Lights in Hà Nội Street were turned off on June 5 to save electricity amid power shortages and cuts. VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — The Electricity Vietnam Group (EVN) on Thursday announced that the power supply will basically meet the demand in the northern region from Friday thanks to the increasing water level at hydropower plants’ reservoirs.

In addition, technical problems at some thermopower plants have been fixed, allowing them to resume their operations.

Drastic measures by the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and relevant agencies have helped improve the power supply in the regions that suffered shortages earlier this month.

EVN warned that as the power system in the region doesn't have backup capacity, difficult situations may still occur in the future.

According to the National Load Dispatch Centre, on June 21, the system’s peak capacity continued to increase to over 41,514 MW, and the total system load reached 852.3 million kWh, down 4.3 million kWh compared to the previous day.

As the north has entered the rainy season, more and more water is coming to reservoirs, but it is still a low mending process, according to managers. — VNS