Releasing over 40,000 fish fry into Ban Ve hydroelectric reservoir

Attending were Mr. Hoang Van Ngoc - Deputy Director of Ban Ve Hydropower Company and representatives of local authorities.

On this occasion, the Company released over 40,000 fish fry with high economic benefits, suitable for the local environment, such as catfish, grass carp, bighead carp, common carp, bighead carp, tilapia... with a value of nearly 100 million VND into the Ban Ve hydroelectric reservoir.

Ban Ve Hydropower Company releases over 40,000 fish fry. Photo: D.C.

This is an annual activity of practical significance, aiming to restore and regenerate aquatic resources that are increasingly being depleted, clean water sources, clean the environment, contributing to balancing the ecosystem. At the same time, providing a part of the food source with high nutritional value, clean, safe, contributing to improving the livelihoods of the community in the area.

On this occasion, the fish species released include catfish, grass carp, bighead carp, common carp, silver carp, tilapia, etc. Photo: D.C.

In reality, Ban Ve Hydropower Reservoir with more than 5,000 hectares of water surface, with a capacity of 1.83 billion m3 of water, is an extremely favorable condition for people in the area to promote aquaculture, bringing a stable source of income and improving people's lives. At the same time, through the annual fish release activity, Ban Ve Hydropower Company wishes to propagate and mobilize local people to strictly comply with regulations on aquatic exploitation; avoid using electric pulses, explosives, chemicals to exploit aquatic products, causing imbalance in the ecosystem and biodiversity of Ban Ve Hydropower Reservoir in particular and of the Ca River in general.

Ban Ve Hydropower Company has planted 50 trees suitable for the local climate with a value of nearly 60 million VND. Photo: D.C.

Also on this occasion, continuing to respond to the "Program of planting 1 billion trees - For a green Vietnam" launched by the Prime Minister, Ban Ve Hydropower Company planted 50 trees suitable for the local climate with a value of nearly 60 million VND. The activity aims to raise awareness of the Company's staff, workers as well as the mountainous people about the role, effects and significance of trees, contributing to protecting the ecological environment, mitigating natural disasters and responding to climate change.

The Ban Ve Hydropower Plant construction project was approved by the Prime Minister as an investment project in Decision No. 665/QD-TTg dated June 19, 2003 with an installed capacity of 320 MW, built on the Nam Non River, Yen Na Commune, Tuong Duong District in 2004.

In 2010, Unit 1 of the plant officially started generating electricity, Ban Ve Hydropower Plant officially connected to the national grid. In April 2011, the Board of Members of Vietnam Electricity Group decided to establish Ban Ve Hydropower Company.

Over the past 12 years, the company has successfully completed major goals such as: Ensuring water supply and flood reduction for downstream areas; Safely operating the plant to maximize the amount of electricity generated to the system; Safely operating the reservoir according to the Inter-reservoir Operation Procedure on the Ca River Basin during the annual flood season...

Up to now, the electricity output has reached nearly 12 billion kWh. With its achievements, Ban Ve Hydropower Company has been honored to receive noble awards from the State and the Government: Third-class Labor Medal, Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister, Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Certificate of Merit from the People's Committee of Nghe An province, Certificate of Merit from the Vietnam Electricity Group and many other noble awards, contributing thousands of billions of VND to the State Budget.