2


220kV electrical substation in Gia Rai


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


220kV electrical substation in Dinh Quan

3 Phan Ri - branch to Phan

Thiet - Vinh Tan 4 x 2


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


220kV electrical substation in Dat Do

7

Phu My 3 industrial zone -

branch to Tan Thanh - Bac

Chau Duc

4 x 6


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


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


220kV electrical substation in Binh My

15 VSIP - branch to Binh Hoa -

Thuan An 4 x 2


220kV electrical substation in VSIP

16 Tan Dinh 2 - branch to Tan

Dinh - Ben Cat 4 x 2


220kV electrical substation in Tan Dinh 2

17 Lai Uyen - branch to Chon

Thanh - My Phuoc 4 x 2


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


busway and 500kV substation in Tay

Ninh

20

220kV busway - 500kV

electrical substation in Tay

Ninh - Phuoc Dong

2 x 36


220kV electrical substation in Phuoc

Dong

21 Long Khanh - branch to Long

Thanh - Xuan Loc 4 x 2


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


25 Chau Thanh - branch to Chau

Doc - Thot Not 4 x 2


220kV electrical substation in Chau

Thanh (An Giang)

26

Lap Vo - 220kV circuit

breaker station and 500kV

electrical substation in Thot

Not


220kV electrical substation in Lap Vo

27 Connection to Kien Giang


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


220kV electrical substation in Cai Be

30 Chau Thanh - branch to O

Mon - Long Phu 4 x 2


220kV electrical substation in Chau

Thanh (Soc Trang)

31 My Tu - branch to Chau

Thanh - Long Phu 2 x 2


220kV electrical substation in My Tu

32 Ninh Kieu - branch to Tra

Noc - Long Phu 4 x 4


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


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



37 Xuan Loc - Long Khanh -

Long Thanh 2 x 58



38 My Tho - Long An 2 x 27 Renovation, increase of load capacity,


39 Connection to Long An 1



required

40 Rach Gia - Hon Dat 2 x 40 Renovation, increase of load capacity,


41 Phu Lam - Vinh Loc - Hoc

Mon 2 x 36



42

Long Son - branch to Chau

Duc - Phu My 3 industrial

zone


43 Phuoc Long - branch to Binh

Long - Dak Nong 2 x 5 New construction


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


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


Cu Chi


8 Tay Ninh 3 - branch to Tay

Ninh 2 - Tay Ninh 1 busway 4 x 3 New construction

9

220kV circuit breaker and


Tay Ninh - branch to Tay

Ninh 2 - Trang Bang


10 Binh Long 2 - branch to Binh

Long - Chon Thanh 4 x 4


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


13

220kV busway and 500kV

electrical substation in Duc

Hoa - branch to Phu Lam -

Ben Luc


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


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


19

Thanh Binh - 220kV circuit

breaker station and 500kV

electrical substation in Dong

Thap


20

Cho Moi - 220kV busway and


Dong Thap


21 Cho Moi - Chau Thanh 2 x 15 New construction

22

Vinh Thuan - branch to Rach

Gia - Ca Mau thermal power

station


23


electrical substation in Tien

Giang - branch to Vinh Long

2 - Sa Dec


24


electrical substation in Tien

Giang - branch to Cao Lanh -

Cai Be


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



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


required

32 Ca Mau 2 - Ca Mau thermal

power station 2 x 6



33 Chon Thanh - Binh Long 2 x 30 Renovation, increase of load capacity,


34 Tan Dinh - Binh Hoa - VSIP -

Hoc Mon 2 x 22



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