The Lai Châu Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Black River inaugurated on 20 December 2016 in Nậm Nhùn District, Lai Châu Province, Vietnam. The owner of the power station is Vietnam Electricity.[1]
| Lai Châu Dam | |
|---|---|
 Lai Châu Dam during construction in 2013 | |
  Location of Lai Châu Dam in Vietnam | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Location | Lai Châu Province |
| Coordinates | 22°8′22″N 102°59′7″E / 22.13944°N 102.98528°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2011 |
| Opening date | 20 December 2016 |
| Construction cost | VND 35,700 billion |
| Owner(s) | EVN |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Da River |
| Operator(s) | EVN |
| Commission date | 2017 |
| Turbines | 3 x 400 MW Francis turbines |
| Installed capacity | 1,200 MW |
| Capacity factor | 45% |
| Annual generation | 4,670 GWh/yr |
Dam was designed by Hydroproject, a Russian hydrotechnical design firm,[2] in collaboration with the Vietnamese company Power Construction No.1 JSC.[1] The ground clearance works and relocation of people was completed by September 2010.[3] Construction started on 5 January 2011; it was expected to be operational by 2017 with the first turbine put into operation in 2016,[4][5] but the plant was inaugurated on 20 December 2016, one year ahead of the schedule, in a ceremony attended by the Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng and other important personalities.[1]
The power station has three Francis turbines with a capacity of 400 MW each. Turbines have been manufactured at the Alstom's plant in Tianjin, China.[6][7] The total capacity of the station is 1,200 MW. It is the third largest hydroelectric power station in Vietnam[4][5][6] and the third on the Da river. It is connected with the Hòa Bình Dam completed in 1994, and the Sơn La Dam, inaugurated in 2012. The Lai Châu hydropower projects cost VND 35,700 billion.[1]
External links
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- "Lai Châu Dam". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Inauguration of Lai Châu hydropower project". EVNICT. EVN. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ Закончена разработка технического проекта гидроузла Лай Чау во Вьетнаме (Press release) (in Russian). RusHydro. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ^ "First phase of Lai Chau hydropower plant completed". Kinh Te Vietnam & The Gioi. Intellasia News Services. 2010-10-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ a b "Construction on Lai Chau hydropower plant to be started". Kinh Te Vietnam & The Gioi. Intellasia News Services. 2010-12-20. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ a b "Work on Vietnam's third largest hydropower plant begins". Thanh Nien. Intellasia News Services. 2011-01-14. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
- ^ a b "Alstom, Hydrochina secure major Vietnam hydro power deal". Power Engineering. PennWell Corporation. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ "Alstom to make equipment for Lai Chau hydropower plant". Saigon Times Daily. Intellasia News Services. 2013-01-15. Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2013-01-15.