Scorching Heat, Yet Construction Workers Toil Ceaselessly Over the Holiday Break on 500 kV Powerline Project

Just under 2 months, the 500 kV line, circuit 3 from Quang Trach (Quang Binh) to Pho Noi (Hung Yen) will come to the operation finish line. On this festive occasion, hundreds of engineers and workers are working tirelessly on the project site, "overcoming the sun and defeating the rain"...

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The 500 kV power transmission line project, phase 3 from Quang Trach (Quang Binh) to Pho Noi (Hung Yen) has a total length of about 519km, passing through 211 communes, wards of 43 districts, towns in 9 provinces including: Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen. The total number of tower foundations is 1,179, with a total investment of about 22,000 billion VND, invested by EVN NPT under the Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN).

In Thanh Hoa, there are 132 km of power lines, including 299 tower foundation locations. So far, Thanh Hoa province has mobilized to hand over the entire 299 tower foundation sites to the investor for construction. And in just nearly 2 months, the 500 kV power line phase 3 from Quang Trach (Quang Binh) to Pho Noi (Hung Yen) will come into operation.

Determined to complete the project on schedule, putting aside personal joys, on the power lines passing through Thanh Hoa, hundreds of engineers and workers are “overcoming the sun and rain”, working through the 30/4-1/5 holidays. .

According to VnEconomy’s records, at pole 136 in Chau Loc commune, Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, one of the pole locations with extremely difficult construction conditions, the transportation route is far away, hills and mountains, leveling and clearing The foundation has a large volume. Working under the scorching sun in recent days, the workers’ sweat was drenched, but everyone worked hurriedly…

In recent days, in Thanh Hoa, there have been times when the temperature has reached up to 40 degrees Celsius, but the workers are still working hard
The workers’ shirts are soaked with sweat
the workers take the opportunity to drink cool water and sit down to rest right at the foundation column

Workers and engineers work on high-voltage power poles in harsh weather conditions
The construction area of pole 136 is located halfway up a mountain in Chau Loc commune, Hau Loc district, where the construction conditions are extremely difficult

The 500 kV power transmission line project, phase 3 from Quang Trach (Quang Binh) to Pho Noi (Hung Yen) strives to be energized on June 30, 2024. When put into operation, the 500 kV power line, phase 3 will enhance the capacity of electricity transmission from the Central region to the North by about 5,000 MW, doubling the current level, ensuring energy security for the northern region during the summer this year and in the time to come.