PC Gia Lai grassroots group joined hands to light up the countryside

The grassroots delegation of Gia Lai Power Company (PC Gia Lai) has just coordinated with Phu Thien Electricity to carry out the volunteer program “Giving light – Sending love” in Somalong B village (Chroh Ponan commune, Phu Thien district, Gia Lai province). This is an activity to celebrate the 49th anniversary of the complete liberation of the South and the reunification of the country (April 30, 1975 – April 30, 2024) and the 138th anniversary of International Labor Day (May 1, 1886 – May 1, 2024). /May 2024).

Accordingly, PC Gia Lai Grassroots Youth Union and Phu Thien Electricity built and awarded the youth project “Lighting up the countryside” with a solar power system to illuminate the roads with a value of 30 million VND. The project contributes to making it easier and safer for people in Somalong B village to travel at night, while also contributing to ensuring security and order in the locality.

Mr. Pham Tien Huy, Director of Phu Thien Electricity said: “In recent years, in addition to focusing on professional work, the unit has always promoted the spirit of solidarity, joined hands for the community, actively supported customers, and accompanied local authorities to carry out many activities. meaningful contribution to building new rural areas. Along with that, we regularly renovate, upgrade and build new medium and low voltage power grids in the area; Safe and stable operation of the power grid in rural areas to better serve people’s production and daily life. In particular, the rural road lighting activity carried out by the Company’s Grassroots Youth Union and Phu Thien Electricity Branch in recent years has been of very practical significance.”

Mr. Tran Van Thieu, Chairman of Chroh Ponan Commune People’s Committee shared: This country road lighting project has contributed to helping the locality limit social evils and traffic accidents; create more conditions to well implement criteria for advanced new rural areas and build model new rural areas.

Also at the program, the Company’s Grassroots Youth Union and Phu Thien Electricity Union Branch renovated the lines behind customers’ meters; Repairing electrical systems in homes for disadvantaged households combined with propagandizing electrical safety among the people; donated 20 gifts totaling 5 million VND to households in difficult circumstances in the commune.

Ms. Ksor H’Mlang, Somalong B village expressed: “My home’s electrical equipment such as fans and light bulbs have been damaged for a long time and I don’t know who to ask to repair them. My family goes to work all the time, and when we get home it’s already dark. Now, there are electricity union members who come to my home to check, repair, install for free and advise me on how to preserve equipment and use electricity safely. I am very happy and also somewhat relieved of my worries about electricity. , about the dangers and insecurity while using electricity”.

Receiving a gift at the program, Mr. Siu Luyen shared: “My family is in difficult circumstances, with many deprivations in daily activities. Receiving a gift from the Gia Lai Electricity Youth Union, I am very happy and very grateful to the electricity industry for its support.”

Giving gifts to households in difficult circumstances in Somalong B village (Photo: PC Gia Lai)

Comrade Nguyen Duc Hai, Deputy Secretary of the Gia Lai PC Youth Union, informed: “The volunteer program “Giving light – Sending love” in Chrôh Ponan commune is one of many planned programs that have been built by the Grassroots Youth Union Executive Committee since the beginning of the year. In all programs and activities, we always determine the central task of ensuring safe and continuous electricity supply to the people to ensure security, politics, and socio-economic development in the area. , so “lighting up the countryside” is a priority, throughout program. Through these activities, the Grassroots Youth Union hopes to contribute to improving the living conditions of people in remote and remote areas with limited living conditions, and at the same time build the image and status of people in remote areas with limited living conditions. Good feelings for the electricity industry from local people”.