Close-up of Northern hydroelectric reservoirs running out of water to generate electricity, unprecedented drought

Latest update from the Ministry of Industry and Trade as of this morning, June 8, There are 11 hydroelectric reservoirs nationwide that have run out of water and have had to stop generating electricity because the flow and water level in the reservoirs are not guaranteed for safe operation. Among these are many hydroelectric plants that provide the majority of electricity for the North.

Cận cảnh hồ thủy điện miền Bắc đang hết nước phát điện, khô hạn chưa từng có - Ảnh 1. — The water of Ban Chat hydroelectric lake is only 0.92 m from the dead water level.

Updated from the lake management units, Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) said that Lai Chau Hydropower Plant with a capacity of 1,200 MW had to operate below dead water level.

Meanwhile, the Son La Hydropower Plant, the largest in Southeast Asia with a total capacity of 2,400 MW, is facing unprecedented drought.

Cận cảnh hồ thủy điện miền Bắc đang hết nước phát điện, khô hạn chưa từng có - Ảnh 2. — Son La Hydropower Plant is at its lowest water level since it began operating in 2012.

As of June 6, the water level at Son La Hydropower Reservoir was recorded at 174.93 m, lower than the dead water level and 40.07 m lower than the normal water level. This is the lowest water level since the plant was put into operation in 2012.

At Tuyen Quang hydroelectric reservoir, as of this morning, June 8, the water level in this lake is only 0.91 m from the dead water level. Thac Ba hydroelectric reservoir has fallen below the dead water level, at 45.65 m, 0.3 5 m lower than the dead water level.

Cận cảnh hồ thủy điện miền Bắc đang hết nước phát điện, khô hạn chưa từng có - Ảnh 3. — Drought scene at Tuyen Quang Hydropower Plant when water level is dropping to dead water level

EVN assessed that the context in which most hydroelectric reservoirs are approaching dead water level or below dead water level will greatly affect power generation and water supply downstream.

Cận cảnh hồ thủy điện miền Bắc đang hết nước phát điện, khô hạn chưa từng có - Ảnh 4. — Lai Chau Hydropower Plant is operating below dead water level, posing many potential risks.

In particular, in the northern provinces, hydropower accounts for about 43.6% of the electricity supply structure. However, many hydropower reservoirs are lacking water for electricity generation. As of June 6, the available capacity of hydropower plants in the north was 3,110 MW, only reaching 23.7% of the installed capacity.

According to the forecast of the Electricity Regulatory Authority (Ministry of Industry and Trade), in the coming time, the Northern power system will have a shortage of about 4,350 MW with an average daily output of about 30.9 million kWh, of which the highest day can have a shortage of up to 50.8 million kWh.

Cận cảnh hồ thủy điện miền Bắc đang hết nước phát điện, khô hạn chưa từng có - Ảnh 5. — By the morning of June 8, Huoi Quang Hydropower Plant was approaching dead water level.

Previously, on the afternoon of June 7, sharing at a press conference organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, providing information on the electricity supply situation, Mr. Tran Dinh Nhan, General Director of EVN, said that from now until water flows to hydroelectric reservoirs, EVN will try its best to ensure safe electricity operations.

But during hot days, the demand for electricity in the northern provinces increases, the power supply is not enough to meet the demand, so at some times, EVN has to reduce electricity and hopes that people will sympathize with the current difficulties of the electricity industry.

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