Representative for Toshiba, Mr. Koichi Harazono congratulated EVNNPT delegation for the visit and meeting. He said that he is very happy about the 2 side cooperation, especially some projects done by Toshiba Vietnam: providing 900MVA transformer; protection relay; lightning protection equipment for 2 220kV transmission lines. He hopes that the Toshiba’s 500kV lightning protection equipment will be applied for EVNNPT transmission grid. He emphasized that products of Toshiba Vietnam mainly include automation equipment for substations – this is gived with high attention by EVNNPT. He expects that EVNNPT continues cooperating and supporting Toshiba Vietnam. Besides, he informed that Toshiba has established a factory in India and expect that products made in this factory will be accepted by EVNNPT.

Responding that, CEO Vu Ngoc Minh revealed that he satisfies with the close cooperation, frequent exchange, timely settlement of problems by Toshiba Vietnam. EVNNPT expects that Toshiba products will be increased, both in quantity and type, in power transmission grid of Vietnam. CEO Vu Ngoc Minh proposed Toshiba to push up the cooperation in some aspects: (i) Human resources training; (ii) Study visit and site visit to Toshiba factories; (iii) considering the reduction of price, pushing up provision of Toshiba primary equipment for EVNNPT transmission grid meeting requirements on synchron🙈ization with secondary equipment, increasing reliability; (iv) Timely support to settle problems in transmission operation.

Mr. Minh also expressed EVNNPT concerns about transmission line failures caused by lightning, in which the main reason is earthing wire design. He proposes Toshiba to consider supporting EVNNPT in insta⛦lling a pilot one in 500kV transmission line iꦜn Vietnam.

At conclusion of meeting, the two side leaders acknowledged that there is a high prospect in cooperation between EVNNPT and Toshiba. Two sides commiꦓt🗹ted to have a closer coordination to strengthen and diversify the existing cooperation./.