Meeting in EVN NPT

On 18 July 2016, Ivan Panfilov, Commercial Director and Dmitry Mashinistov, Head of SVN Service at Izolyator visited EVN National Power Transmission Corporation in Vietnam.

National Power Transmission Corporation (EVN NPT) was founded on 1 July 2008 with the reorganization of four companies’ activity: Power Transmission Company No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and three Project management offices: Northern, Central and Southern. The goals of the company are: to ensure safe, uninterruptible and sustainable transmission of electric power for economic, political, social, national defense activities and national security; to develop EVN capital, invested in EVN NPT; to rationally use available resources with the purpose of profits maximization and acquiring funds for reinvestment in EVN NPT. The main activities are: to effectively realize electric power transmission, to invest in grid development,  to operate, maintain and service the network, to render consulting services in regard to construction and investment, monitoring of project realization,  training and developing employees for management, operation and maintenance of the power system.

The visit was arranged with the kind facilitation of Industrial Equipment and Material Joint-Stock Company representatives, Izolyator’s partner in Vietnam.

On EVN NPT side the visitors were received by Dr. Dang Phan Tuong, Chairman of the Board of Directors and his colleagues:

Vu Ngoc Minh, CEO

Phan Le Vinh, Director of Technical Depart

Do Duc Hung, Director of Planning Depart

Luong Lan Dung, Director / International Cooperation Dept;

To Van Dan, Deputy Director of Procurement Management Depart

Bui Duy Hung, Deputy Director of Investment Depart

At the meeting, EVN NPT representatives expressed interest in cooperation with Izolyator in regard to residual operating life evaluation and replacement of the high-voltage bushings, some of which have been in operation for 25-30 years. In order to do so, EVN NPT will collect and provide all necessary information including transformer types, their technical features and time in service.

During the talks, Dr. Dang Phan Tuong confirmed intention to take practical steps towards a closer cooperation with the Federal Grid Company of Russia and Izolyator in regard to experience sharing on 220 kV substations operation. The sides set up an action plan in this connection, which assigned functions to all meeting participants.

We would like to thank EVN National Power Transmission Corporation for their invitation and interest to further cooperation!

We also wish to thank Industrial Equipment and Material Joint-Stock Company for the business visit organization and active involvement in Russia-Vietnam business ties development!

EVN NPT meeting participants