The investment has contributed to ensuring power supply for socio-economic development, national security-defence while bringing electricity to ethnic communities in remote and mountainous areas.


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.