Thac Ba Hydropower Plant releases floodwaters, Hanoi and 3 provinces urgently respond

At 2:00 p.m. on August 16, Thac Ba hydroelectric reservoir opened two spillway gates.

Monitoring data shows that at 8:00 a.m. on August 16, 2024, the upstream water level of Thac Ba hydropower reservoir was at 57.33 m; inflow to the reservoir was 345 m ³ /s, discharge was 261 ^{m 3} /s.

Implementing the inter-reservoir operation process on the Red River basin in Decision No. 740/QD-TTg dated June 17, 2019 of the Prime Minister, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development issued a telegram and order to the Director of Thac Ba Hydropower Joint Stock Company to regulate floods on Thac Ba Lake.

Accordingly, Thac Ba Hydropower Joint Stock Company opened 2 spillway gates of Thac Ba Hydropower Reservoir at 2:00 p.m. on August 16, 2024. The organization closely monitored the development of floods and rains, safety of works, flow to the reservoir, water levels upstream and downstream of the reservoir and promptly reported to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

On the same morning, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development sent an official dispatch to four provinces and cities including Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc and Hanoi, requesting them to focus on implementing measures to ensure downstream safety when operating the Thac Ba hydropower reservoir.

The key task is to immediately notify all levels of government, people, and economic organizations operating along the river about the flood discharge information from Thac Ba hydropower reservoir, thereby having plans to adjust production and limit damage caused by reservoir flood discharge.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/thuy-dien-thac-ba-xa-lu-ha-noi-va-3-tinh-cap-bach-ung-pho.html