On the afternoon of September 1, speaking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper over the phone, a leader of Tien Giang Electricity Company said that on the evening of August 31, a 220kV transformer station (located in Cai Lay town, Tien Giang province) managed and operated by Power Transmission Company 4 exploded and then caught fire fiercely.
The incident caused widespread power outages in the districts of Dong Thap Muoi region of Long An province including Thu Thua, Thanh Hoa, Tan Thanh, Moc Hoa, Vinh Hung, Tan Hung and Kien Tuong town. In addition, it also caused power outages in many areas in Cai Lay town (Tien Giang province).
After the incident, the fire fighting and rescue force of Tien Giang Provincial Police coordinated with the Cai Lay Town Police (Tien Giang Province) to go to the scene to urgently carry out fire fighting measures.
A leader of Tien Giang Electricity Company said that Tien Giang Electricity Industry has coordinated with Power Transmission Company 4 and related units to urgently transfer medium voltage source (taken from Cai Be and My Tho City) to supply electricity to Cai Lay. The complete restoration of electricity is still pending.
According to the announcement of the Southern Power Corporation, after the incident at the 220kV transformer station (Cai Lay town, Tien Giang province), Long An Power Company has focused resources to urgently restore power supply in the following areas: Thu Thua district; part of Tan Hung town, Vinh Thanh, Vinh Loi, Vinh Chau A communes (Tan Hung district); part of Tan Dong, Tan Tay, Tan Hiep, Thuy Dong communes (Thanh Hoa district).
However, due to the problem at the Cai Lay 220kV transformer station not being resolved, as of September 1, there were still power outages in some areas, including: the entire districts of Tan Thanh, Moc Hoa, Vinh Hung and Kien Tuong town; a part of Vinh Thanh, Vinh Chau A, Vinh Loi communes, Tan Hung town (Tan Hung district); Thanh Phuoc, Thanh An, Thuan Binh communes and a part of Thuy Tay, Tan Tay communes, Thanh Hoa town (Thanh Hoa district).
