THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
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Electrification changes rural areas
VGP - Việt Nam has made breakthroughs in rural electrification over the past 10 years, and the process has contributed 30-40% to the economic development in its rural area.
The statement was made at a seminar on assessing rural
electrification in Việt
Expanding
the electricity grid in a rural area - Illustration photo
The
electrification has also promoted economic restructuring, agricultural
development, and handicraft production.
Mr. Hoàng Quốc Vượng,
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, said all districts, 98% of communes, and
nearly 95.1% of households throughout the country have already had access to the
national power grid.