In particular, unit no.1 produced 970.7 million kWh, unit no.2 produced 68.4 million kWh.
Earlier, unit no.1 and unit no.2 of Lai Chau hydropower plant were put into operation and connected to the national power system at 8:20 PM on 14 December, 2015 and 9:15 AM on 20 June, 2016, respectively. After the operation of these two units, the Son La Hydropower Company fully performed the testing all items of these two units so as to ensure their technical parameter complying with the technical design.
Both units of Lai Chau hydropower plant stably operate and supply a large power source for the national power system – Photo by Thu Ha
According to Mr. Nam, the contribution of Lai Chau hydropower plant with over 1 billion kWh and the stable operation of these two units at this time are very meaningful in power supply for the country, especially in the condition of serious drought of hydropower reservoirs in the Central and Central Highlands of Vietnam. Moreove, the water flow of Lai Chau hydropower reservoir is very good at this time, correspondingly the company will take full advantage of this water resource to generate power without excess discharge.
Regarding the human resources for the operation of Lai Chau hydropower plant, Mr. Nam said: Up to now, 142 engineers and workers were carefully recruited and trained by the company and ready for the operation of Lai Chau hydropower plant. Besides the receipt and operation tasks, Son La hydropower company is also assigned to perform the function as the supervising consultant for the installation of the electromechanical equipment at Lai Chau hydropower plant.