Hanoi (VNA) – Electricity Vietnam (EVN) plansto nominate three of its self-developed automated products as “Make in Vietnam”ones as part of its efforts to contribute to the Government’s national digitaltransformation programme by 2025, with a vision to 2030.

The three are among the six selected “Make by EVN” products developedby its affiliates, including three-phase electricity gauge, EVN electric vehiclecharger, and smart remote fault indicator (SRFI) and fault diagnosis scheme(FDS) by the Central Power Corporation (CPC); outage management system (OMS) bythe Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC); remote data collectionsoftware EVNHES by the EVN Information and Communications Technology Company(EVNICT); and the load dispatch digitalisation project by the Hanoi PowerCorporation (EVNHANOI). 

The corporation has accelerated digital transformation overthe past several years, making use of the Fourth Industrial Revolutionachievements and digital data and technologies to improve management andproduction efficiency and create added values.

The “Make by EVN” programme was launched by the State-ownedcorporation last year, said Nguyen Xuan Tuan, head of EVN’s information andtelecommunications department. Under the programme, the group sets to have 10 “Makeby EVN” and three “Make in Vietnam” products by 2025 in accordance to its digitaltransformation roadmap, he added.

EVN aims to complete digital transformation by the end ofthis year and make itself a digital enterprise by 2025. The company expectsautomated production will facilitate the uninterrupted, stable and safe operationof its electricity system and improve service quality for customers.

To this end, the EVN has been very active in developing andapplying new automation solutions when installing transmission lines,transformer stations and control centres. It has also put into use the SCADA/EMS (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition/ EnergyManagement System) which retrieves data and alarms, and enables control of powersystems remotely, with the integration of an energy management system.

The EVNHES, the only system in Vietnam able to connect withall types of devices in EVN’s power network, has been widely deployed by EVNunits to collect data from meters remotely.

Additionally, unmanned transformer stations and controlcentres have been launched, enhancing the effectiveness and productivity of itsunits. The EVN now has 804 unmanned transformer stations across thecountry, and each city and province has at least a control centre connected withthese stations.

Automation has truly made EVN’s operation, renovation, maintenanceand repair of power systems more effectively, Tuan said.

By 2025, the EVN will complete its transformation into adigital enterprise, developing an advanced load dispatch system, and widelyapplying smart grid technology. It has set a goal of running remote controland unmanned operation for 100% of its 110kV stations in the 2021 - 2025 periodand 100% of the 220 kV stations in the 2025 – 2030 period.

By 2030, the group eyes the establishment of a science andtechnology institution housing up to two laboratories. In the 2030 – 2045period, its laboratory facilities and equipment for applied research inelectricity-related fields are expected to reach an advanced level, on par withdeveloping countries in the region.

In addition, the EVN will work to improve the quality of itspower distribution and customer services. It will modernise and professionaliseits business, with a target of becoming among the top three ASEAN member states interms of customer services from 2025 and maintaining this position until 2045.

The national digital transformation programme was issued bythe government in 2020, targeting to make Vietnam a stable, prosperous digital country who pioneers in experimenting new technologies and models to boosteconomic growth./.