As blackouts sweep Vietnam, northern province vows ‘uninterrupted’ power for Apple suppliers and firms
- Bac Giang province will secure electricity for factories between 7:45am to 5pm after recent blackouts disrupted production, and prioritise power to households at night
- The province’s power distribution plan will run for 20 days, according to the report, and will be adjusted should the situation change
Outages have hit industrial estates in some northern provinces including Bac Giang and Bac Ninh, the state utility Vietnam Electricity Group’s northern unit has said. Soaring power usage in northern Vietnam is expected to continue through early June amid intense heat, it said.
In nearby Bac Ninh province, Communist Party Committee Secretary Nguyen Anh Tuan ordered officials to come up with a plan to minimise factory blackouts, particularly for electronics and food processing plants, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported.
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Bac Giang will secure “uninterrupted” electricity for factories between 7:45am to 5pm starting on Tuesday, according to a posting on the provincial news website, citing a meeting of local officials after recent blackouts disrupted production. The province will prioritise power to households at night.
Nonetheless, some plants have experienced power shortages, Deputy Trade Minister Do Thang Hai said during a weekend briefing, without elaborating.
A representative Vietnam Electricity Group wasn’t immediately available for a comment.