A Vuong is a 210MW hydro power project. It is located on A Vuong river/basin in Quang Nam, Vietnam. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 2003 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2008.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 210 210 Active Quang Nam, Vietnam

Description

The project is currently owned by Vietnam Electricity.

A Vuong is a reservoir based project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 343 million cubic meter. The gross head of the project is 320m. The penstock length is 550m. The project generated 815 GWh of electricity. The project cost is $250m.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 2003 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2008.

Contractors Involved

Power Machines was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 turbines, each with 105MW nameplate capacity.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries supplied electric generator(s) for the project.

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