Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Reservoirs of hydropower plants in northern localities on June 12 received an additional water amount 28% higherthan that of June 11, which helps lift some of them from the “dead level” - theminimum to ensure power generation.
On May 10, the Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) reported that reservoirs' water levels were lower than the annual average and 10 are either close to or under the "dead level".
According to the Electricity Regulatory Authority ofVietnam under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the current water level of the multi-purpose hydropowerreservoirs is already above the dead level, but not much.
Currently, the north's maximum power generation capacityreaches 18,580 MW, of which the maximum capacity of hydroelectricity is 3,800MW.
Following the Prime Minister’s direction to curb powershortage, the MoIT has been implementing solutions toensure the supply of coal and gas for power generation, add new power sources,increase water storage at reservoirs, and flexibly operate reservoirs./.
