State management of rural electricity in Phu Tho province

Abstract

Electricity is an essential factor for the swift development of a country’s socio-economic status. For rural areas, electricity plays an even more important role in changing the face of rural areas, helping to gradually narrow the gap between rural and urban areas. This study uses both primary and secondary data collection methods. The primary data comes from a survey of 50 managers and employees of the Phu Tho Electricity company. The secondary data comes from a survey of 120 households in the province that use electricity. Research findings suggest that the management of rural electricity prices has been completed, including the establishment of a price bracket to control and limit abnormal price increases (the price bracket for the average retail electricity price ranges from 1,490 VND/Kwh to 1,582 VND/Kwh); gradually implementing advanced types of rural power management, such as rural cooperatives, etc. However, there are existing barriers to the state's management of rural electricity in Phu Tho province. These include the province's wide area, the traversal of power lines across hilly terrain with numerous trees and other obstacles, and the fact that the landscape shifts shape every time it rains, floods, or is hit by a tornado. In instance, the energy service cooperatives that oversee the rural low-voltage grid have not invested in upgrades in many years. As a result, electrical service continues to deteriorate. The purpose of this research is to examine the power structure of state management of rural power in the province. Therefore, this paper recommends and discusses potential options to strengthen the role of state management of rural power in Phu Tho province in the future.