The National Power Transmission (NPT) said it has invested VND9.3 trillion to build a 500kV electric grid connecting five provinces and Ho Chi Minh City. The 437km network, which will spread across the provinces of Gia Lai, Dac Lak, Dak Nong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Duong and Ho Chi Minh City, will increase the electric back-up capacity in the southern part of the country for the 2014-2015 period, NPT said. It will also boost power connectivity within the country and throughout Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia after 2015, the company, which is a subsidiary of Electricity of Viet Nam, said. Read More