Hòa Bình Hydropower Plant – Photo: VGP/Toàn Thắng
The Hòa Bình Hydropower Plant plays a crucial role in flood control for the Red River Delta and contributes significantly to ensuring electricity supply for the country’s socio-economic development.
Reaching a milestone of 280 billion kWh highlights the efforts of the Hòa Bình Hydropower Company in successfully balancing flood control and efficient power generation.
From the moment the first generator was connected to the national grid on December 30, 1988, at 8:20 PM, to November 9, 2024, the Hòa Bình Hydropower Company has come a long way, marking 36 years of efficient management and operation of this strategic, multi-purpose hydropower plant.
With the completion of the plant in 1994, consisting of 8 generators and a total installed capacity of 1,920MW, the Hòa Bình Hydropower Plant significantly alleviated Vietnam’s power shortage for an extended period. Even with the commissioning of the Sơn La Hydropower Plant, the power generation efficiency of the Hòa Bình plant continued to increase by 12-14% compared to the previous period. The power output consistently exceeded the design parameters, maintaining a range of 9-10 billion kWh/year.
On May 24, 2016, a historic milestone was achieved as the Hòa Bình Hydropower Plant reached a cumulative power generation of 200 billion kWh, a feat never before accomplished by any hydropower plant in Vietnam.
2018 stood out as another record-breaking year for the Hòa Bình Hydropower Plant, with an annual power output of 12.29 billion kWh, surpassing the designed capacity by 1.5 times (designed capacity: 8.16 billion kWh). This was the highest annual output achieved by the plant since its commissioning.
Presently, the Hòa Bình Hydropower Company is committed to fostering a culture of labor innovation, emphasizing creativity and the application of advanced science and technology. They are focused on upgrading mechanical turbine components and the 220kV oil cable system to enhance equipment reliability and performance, ultimately aiming to improve the availability and safe operation of the generators.
