Vietnam Central Province Striving to Operate 80 Hydropower Plants by 2015

Central highlands Kon Tum province is accelerating construction of 80 medium and small-sized hydropower projects with a combined capacity of nearly 500 MW in an effort to put them into operation in 2015.

 

In the first half last year, 10 hydropower projects were kicked off a total cost of VND2.8 trillion (US$170.73 million).

 

The Dak Psi Hydro-electric Development Investment Company invests VND600 billion (US$36.58 million) to build four plants namely Dak Psi 3, Dak Psi 4, Dak Ter and Dak Ter 2 with a combined capacity of 36 MW in the build-own-operate (BOO) form. Two of these are expected to generate power by 2010.

 

Six other projects including Dak Po Ne 1, Dak Po Ne 2, Bo E, Dak Lay, Dak Psi 2, Dak Psi 2B with a total capacity of 110 MW in the locality are also scheduled to be completed by the year.

 

Power-thirsting Vietnam plans to raise the total capacity of hydropower generation projects to more than 18,000 MW and the annual output of over 80 billion kWh by 2015, under the national power development plan through 2015 and span to 2025, or plan VI. (The People)