Lai Châu Dam

The Lai Châu Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Black River inaugurated on 20 December 2016 in Nậm Nhùn District, Lai Chau Province, Vietnam. The owner of the power station is Vietnam Electricity.[1]

Lai Châu Dam
Lai Chau Dam during construction in 2013
Location of Lai Châu Dam in Vietnam
CountryVietnam
LocationLai Châu Province
Coordinates22°8′22″N 102°59′7″E
StatusOperational
Construction began2011
Opening date20 December 2016
Construction costVND 35,700 billion
Owner(s)EVN
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsDa River
Operator(s)EVN
Commission date2017
Turbines3 x 400 MW Francis turbines
Installed capacity1,200 MW
Capacity factor45%
Annual generation4,670 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 Chau hydropower projects costed VND 35,700 billion.[1]

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References
  1. "Inauguration of Lai Chau hydropower project". EVNICT. EVN. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. Закончена разработка технического проекта гидроузла Лай Чау во Вьетнаме (Press release) (in Russian). RusHydro. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Alstom, Hydrochina secure major Vietnam hydro power deal". Power Engineering. PennWell Corporation. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  7. "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.
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