Storm No. 5 has now weakened into a tropical depression and moved to the Central Laos area. However, from the night of August 25, 2025 to the morning of August 26, 2025, Storm No. 5 caused heavy rain, rising sea levels, and flooding in many coastal areas. In particular, the Northern Delta provinces and from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri have had moderate rain, heavy rain, and some places have had very heavy rain over 550mm.
Strong gusts of wind combined with widespread rain have caused great damage to people's property, the power transmission and distribution grid in many places has caused power outages in many areas in Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa provinces, seriously affecting people's lives and production and business activities.
In order to promptly respond to and overcome the damage and incidents caused by storm No. 5 and floods caused by storm circulation, the Minister of Industry and Trade requested that heads at units not be subjective, strengthen direction, direction, inspection, and response to the circulation after the storm, with a spirit of urgency, determination, and focus on leading and directing units to urgently overcome the damage.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade requested Vietnam Electricity Group to direct its affiliated corporations to focus all necessary forces, vehicles, and materials to overcome the damage caused by storm No. 5. Urgently fix the problems with the power grid system (especially the 500kV Thanh Hoa - Quang Trach transmission grid, the distribution grid system in the provinces of Quang Tri, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa), soon restore power in affected areas, ensure safe power supply to serve production and daily life of people in affected areas. Leaders of the units directly lead, direct, and organize the immediate implementation of damage recovery work, restore power to safety, strive to complete in August 2025...
The National Power Transmission Corporation, Northern Power Corporation, Central Power Corporation directed power units in the provinces to focus on implementing the work of overcoming the damage caused by storm No. 5 according to the 4 on-site motto. Direct electricity companies in localities less affected by storm No. 5 to mobilize forces, vehicles, and materials to support the provinces of Quang Tri, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, and Thanh Hoa to overcome the power system problem caused by the storm.
Power companies in Quang Tri, Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa provinces focus on mobilizing maximum resources of the unit to urgently fix power grid problems to restore power as soon as possible in areas with power outages.
The National Power System and Market Operation Company closely coordinates with hydropower reservoir management and operation units to update the actual hydrological situation, flood situation and requirements of competent authorities, ensuring power generation efficiency...
The Department of Industry and Trade of provinces and cities mobilizes maximum forces to closely coordinate with local power companies in the work of overcoming power system problems...
