Yen Bai: 25 hydroelectric plants supply more than 1.8 billion KWh of electricity per year

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Yen Bai: 25 hydroelectric plants supply more than 1.8 billion KWh of electricity per year

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

YBO - In addition to Thac Ba hydropower plant with an installed capacity of 120MW, Yen Bai province has issued 49 investment certificates and survey agreements for 15 hydropower projects.

Leaders of Yen Bai province and delegates visit the operation system of Pa Hu Hydropower Plant, which came into operation in October 2020

Up to now, 25 projects have generated electricity with a total capacity of 519.6 MW; 11 are under construction with a total installed capacity of 110.1 MW; 13 are preparing to start construction with a total capacity of 174.7 MW; and 15 have been approved for survey with a combined capacity of 119.9 MW.

Twenty-five completed hydropower plants provide more than 1.8 billion kWh each year to the national grid, contributing more than 2 trillion VND (85.5 million USD) to the province's annual industrial production value and over 350 billion VND to the state budget, creating stable jobs for more than 600 employees with an average monthly salary of 9 million VND.

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