Deputy Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Duc Hinh had a working session with the Vietnam Electricity (EVN)’s Northern Power Corporation (EVNNPC) and Hoa Binh Power Company on March 3.
Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee
andChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Bui Duc Hinh speaks at
the working session.
EVNNPC Deputy
Director General Vu Anh Phuong discusses investment in power grid to ensure
electricity supply for the locality.
Hoa Binh is now home to 12 operational
hydroelectric plants with a combined capacity of 1,959.75 MW, with the Hoa Binh
hydropower plant being expanded to have a capacity of 480 MW. The province's
110kV grid includes 10 substations with 16 transformers and has a total
capacity of 509 MVA.
According to the Hoa Binh Power Company, power
consumption grew by an annual average of 9.61% during 2016–2020, and 8.25%
during 2021–2023. For commercial electricity, the average growth rate reached
9.75% annually during 2016–2020.
The EVNNPC has invested heavily in Hoa Binh's
power infrastructure, allocating 940.5 billion VND (36.87 million USD) for 13
projects on 110 kV transmission lines during 2021–2025, and over 798 billion
VND for medium- and low-voltage networks during 2020–2024.
Currently, 99.98% of households in the province
have access to the national power grid, and all the 129 communes have met
Criterion No. 4 for electricity infrastructure in the national criteria on
new-style countryside building.
At the working session, participants discussed
achievements, challenges, and strategies to ensure stable electricity supply
throughout 2025 and beyond.
The EVNNPC acknowledged the province's
recommendations and called for approval of several proposed projects. It
committed to sufficient and safe power supply for local socio-economic
development, particularly for the industrial and tourism sectors.
Chairman Hinh spoke highly of the progress made
in electricity supply and infrastructure development, asking the EVNNPC to
develop plans ensuring stable power supply for industrial zones and the Hoa
Binh Lake tourism area.
He also requested the EVNNPC to allocate funds
for upgrading medium- and low-voltage lines and transformer stations, expedite
ongoing projects, and expand substation capacity to reduce overloading. He
emphasised the importance of close coordination with local departments and
sectors to overcome challenges related to land clearance, route planning, and
investment approval.
The steering committee for key projects of Hoa Binh province convened on May 14 to assess the progress of major ongoing developments
A delegation of Hoa Binh province has attended the "Meet Korea 2025" event, recently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and the People's Committee of Hung Yen province.
Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.
From just 16 certified products in its inaugural year to 158 by early 2025, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has followed a steady and strategic path. But beyond the numbers, it has reawakened local heritage, turning oranges, bamboo shoots, brocade, and herbal remedies into branded, market-ready goods - and, more profoundly, transformed how local communities value and present their own cultural identity.
"Behind every One Commune One Product (OCOP)-starred product lies a quietly operating support system: technical staff, experts, trade fairs, and e-commerce platforms. OCOP cannot go far without forward-looking policy support," affirmed Nguyen Huy Nhuan, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province.
The economic landscape of Hoa Binh province continued its impressive upward trajectory through the first four months of 2025, according to a recent report from the provincial Department of Finance. The local authority has directed departments and sectors to keep close tabs on growth scenarios for each quarters and remove bottlenecks, striving to complete the set growth targets.
