Construction throughout Tet to ensure the progress of key power projects
During the Lunar New Year, hundreds of engineers and workers are still present at the construction site of Van Phong 500kV Substation, 500kV Van Phong-Vinh Tan transmission line to complete the project on schedule.
The delegation of EVN checked the construction progress at location 186 of the 500kV Van Phong-Vinh Tan transmission line in Bac Ai district (Ninh Thuan). (Source: EVN)
In the early days of the Lunar New Year, at the construction site of Van Phong 500kV Substation, 500kV Van Phong-Vinh Tan transmission line, workers were rushing to construct, putting all their efforts to bring the project to the finish line.
The project's builders are carrying out a special mission: to complete the project in December 2022 in order to promptly release capacity Van Phong 1 BOT Thermal Power Plant.
Construction throughout Tet
In the first days of the Lunar New Year, 2022, the delegation of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)/National Power Transmission Corporation (EVNNPT) returned to Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan to visit and wish the staff an early New Year's greeting with their staff. , workers are working day and night on the project.
Among the engineers and workers in project management, construction, installation, and power transmission, many people have not been reunited with their families for a long time each New Year and Spring holidays because of work and demanding progress. folding of the project.
This year, having to work through Tet in the context of complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic, the silent dedication and hard work of the "power transmission soldiers" became even more meaningful.
Although it is the early days of spring, the project site is very urgent. In the context of complicated developments of the COVID-19 epidemic, along with strict compliance with epidemic prevention and control regulations, consulting, supervision and construction contractors still mobilized forces and vehicles to run Race against time to ensure the progress of this particularly important project.
EVN Deputy General Director Nguyen Tai Anh said that it is very rare for EVN leaders to visit and wish Tet on the construction site on the 2nd day of Tet. This year, leaders of EVN/EVNNPT chose the construction site of the 500kV Van Phong-Vinh Tan transmission line, the 500kV Van Phong substation and connected it to wish Tet, visit and encourage employees because this is a key project with high volume. Lots of work, high technical requirements and very urgent progress.
The encouragement of the construction site is the motivation for EVNNPT staff and construction units on the construction site to resolve to overcome difficulties, enthusiastically emulate their efforts to successfully complete the assigned tasks, especially for the construction workers. this urgent key project.
Engineer Do Viet Dung and more than 30 workers of ALPHANAM E&C Joint Stock Company during Tet construction at Van Phong 500kV Station said that up to this point, the overall progress of the project is slower than the plan, otherwise Working through Tet will be difficult to ensure progress due to limited time and erratic weather in the area. The company strives in the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter of 2022 to "catch up" with the general progress according to the operating plan.
"Responding to the call of the Central Power Project Management Board, the company mobilized construction forces throughout Tet and organized the construction force to celebrate Tet at the construction site. After the investor provided the project, With all materials and equipment as planned, the company will mobilize more elite forces to ensure the project progress, all towards the end of December 2022, to energize the project," said engineer Do Viet. Dung said.
Mr. Do Van Thang, Deputy General Director of Hai Phong Electricity Construction Investment Joint Stock Company, said that the construction unit of package 7 of 500kV Van Phong-Vinh Tan transmission line project. Up to this point, the construction progress has basically met the schedule and registered with the investor, some items are ahead of schedule.
Emphasizing that this is a key project of EVN and EVNNPT, Mr. Thang said that the company's leadership encouraged the brothers at the construction site to make a construction plan and send the construction registration form to the investor, and at the same time announced it. arranged 3 teams with 30 engineers and workers to carry out construction throughout the Lunar New Year of foundation casting and column erection with the highest determination, the greatest effort, striving to ensure the progress of the project items as promised. commit.
Speed up to bring the project to the destination on time
"In the past time, with the drastic intervention of the Government, ministries, branches and localities, the project site has reached more than 91% of the foundation position, which is a very good condition to accelerate the construction progress. The construction time of the project is not much, along with that, during the construction process there are many potential risks affecting the project such as weather, epidemics, therefore, the construction site needs to speed up the construction to complete. project," emphasized Mr. Nguyen Tai Anh - Deputy General Director of EVN when he went to mobilize the project construction team from February 2-4 (ie 2-4 New Year).
Mr. Pham Le Phu, General Director of EVNNPT said that up to this point, construction items of Van Phong 500kV substation project and basic connection followed the plan. For the 500kV Van Phong-Vinh Tan transmission line, the bidding packages are being constructed simultaneously. Some bidding packages are behind the operating schedule but are also being accelerated by EVNNPT to accelerate construction and installation, along with which will negotiate with the contractor to provide materials and equipment earlier so that in the second quarter of 2022, the entire project will be completed.
project adheres to the proposed plan.
Sharing more about the project's problems, Mr. Pham Le Phu said that at present, there are still some foundation positions that have not been handed over by the locality. Along with that, the route corridor is a complex issue being implemented by EVNNPT. In addition, due to the potential COVID-19 epidemic situation, fuel prices may continue to increase...
Construction units during Tet holiday at the construction site of 500kV Van Phong substation, Khanh Hoa province. (Source: EVN)
Therefore, EVNNPT will continue to closely follow the local authorities, departments, agencies in Ninh Thuan and Khanh Hoa provinces, and coordinate to mobilize the people to hand over the ground soon so that the construction unit can urgently deploy the project. urgent key project.
During this Tet holiday, hundreds of engineers and workers are present at the construction site to execute the project. The construction forces throughout Tet are encouraged and rewarded by EVN's leaders, EVNNPT also has bonuses for each individual and construction unit on the construction site.
Regarding the construction progress of the project, Mr. Nguyen Duc Tuyen, Director of the Central Power Projects Management Board (CPMB) said that the weather in the fourth quarter of 2021 in the Central region was not favorable, with constant rain making progress slow. the project work does not meet the requirements.
"With the current favorable weather and favorable project site, CPMB expects that the excavation and casting of the foundation will be completed in June 2022; the construction of columns will be implemented at the present time, with the expected completion date. 8/2022. The wire pulling work will be basically completed in early December for the 500kV Van Phong-Vinh Tan line."
It can be said that this is the most favorable time when the most favorable conditions for contractors to speed up construction, CPMB is trying to run the project to fulfill the 365 day and night commitment of construction units, ensuring progress. assigned degree.
"New Year comes, Spring comes, everyone wants to reunite, reunite with family and relatives, but because of the overall progress of the project, we are ready to put aside our own work, closely follow the construction site to ensure the project progress. to contribute to bringing electricity to light up all regions of the country," shared Mr. Nguyen Duc Tuyen - Director of CPMB.
