Specifically, Da Nhim Hydropower Plant has been in operation since 1964, accumulated until March 25, 2023, reached an output of 47.51 billion kWh; The accumulated production of Song Pha Hydropower Plant since 1995 has reached 1.24 billion kWh and the Expanded Da Nhim Hydropower Plant (since 2019) has achieved an output of 1.25 billion kWh.
At the time Da Nhim - Song Pha hydropower cluster reached an output of 50 billion kWh, the whole Da Nhim - Ham Thuan - Da Mi Hydropower Joint-Stock Company (DHD) produced 85,072 billion kWh of electricity, contributing to the development of the country's socio-economic; and at the same time supplying water for people's living and agricultural cultivation in the downstream provinces of Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan.
A corner of Da Nhim Hydropower Plant - Photo: Nguyen Ngoc Tuan
Da Nhim Hydropower Plant has an installed capacity of 160MW, including 4 horizontal shaft units. With a head height of 800m, Da Nhim Hydropower Plant has a very low water consumption rate, about 0.55m3/kWh. Commencing on April 1, 1961, Da Nhim Hydropower Plant officially operated units No. 1 and No. 2 on January 15, 1964, and completed the whole project at the end of 1964. Da Nhim Hydropower annually feeds about 1 billion kWh to the national grid. In addition to the power generating task, the project also supplies water and serves agricultural intensification for Ninh Thuan province delta with an area of about 16,000 hectares.