The National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control held a meeting on Friday on reservoir operating procedures along the Red River in 2022.
At the event, Mai Van Khiem, director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, said that the northern region would see heavy rain with an average rainfall of 100-250mm in the days to come.
Tuyen Quang hydropower reservoir
This month, the rainfall of northern mountainous areas between July and September would be 15-30 percent higher than in many previous years. However, the northern region’s rainfall between October and November would be 15-20 percent lower than in many previous years.
According to Tran Quang Hoai, deputy head of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, plans to respond to the water level of reservoirs along the Red River have been built based on the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting’s impact assessment.
The committee has asked localities and hydropower plants to drege their reservoirs to provide more capacity. Hoai added that he would also ensure a Zalo group was established for localities to report information about the water level on rivers and reservoirs and rainfall.
Ngo Son Hai, deputy general director of Vietnam Electricity (EVN) said that at present coal prices had sharply risen, affecting the operation of coal power plants. So abundant water supply was a positive factor for the operation of hydropower plants. EVN would also have to consider how to use the water in its reservoirs effectively for power production.
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