Chau Thang Hydropower Plant announces flood discharge
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to the influence of the tropical depression weakening from storm No. 3, Nghe An area has heavy to very heavy rain. To ensure the safety of the reservoir, Chau Thang Hydropower Plant announced flood discharge.
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, due to the influence of the tropical depression weakening from storm No. 3, Nghe An area will have heavy to very heavy rain.
To ensure the operation of reservoir flood dischargeChau Thang Hydropower PlantIn order to ensure safety in accordance with the reservoir operation process approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the inter-reservoir operation process on the Ca River basin, PRIME Que Phong Joint Stock Company has announced the discharge of water from Chau Thang Hydropower Reservoir.
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| Chau Thang Hydropower Plant releases floodwaters. Photo: Archive |
The plant is expected to discharge floodwater at 9:30 a.m. on July 24, 2021. The expected discharge volume is about 76 m3/s to 500 m3/s (including discharge through the valves and generation flow through the generators).
Estimated time to end water discharge through spillway: Until the impact of thetropical depressionweakened by storm number 3 and tropical depression circulation.
In Document No. 110/TB.VP-PCTT, the Standing Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control and Search and Rescue informed the People's Committees of Quy Chau and Que Phong districts and heads of provincial departments, branches and sectors to inform authorities at all levels, agencies, units, investors who are constructing along the river, on the river, owners of water transport vehicles and all people in the downstream area of Chau Thang Hydropower Plant to know and deploy necessary work to ensure the safety of life and property of the people and the State.