Vietnam: Homegrown hydropower plant begins operation

Vietnam: Homegrown hydropower plant begins operation

The Lai Chau hydropower plant was inaugurated on Tuesday in Nam Nhun
district, Lai Chau province. The power plant bears the stamp of Vietnamese
engineers from design to construction, installation, and operation.

The Lai Chau hydropower plant with a total capacity of 1,200MW has
officially connected to the national grid. Nguyen Thanh Oai, Deputy Director
of contractor LILAMA 10 Joint Stock Company, say they have given 3 turbines
a test run to ensure safety and put them into operation ahead of schedule.
"LILAMA 10 has built many electric plants, including the Hoa Binh, Yaly, Sem
3, Sem 4, Pray Crong, and Son La power plants. The turbines at the Lai Chau
power plant are more modern, which means higher precision. Vietnamese
engineers and workers are competent to handle it." Oai said.

Engineers in the control center are all under 30. They mastered the advanced
equipment at a technology transfer course. Engineer Nguyen Van Tiep is Head
of the Operations section of Son La Hydropower Company: "All facilities have
been operating stably. The staff is capable of managing the whole assembly.
The plant has furnished 3.8 billion kW/h of electricity to the national
grid."

The Lai Chau Hydropower Plant, the third biggest in Southeast Asia, was put
into operation a year ahead of schedule. Together with the Hoa Binh and Son
La hydropower plants on the Da river, they will feed 23 billion kW/h of
electricity to the national grid annually.

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