January 08, 2017 | 20:30 (GMT+7)
Lam Dong puts into operation hydropower plant
The Krong No 2 hydropower plant began operation in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong’s Lac Duong district on January 7.
Local authorities and people at the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 7. Photo: baogiaothong.vn
The 30MW plant is capable of producing nearly 106 million kWh of electricity annually.
The facility’s associated reservoir has a full storage capacity of 9,356 million cubic metres of water.
Built at a cost of more than 1.4 trillion VND (62.1 million USD), the project is the second of its kind on the Krong No River.
The two Krong No hydropower plants generate a total of 170 million kWh of electricity on a yearly basis.
Source: VNA