Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station

Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station
The power station at Đa Nhim
Location of Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station in Vietnam
Coordinates	11°51′11″N 108°36′21″E
Construction began	April 1961
Opening date	January 1964
Owner(s)	EVN
Power Station
Operator(s)	Da Nhim – Ham Thuan – Da Mi Hydropower Joint Stock Co.
Turbines	4 X 40 MW Pelton turbines (Toshiba replaced by GE in 2013)
Installed capacity	160 MW

The Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station is a power station on the Đa Nhim River in Vietnam. Phase 1 construction started in April 1961 and was finished in January 1964. It has installed capacity of 160 MW.[1] Đa Nhim Lake is at an altitude of 1,042 metres (3,419 ft).[2][3]

It was the first hydroelectric power station in South Vietnam.[4] Electricity produced here supplied the central region of Vietnam but was unable to reach the large industrial centres in Saigon and Bien Hoa, which had to rely on oil for electricity generation.[4] Two large pipes, crossing the road, carrying water from a height of 1,000 metres to Đa Nhim lake, drive the turbines of the hydropower plant.[5]

Water down pipe

References

1. Ex-Post Evaluation of Japanese ODA Loan Project "Da Nhim Power System Rehabilitation Project" (PDF) (Report). JICA. Retrieved 2014-07-08.
2. Masaya Shiraishi Japanese Relations With Vietnam: 1951-1987-1990 Page 19 - "The initial Da Nhim construction, which began in April 1961, was finished in January 1964, and the power plant started to operate, with a capacity of 80 thousand kilowatt/hour production. Construction for another 80 thousand kilowatt/hours ..." (sic, should be "kilowatt" instead of "kilowatt/hour(s)" or "megawatt" instead of "thousand kilowatt/hour(s)")
3. Đà Lạt: city of eternal spring Côn Sơn Phạm, Brenda Paik Sunoo, Brenda Sunoo Paik - 2004 "The Da Nhim River (Krong Pha or Song Pha) flows on a steep slope and holds a large volume of water. Due to its favorable conditions, several investment projects have been implemented to exploit its potential. The Da Nhim Hydropower ..."
4. Đặng Phong (2004), Kinh tế Miền Nam Việt nam thời kỳ 1955 - 1975, Nhà xuất bản Khoa học xã hội, Hanoi, page 282
5. Côn Sơn Phạm, Brenda Paik Sunoo, Brenda Sunoo Paik Đà Lạt: City of eternal spring 2004 "At the foot of the pass, to the east, in Ninh Thuận Province is Đa Nhim Hydropower Plant with its two huge pipes carrying water from a height of 1,000 metres to a large lake, Đa Nhim, to drive the turbines of the Hydropower Plant."