Tag: reservoir
Over 300 personnel mobilised to respond to hydropower plant dam failure
VOV.VN - More than 300 military, police, and local government personnel have been mobilised in Lang Son province, Northern Vietnam, after a partial failure occurred at the Bac Khe 1 Hydropower Plant dam on October 7.
Rare big-headed turtle released back to nature in Quang Ngai
A rare big-headed turtle (Platysternon megacephalum) was released back to the wild at the Ton Dung Reservoir protection forest in Ba To commune, the central province of Quang Ngai, on September 30.
Vietnam to exploit seawwed reserves, a giant carbon reservoir
Vietnam’s total seaweed cultivation area, which is about 1 million hectares, is considered a vast new natural resource. People not only use seaweed to make medicines and food, but can also sell carbon credits at high prices.
No more power shortage in northern region: Official
Since the end of June, the water levels in hydropower reservoirs have been rising and technical problems of a number of thermopower turbines solved, ensuring a basically sufficient power supply in the north, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai.
Power supply basically meets demand from June 23: Authority
The Electricity Vietnam Group (EVN) on June 22 announced that the power supply will basically meet demand in the northern region from June 23 thanks to increasing water level at hydropower plants’ reservoirs.
Hydropower plants’ reservoirs get more water
Reservoirs of hydropower plants in northern localities on June 12 received an additional water amount 28% higher than that of June 11, which helps lift some of them from the “dead level” - the minimum to ensure power generation.
Heavy rain helps relax Vietnam power cuts
VOV.VN - Heavy rain is expected to lash large parts of the northern region of Vietnam from June 12-15, helping to reduce droughts and water shortages in hydropower plants in the region.
Ten hydroelectric reservoirs reach 'dead level'
Hydroelectric reservoirs' water levels are lower than annual averages, according to a May 10 report from Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), and 10 are either close to or under the 'dead level'.
Southern largest hydropower reservoir's water drops to lowest level in 12 years
The water level of Tri An hydropower reservoir, the largest of its kind in the southern region, has dropped to “dead level” due to a prolonged dry season and El Niño phenomena.
Floods claim six lives in northern Vietnam
VOV.VN - Torrential rain over the past few days has triggered flash floods and landslides across northern mountainous provinces, killing six local people, according to the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.
