On February 13, information from Southern Power Corporation (EVNSPC) said that the Southern electricity industry has prepared plans to ensure safe, stable, and continuous power supply to serve people during the Binh Ngo Lunar New Year and the whole year 2026. In particular, EVNSPC does not perform tasks that must stop or reduce power supply causing power outages to customers (except in cases of incident handling) from 0:00 on February 17 (the 29th day of Tet) to 24:00 on February 21 (the 5th day of Tet).
Implementing the direction of EVNSPC, units including Customer Service Center, SCADA Center, Information Technology Company and affiliated Power Companies in 8 southern provinces and cities have prepared plans to ensure safe and reliable electricity for production, consumption of goods and serving people to enjoy Spring and welcome Binh Ngo Tet 2026. In which, priority is given to ensuring electricity at important locations such as: headquarters of Party, State, Government, National Assembly leadership agencies in localities; central and local radio and television agencies; hospitals, clean water production facilities; locations for political, cultural and artistic events on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2026.
Electricity units in EVNSPC area organize operational duty at units and local event areas according to the N-2 power supply criteria, and re-establish duty shifts at related 110kV substations to improve power supply readiness. In case of power grid incidents, units will implement the "4 on-the-spot" motto: command on the spot; forces on the spot; vehicles, materials on the spot and logistics on the spot.
EVNSPC and member units also organize increased leadership duty, operation duty, and 24/24h electricity repair duty during the Binh Ngo Tet 2026; Prepare sufficient vehicles, personnel, spare materials, equip diesel generators, communication systems,... to be ready to quickly handle arising incidents.
At the same time, Electricity units under EVNSPC coordinate with local authorities, police, and military at all levels to deploy plans to protect security and order, safety, and fire and explosion prevention for power projects, agency headquarters, warehouses, ensuring the safety of power grid corridors; propagate and widely disseminate measures to use electricity safely and economically; prevent and strictly handle cases of firecrackers, paper firecrackers covered with metal, unmanned aerial vehicles, glitter wires,... to minimize power grid incidents and ensure completion before the Tet holiday (February 14, 2026).
EVNSPC also coordinates with the Southern Power System Dispatch Center (SSO) to implement optimal operation plans to ensure power supply during the 2026 Lunar New Year.
Ensuring electricity in 2026: Preparing plans to respond to extreme weather
EVNSPC said it has proactively developed a plan to ensure power supply in 2026 in a safe, stable, and reliable direction, with extreme weather response scenarios including: dry season, drought, saltwater intrusion, storms, and floods.
According to the plan, EVNSPC directs Power Companies to develop monthly and annual power supply plans; develop week-month-year operation, maintenance/repair plans and publicize schedules for customers to monitor; At the same time, strengthen grid inspection, coordinate with local authorities to protect grid safety corridors, propagate and handle violations according to regulations.
Regarding infrastructure, EVNSPC focuses on evaluating and deploying 110kV power lines and substations that are important in operation management, 110kV connecting trunk lines between neighboring 220kV substations to support load transfer; accelerate investment in large-scale and regular construction and repair of works to ensure power supply. For areas near full load, full load, and overload, short-term, medium-term and long-term handling plans are reviewed and developed.
EVNSPC also prepares operating plans when supply-demand imbalance or power shortage in the Southern region; implements DSM, DR programs and electricity saving programs to use electricity efficiently.
For drought and salinity prevention tasks, Power Companies coordinate with local authorities to determine priority loads (irrigation, agriculture, domestic water, social security), ensure electricity for irrigation pumps, operate sluices/salt prevention dams and develop operating methods according to actual situations.
In the 2026 rainy and storm season, EVNSPC prepares sufficient manpower, materials, equipment, communications, and means; is ready to quickly handle incidents, maintain the stability of the transmission system, strictly implement operating discipline - labor safety, organize power grid restoration drills; and coordinate to propagate and widely disseminate electrical safety knowledge to people.
