HCM City start-up launches power management software

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The Vietnam High Efficiency Software Corporation (VHES) on Thursday launched its Head End System (HES) software to be used to manage the city’s smart electricity grid.
The software, which uses Vietnamese-made chips, is intermediate software that VHES developed based on the Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Center’s research project.
VHES is the first high-tech start-up developed under the HCM City Integrated Circuit Development Programme.
Speaking at the launch ceremony, Nguyễn Văn Lý, deputy general director of the HCM City Power Corporation, said the corporation would modernise the city’s grid from now to 2020, including building a smart grid, an automated electrically operating system, and an electrical measurement system with remote data collection.
Trần Vĩnh Tuyến, deputy chairman of the city’s People’s Committee and head of the steering board of the Integrated Circuit Development Programme, said that smart management would create a safe and stable power supply.
Questions & Answers
Q.What is the primary function of the Head End System (HES) software that VHES launched?
What is the primary function of the Head End System (HES) software that VHES launched?
The HES software is designed to manage HCM City's smart electricity grid. It is intermediate software developed by VHES, based on a research project by the Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Center.
Q.Which entity developed the research project upon which the HES software is based?
Which entity developed the research project upon which the HES software is based?
The HES software was developed by VHES based on a research project from the Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Center. VHES is the first high-tech start-up under the HCM City Integrated Circuit Development Programme.
Q.What plans does the HCM City Power Corporation have for the city's grid by 2020?
What plans does the HCM City Power Corporation have for the city's grid by 2020?
The HCM City Power Corporation intends to modernise the city's grid by 2020. This modernisation includes building a smart grid, an automated electrically operating system, and an electrical measurement system with remote data collection.
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