Complete construction of water tunnel for Da Nhim Hydropower Plant Expansion Project 6 days ahead of schedule

On July 20, the Base Acceptance Council inspected, accepted and agreed to put the water tunnel of the Da NhimHydropower Plant Expansion Project into use from 21 July 2021, 6 days ahead of the schedule.

Plant’s acceptance council checking the water tunnel on site

The water tunnel of the Plant has a total length of 4,908.57m, constructed by Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) and partly by drilling and blasting method.

This item ahead of schedule is a very important basis to put Unit H5 into operation early in the very good hydrological conditions of Don Duong reservoir, contributing to efficient exploitation of resources.

Up to now, the inspection of Unit H5 after 2.5 years of operation with a capacity of 45MW is being conducted urgently, completing the last items to operate at full capacity (80MW).

Da Nhim Hydropower Plant is a multi-purpose hydroelectric power plant, annually the plant supplies more than 1.1 billion kWh for socio-economic development and is also an abundant source of water for agricultural production, and drought prevention for Ninh Thuan province.


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