Gov’t leader hails Son La power plant as model

Biggest hydroelectric power plant’s new turbine commissioned

The rotor is 15.5m in diameter, 2.8m in height and 1,000 tonnes in weight. 

To complete the installation, the Lilama 10 Company, an affiliate of Vietnam Machinery Erection Corporation (Lilama), had to mobilise 1,300 workers working in four months, said Nguyen Dinh Tinh, Director of the Lilama 10 Company – Son La branch. 

The third turbine is expected to begin generating electricity on August 30. 

Once its three turbines become operational, the Son La power plant will provide 30 million kWh of electricity for the national grid per day. 

Construction of the VND37 trillion power plant started in December 2005, It is designed to have six turbines with a combined capacity of 2,400 MW.