Turbine No.1 at the Plei Krong Hydroelectric Power Plant, with a capacity of 50 MW, is expected to commence generating electricity for the national grid on May 24.
On May 12, the turbine was successfully connected to the national grid and operated stably, said the project management board.
Once running at full capacity, the turbine will supply 1.2 million kWh each day, helping to ease the country’s worsening power shortages, particularly during the dry season.
The 100MW power plant, which is built on the Krong Poko River in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, is estimated to have cost 3 trillion VND (roughly 171.5 million USD) and was funded by the Electricity of Vietnam Group (EVN).
Turbine No. 2, which has the capacity to produce 50 MW of electricity is now under construction.
EVN added that the 140 MW turbine No.1 at the Buon Kuop hydroelectric power plant began to generate electricity on May 12, after undergoing a month of trials.
The Buon Kuop power plant, which has a total capacity of 280 MW, is being built in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, with an investment of 4.61 trillion VND (263.5 million USD).
When it becomes fully operational, the plant, the second largest of its kind in the Central Highlands after the Yaly project, will supply up to 1.4 billion kWh a year to the national grid./.