(HBO) – Entering 2017, the Hoa Binh Hydropower Company has encountered a lot of difficulties and challenges, including unfavourable hydrological situation in the early months. The water levels at reservoirs in the Da River in service of the Hoa Binh hydropower plant were over 2m lower than the same period last year.
Director Nguyen Van Minh
(last from right) and a working delegation led by Minister of Agriculture and
Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong and Director General of the Electricity of
Vietnam Dang Hoang An inspect flood discharge at Hoa Binh hydropower plant.
Engineers and workers at a project upgrading the
control system of H7&H8 turbines
Hoa Binh hydropower plant is the pride of the
"shinny river”
The water flowing into the Da river basin is
lower than the average recorded in many previous years, considerably affecting
the power generation of the plant. Apart from generating electricity and
regulating water to prevent droughts and floods, the company is responsible for
repairing equipment and investing in construction. It is implementing a project
to upgrade the control, protection, and measurement system for four turbines.
With the efforts of the whole staff, the company
has completed a large amount of work.
As of August 2017, the company generated 6.98
billion kWh of electricity, fulfilling 70 percent of the yearly target. It also
upgraded the control system for turbines No 7 and No 8 and put them into
operation as scheduled. In January and February, the company increased power
generation for eight turbines and discharged a total of 3.12 billion cubic
meters of water to irrigate the winter-spring crop in the northern delta
region.
To gear up for flood prevention, the company
collected data for analysis and evaluation of the dams’ safety as well as
mapped out plans to prevent natural disasters.
The hydrological situation was quite complicated
in the flood season. Floods came earlier than the same period of previous years
and prolonged from early July to the end of August. The company discharged over
6.5 billion cubic meters of water. The flood discharge was implemented
according to legal regulations.
Besides serving production, the company also deployed
a number of measures to implement a project improving the efficiency of
business production and labour productivity, along with a programme on thrift
practices and wastefulness prevention according to a plan of the Electricity of
Vietnam. Positive outcomes have been achieved.
In the remaining months of this year, the
company will seek to preserve water and ensure sufficient electricity
generation as it was tasked while continuously upgrading the control system of
two turbines.
The company is confident to overcome difficulties
and challenges to fulfill the set targets in 2017.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for an electronic printed circuit board (PCB) factory at Da River Left Bank Industrial Park in Hoa Binh province on April 13. The electronic PCB factory is invested by Japan's Meiko Group at a total cost of 200 million USD.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
In a move to expedite the execution and disbursement of the 2024 capital plan for ODA projects, aiming for a disbursement rate of over 90% of the allocated funding, the Hoa Binh People's Committee issued Document No. 483/UBND-KTN on April 3, 2024, regarding such efforts.
Nguyen Van Thap from Kim Duc hamlet, Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district, has built the brand of Hoa Qua Son for local fruits. His efforts have brought about income for his family and generated job opportunities for locals, helping hundreds of households escape from poverty.
The Hoa Binh administration was entrusted by the Prime Minister with a budget of 3.43 trillion VND (142.91 million USD) for investment in 2024. The provincial People's Council approved nearly 3.76 trillion VND, which has been meticulously allocated to projects, achieving 100% of the assigned capital plan.
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