Pleikrong (Plei Krong) Dam

Vietnam / Thai Nguyen / Kon Tum /
 lake, hydroelectric power station

PLEIKRONG

Project description:

The project is expected to generate 120-MW (Power in Asia 323, March 2001). Dam 65m high and 745m long. Reservoir: 8,000 hectares. 1,197 hectares cultivated land and 5,690 hectares forest will be flooded. (World Bank report, 1993)

Location:

Dak Po Ko River, tributary of the Se San River, in Kon Tum province, Central Highlands.

Status:

The Feasibility study was conducted by the Mekong Secretariat Committee in 1990, then by the Vietnam Power Investigation and Design Company No. 1 (PIDC1) in 1993.

Financing:

The estimated cost is US$256 million. Russia agreed to lend US$100 million for the project as Official Development Assistance (ODA) with the remaining project cost to be financed by local sources. (Saigon Times daily, Aug. 2000)

Social/environmental impacts:

The reservoir will displace 130 families in a densely populated area. The project increases pressure on the environment of the catchment area (Electrowatt, 1993). There are also some concerns about wildlife since the project would be located near the Mom Ray nature reserve.

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Pleikrong hydropower plant close to start up

Intellasia | May 14, 2009

Turbine 1 of Pleikrong hydropower plant was planned to officially supply commercial electricity on May 24, the management board of hydropower plant project No 4 said.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) is the main contractor of Pleikrong hydropower plant project located in Kon Tum province, and Power Engineering Consulting Co No 1 (PECC1) as the financial consultant.

The project with total investment capital of three trillion dong has 2 turbines with a capacity of 100 MW, supplying about 417.2 million KWh of power output per year. The operation of Pleikrong power plant not only helps contribute electricity to the national grid but also regulate the sources from water reservoir, improving electricity generation effectiveness for other terraced hydropower plants such as Yaly, Se San 3 and Se San 4.

Thousands relocated to make way for Kon Tum power plant
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Coordinates:   14°24'25"N   107°51'46"E
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