First WB-loaned hydropower plant put first turbine into use
The first turbine of the Trung Son hydropower plant, Vietnam’s first hydropower project with credit loaned from the WB, in Thanh Hoa province has begun generating electricity for the national grid.
The Trung Son hydropower plant is located in Quan Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province (Photo: baodautu.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – The first turbine of theTrung Son hydropower plant, Vietnam’s first hydropower project with creditloaned from the World Bank, in the central province of Thanh Hoa has begungenerating electricity for the national grid.
The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group said itis among four turbines with combined capacity of 260 MW at the factory, locatedin Quan Hoa district.
The project is invested by Trung Son HydropowerCo. Ltd, a subsidiary of the EVN Power Generation Corporation 2.
When fully operational, the plant is expected toprovide more than 1 billion kWh for the national grid each year and help tocontrol flooding in the downstream Ma River.
Construction on the plant began in November2012. The fourth turbine is scheduled to be put into operation in the secondquarter of 2017, according to the Trung Son company’s website. -VNA
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The Trung Son hydropower plant is located in Quan Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province (Photo: baodautu.vn) 
