On December 23, Member of the Political Bureau, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung attended the Celebration of the Success of Generator Unit 1, Lai Chau hydropower project and hang the Plate "The Project celebrating the 12th National Communist Party Congress". Unit 1 was put into operation three months ahead of the schedule, being an important precondition to accelerate the progress of the whole project. The project was completed in 2016, one year earlier than the plan setforth in the Resolution of the National Assembly, bringing in a benefit of VND7,000 billion for the country.