Trị An is a hydroelectric dam and lake on the Đồng Nai River in Vĩnh Cửu, Đồng Nai, Vietnam. The power plant has an installed electric capacity of 400 MW[1] and produces around 1.76 TWh of electricity per year. The plant is operated by Trị An Hydropower Company, a subsidiary of Vietnam Electricity.[2]
| Trị An Dam | |
|---|---|
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  Location of Trị An Dam in Vietnam | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Location | Trị An village, Vĩnh Cửu Đồng Nai Province |
| Coordinates | 11°6′19″N 106°59′2″E / 11.10528°N 106.98389°E |
| Purpose | Hydroelectric |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1984 |
| Opening date | 1986 |
| Owner(s) | EVN |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Đồng Nai River |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Trị An Reservoir |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Trị An Hydropower Company |
| Commission date | 1988 |
| Installed capacity | 400 MW |
| Annual generation | 1.76 TWh |
The dam was built in 1984–1986 with the assistance of the Soviet Union.[3] The power plant became operational in 1988. The dam forms a man-made reservoir lake known as Trị An Lake. La Ngà village on the La Ngà River was created as a result of population displacement.[4]
The dam appears on the 5000 Vietnamese đồng note released in 1993.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Tri An Hydro Power Plant Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tri An Hydropower generates 35 billion kWh". Saigon Liberation. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ^ Ray, Nick; Yu-Mei Balasingamchow (2010). Vietnam. Travel Guide. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781742203898.
- ^ Vietnam Economic Times - Volume 102 - Page 10 Viện kinh tế thế giới (Vietnam) "The "village" of La Nga was only established when Tri An lake was created for a hydro-power plant in 1986. At first it was just a gathering of a few homeless people from various places and backgrounds who had one thing in common: land ..."
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