Trị An Dam Explained

Trị An Dam
Location Map:Vietnam
Coordinates:11.1053°N 106.9839°W
Country:Vietnam
Location:Trị An village, Vĩnh Cửu Đồng Nai Province
Purpose:Hydroelectric
Status:O
Construction Began:1984
Opening:1986
Owner:EVN
Dam Crosses:Đồng Nai River
Res Name:Trị An Reservoir
Plant Operator:Trị An Hydropower Company
Plant Commission:1988
Plant Capacity:400 MW
Plant Annual Gen:1.76 TWh

Trị An is a hydroelectric dam and lake on the Đồng Nai River in Vĩnh Cửu, Đồng Nai, Vietnam. The power plant has an installed electric capacity of 400 MW[1] and produces around 1.76 TWh of electricity per year. The plant is operated by Trị An Hydropower Company, a subsidiary of Vietnam Electricity.[2]

The dam was built in 1984–1986 with the assistance of the Soviet Union.[3] The power plant became operational in 1988. The dam forms a man-made reservoir lake known as Trị An Lake. La Ngà village on the La Ngà River was created as a result of population displacement.[4]

The dam appears on the 5000 Vietnamese đồng note released in 1993.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.evn.com.vn/trianpp/english/introduction.html Tri An Hydro Power Plant
  2. News: Tri An Hydropower generates 35 billion kWh. Saigon Liberation. 2007-12-03. 2013-04-06.
  3. Book: Vietnam. Travel Guide. Ray, Nick. Yu-Mei Balasingamchow. Lonely Planet. 2010. 9781742203898.
  4. Vietnam Economic Times - Volume 102 - Page 10 Viện kinh tế thế giới (Vietnam) "The "village" of La Nga was only established when Tri An lake was created for a hydro-power plant in 1986. At first it was just a gathering of a few homeless people from various places and backgrounds who had one thing in common: land ..."