According to Lao Dong reporter on November 7, many free charging stations were deployed by the Gia Lai Provincial Electricity Department in areas to serve people, while waiting for the unit to repair damaged infrastructure after storm No. 13.
Mr. Thai Minh Chau - Director of Gia Lai Electricity said that due to the impact of storm No. 13, 679,000/9000 (69%) customers lost power; 497,000 (98%) customers in the east alone were affected.
On the morning of November 7, Gia Lai Power Company mobilized 400 local human resources, from the West to 60 more people, more than 40 specialized vehicles to lift and lift people to focus on overcoming the problem.
At the same time, the Central Power Corporation is also continuing to mobilize about 250 more professional human resources from 4 Central provinces to support to urgently restore power" - Mr. Thai Minh Chau said.
According to Mr. Chau, due to the devastation caused by storm No. 13, the power system at many points was affected, and motor vehicles could not access it. In this situation, electricity workers are trying to approach the scene to fix the problem.
It is expected that by noon on November 7, power will be restored to the central area of Quy Nhon ward and hospital systems in the central area.
Also on November 7, the Central Power Corporation said that after storm No. 13 - Kalmaegi swept through, more than 1.6 million customers in this area had lost power.
By 7:00 a.m. on November 7, member companies of the Central Power Corporation recorded 427 incidents, causing medium-voltage power grids to be lost due to the impact of the storm. To date, 53 cases have been resolved, and 374 cases are still being handled.
Of the more than 1.6 million customers with power outages, the industry has restored to 315,000 customers. At the same time, 3,674 transformer stations out of a total of 18,722 power outage transformer stations have been restored.
In addition, there were 31 incidents on the 110kV power grid, causing power outages at many transformer stations. In Gia Lai, 13/30 stations were affected, including Quy Nhon, Long My, Van Canh, Nhon Hoi, Phuoc Son, Dong Da, Quy Nhon, Nhon Tan, Tay Son ports, Don Pho, An Khe, K'Bang, Krong Pa.
The eastern area of Gia Lai (old Binh Dinh) was almost completely without power in Gia Lai province, the area where the center of storm No. 13 swept through, and there was a widespread power outage.
Gia Lai Power Company informed that the whole province has nearly 680,000 customers without power due to the impact of storm Kalmaegi (storm No. 13,).
Of which, the eastern area of Gia Lai (old Binh Dinh province) had up to 497,000 households without power, equivalent to 98%. Gia Lai Power Company is mobilizing all forces and means with more than 40 working vehicles and 460 personnel to participate in fixing the power line problem.
PC Gia Lai recommends that people do not arbitrarily check or re-close the bridge, aptomat when the area is still damp or flooded, and cut off the power source in the house during prolonged heavy rain. Currently contact the 1900 190 customer service hotline or local power company if the line is broken, the equipment is damaged or there are signs of power leakage.
