HBO – The Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant has been an attractive destination to tourists when visiting Hoa Binh Lake.
The plant has a total capacity of 1,920 MW and an annual
electricity output of more than 9.5 billion KWh.
Construction on the project started at a time when the country
just ended the resistance war against the US and was facing a lot of
difficulties and deprivation, with complicated construction conditions and high
pressure on progress. Tens of thousands of youths from rural areas in the
northern region volunteered to work at the construction site – the Communist
Youth Site. More than 500 engineers and technicians, who had freshly graduated
from universities and vocational schools, and 800 experts who were project
managers, engineers, and skilled workers of the Soviet Union were sent to the
site.
Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant on the
day the river was separated and the dam was built.
Officials, soldiers, engineers, workers and Soviet Union experts
worked hard with the slogan "For the future electric current of the nation”.
Therefore, the construction progress was never interrupted. The high resolve,
energy, creativeness and high consensus created a lot of miracles, and many
records were set at the construction site.
On January 12, 1983, the first phase of the Da River separation
was carried out, while construction on projects to separate the Da River in the
second phase finished on January 9, 1986.
In late 1988, after nine years since the construction started, the
first turbine began generating electricity and the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant
was officially put into operation. Other turbines then started generating
electricity as scheduled.
On December 20, 1994, the plant with eight turbines and a total
capacity of 1,920 MW was inaugurated and connected to the national grid, showing
the breakthrough development of the Vietnamese energy sector and the
electricity sector in particular.
For the nation’s electric current, 168 Vietnamese and Soviet Union
officials, experts and workers laid down their lives during the construction
process, becoming a symbol of sacrifice and devotion for the friendship between
Vietnam and the Soviet Union, and now the Russian Federation. Since its operation,
the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant has generated over 200 billion kWh of
electricity, contributing to the country’s economic development./.
Hoa Binh has taken measures, focusing on removing barriers in terms of mechanism, policy, infrastructure, and upgrading technical infrastructure facilities serving tourism and the quality of human resources, to promote tourism development in the Hoa Binh Lake area.
Over the past time, Da Bac has deployed measures to lure more domestic and foreign visitors to the locality, aiming to turn tourism into the district’s economic spearhead.
Covering an area of over 52,000 hectares spanning districts of Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Cao Phong, Da Bac, and Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh lake has strong potential for tourism development. In recent years, thanks to the attention of local Party Committees and authorities as well as support from international organisations, the advantages of tourism in the lake area have been utilised.
Mai Chau is a mountainous district and home to many ethnic groups such as Thai, Muong, Kinh, Mong, Dao, and Tay with distinctive cultural identities, creating a diverse and unique cultural treasure. Aware of its advantages, the district has paid attention to the preservation and promotion of ethnic groups’ cultural values so that culture will become a leverage for tourism and contribute to socio-economic development and life quality improvement.
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