Trị An is a hydroelectric dam and lake on the Đồng Nai River in Vĩnh Cửu, Đồng Nai, Vietnam. The power plant has an installed electric capacity of 400 MW[1] and produces around 1.76 TWh of electricity per year. The plant is operated by Trị An Hydropower Company, a subsidiary of Vietnam Electricity.[2]

Trị An Dam
Trị An Dam is located in Vietnam
Trị An Dam
Location of Trị An Dam in Vietnam
CountryVietnam
LocationTrị An village, Vĩnh Cửu Đồng Nai Province
Coordinates11°6′19″N 106°59′2″E / 11.10528°N 106.98389°E / 11.10528; 106.98389
PurposeHydroelectric
StatusOperational
Construction began1984
Opening date1986
Owner(s)EVN
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsĐồng Nai River
Reservoir
CreatesTrị An Reservoir
Power Station
Operator(s)Trị An Hydropower Company
Commission date1988
Installed capacity400 MW
Annual generation1.76 TWh

The dam was built in 1984–1986 with the assistance of the Soviet Union.[3] The power plant became operational in 1988. The dam forms a man-made reservoir lake known as Trị An Lake. La Ngà village on the La Ngà River was created as a result of population displacement.[4]

The dam appears on the 5000 Vietnamese đồng note released in 1993.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Tri An Hydro Power Plant Archived 2007-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Tri An Hydropower generates 35 billion kWh". Saigon Liberation. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  3. ^ Ray, Nick; Yu-Mei Balasingamchow (2010). Vietnam. Travel Guide. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781742203898.
  4. ^ Vietnam Economic Times - Volume 102 - Page 10 Viện kinh tế thế giới (Vietnam) "The "village" of La Nga was only established when Tri An lake was created for a hydro-power plant in 1986. At first it was just a gathering of a few homeless people from various places and backgrounds who had one thing in common: land ..."