Dak Nong spends over VND168 billion to upgrade electricity
The Power Company of the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong (PC Dak Nong) has spent VND168.2 billion (US$7.3 million) in 2016 to upgrade and expand the provincial grid, said Director Tran Van Thuan.
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Besides, the company also sold more than 4 million kWh of electricity to the neighbour country of Cambodia, an increase of 28% compared to last year.
According to Thuan, Dak Nong province has also received more than VND700 billion (US$30.8 million) from the Government to bring electricity to rural and mountainous areas in 2016-2020.
He added that the electricity sector will invest additional VND650 billion (US$28.6 million) to expand electricity network in Dak Nong, with the goal of connecting 99% of local households to the national grid by 2020.
According to the PC Dak Nong, 95.04% of local households have access to electricity at present.
Dak Nong is a large yet sparsely populated province, with a population of about 600,000 people of 40 ethnic groups.
