Hydropower plants in Nghe An produce 937 million kW of electricity

(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, Nghe An has 12 hydroelectric plants in operation. According to statistics from the Department of Industry and Trade, in the first 6 months of 2017, the amount of electricity produced from hydroelectric plants reached over 937 million kW; Total revenue from the plants was over 1,123.8 billion VND.

Ban Ve Hydropower Plant has the highest electricity production among 12 hydropower plants in Nghe An. Photo: Doan Van Quang

Among them, there are top 3 plants producing large amounts of electricity including: Ban Ve Hydropower Plant reaching over 449 million kW, revenue of nearly 520 billion VND; Hua Na Hydropower Plant reaching 191 million kW, revenue of 182 billion VND; Khe Bo Hydropower Plant reaching 151 million kW, revenue of over 166 billion VND...

According to information from Nghe An Tax Department, in the first 6 months of 2017, hydropower plants in the province contributed more than 158.8 billion VND to the budget.

According to forecasts, this year there will be a lot of rain, the hydroelectric reservoirs will be able to store water, so the power generation will be even in all months. The plan for the last 6 months of the year is that hydroelectric plants in Nghe An will produce 1 billion 390 million kW, with an estimated revenue of 1,382 billion VND.

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