From contingency funds and savings from bidding, the boards have proactively proposed adjustments and additional investments in the power system for residential spots still without electricity, helping to bring light to remote areas.

Implementing the “Lighting up Điện Biên” program, the Project Management and Land Fund Development Board Area 1 has been constructing and installing equipment packages in the communes of: Mường Ảng, Nà Tấu, Búng Lao, and Mường Lạn. For the package in the former Mường Đăng and Ngối Cáy (now Nà Tấu commune), construction began on December 11, 2024, and by June 30, 2025, 100% of the workload was completed, including 200 medium-voltage poles, 205 low-voltage poles, 16.26km of medium-voltage lines, and 10.32km of low-voltage lines. All 237 meters, electrical panels, and wires were installed and energized on the Nặm Cứm, Chan 3, Pơ Mu, and Chan 1 lines, right on schedule.

The package in the communes of: Ẳng Nưa, former Ẳng Cang (now Mường Ảng commune); Ẳng Tở (now Búng Lao commune); Xuân Lao, Mường Lạn (Mường Lạn commune) began on December 24, 2024. To date, the contractor has erected 76/107 medium-voltage poles, 236/340 low-voltage poles, and 4/7 transformer stations. Some lines like Huổi Háo and Cha Cuông have been energized, while the Tọ Cuông, Pha Hún, Pom Đốn Area, and Hua Nặm lines are being urgently completed, expected to be finished in the fourth quarter of 2025.

In total, by the end of 2024, the allocated capital plan was VND 45 billion, all of which was disbursed, achieving 100% of the plan. The implementation progress has met technical requirements, kept to the construction schedule, and made an important contribution to improving rural electricity infrastructure in highland communes. However, during the project’s implementation, some village sites emerged that were outside the original power supply investment list under Resolution No.183/NQ-HĐND, leaving them without access to the national grid. Furthermore, spontaneous residential clusters were stretching their own wires far from the power source, causing safety risks for grid operation and affecting the lives and production of the people.

Based on actual needs, the Project Management and Land Fund Development Board Area 1 has reviewed and proposed adjustments to supply additional power to village sites and residential clusters in the communes of: Nà Tấu, Búng Lao, Mường Lạn, and Mường Ảng. Notably, after implementing the construction + equipment packages, the remaining surplus from bidding cost savings and project contingency funds is estimated to be over VND 22 billion. Therefore, the Project Management and Land Fund Development Board Area 1 proposed using these funds to invest in supplementary power supply for these residential spots.

Accordingly, the Project Management and Land Fund Development Board Area 1 proposed additional investment to build and newly install approximately 2.151km of 35kV lines; 3 transformer stations with a total capacity of 150kVA (50kVA each); approximately 7.619km of 0.4kV low-voltage lines; and 179 meters in the areas of: Co Pháy group 2 (Nà Tấu commune); household groups in Tin Tốc, Pú Súa, and Pu Cai villages (Mường Ảng commune); household groups in Xuân Tre 2 and Nà Lấu villages (Búng Lao commune); and household groups in Có and Xuân Lứa villages (Mường Lạn commune).

Nhâm Đức Thiện, Head of the Project Management Office under the Project Management and Land Fund Development Board Area 1, said: “The adjusted project will bring high investment efficiency, meeting the people’s desire to expand the power supply scope, bringing the national grid to 179 households in 8 villages. This contributes to completing the important political and social goals of the ‘Lighting up Điện Biên’ program: poverty reduction, improving people’s lives, promoting socio-economic development, and maintaining national defense and security in the province.”

The Project Management and Land Fund Development Board Area 5 was assigned to manage two large projects under the “Lighting up Điện Biên” program for rural electricity supply from the national grid in the former Mường Nhé and Nậm Pồ districts, with a total allocated capital plan of VND 52.140 billion. For construction and equipment packages No. 12 and No. 13 in the former Mường Nhé district, with a capital plan of over VND 63 billion, the investor has disbursed over VND 39 billion, achieving 62.06% of the plan.

Currently, package No. 12 (communes: Huổi Lếch, Pá Mỳ, Mường Nhé, former Chung Chải) has reached about 45% of its workload, and package No. 13 (former Sen Thượng commune) has reached 52% of its contract value. In the former Nậm Pồ district, packages No. 1 and No. 2, with a capital plan of over VND 64 billion, have disbursed over VND 34 billion, equivalent to 53.89% of the plan. Package No. 1 (communes: Pa Tần, Phìn Hồ, Na Cô Sa, former Nà Khoa) has reached 40% of its workload, while package No. 2 (communes: Chà Tở, Nậm Khăn, Nậm Tin, former Vàng Đán) has reached 58%. The construction units are now urgently completing the components to ensure progress and quality. The remaining savings and contingency funds from the two projects amount to VND 111.267 billion.

Based on the surplus capital from these two projects, the Project Management and Land Fund Development Board Area 5 has proposed to the provincial People’s Committee and the Department of Finance to consider the policy of additionally investing in lighting systems for 18 villages still without electricity, benefiting a total of 1,012 households. Of these, 3 villages: Tả Khoa Pá, Long San (Sín Thầu commune) and Huổi Lụ 2 (Nậm Kè commune) have already been approved for supplementary investment per Announcement No.191-TB/VPTU dated June 5, 2025, from the Điện Biên provincial Party Committee Office.

In the process of implementing projects under the “Lighting up Điện Biên” program, the regional Project Management and Land Fund Development Boards have been proactive and flexible in managing and efficiently using investment capital. Thanks to transparent and competitive bidding, many packages have saved significant costs compared to the original plan. Using these savings and unused contingency funds, the boards have proposed adjustments and additions to the investment plan to expand the power supply to residential spots without national grid access. From these saved funds, many new power lines and transformer stations will be added to the plan, helping hundreds of households in remote areas access a stable electricity source, meeting their daily life and production needs.