Ban Ve Hydropower Plant cuts and reduces floods with record flow, Nghe An province issues urgent notice

Facing the risk of major floods, on the evening of July 22, the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued an urgent notice about Ban Ve Hydropower Plant - the largest hydropower project in the North Central region - regulating the reservoir with a large discharge flow.

Ban Ve Hydropower Plant reaches flood peak water flow. Photo: CSCC

According to Urgent Notice No. 604 issued by the Provincial People's Committee at 9:00 p.m. on July 22, 2025, the water flow to the upstream of Ban Ve Hydropower Reservoir reached 9,543 m³/s, nearly reaching the peak flood flow threshold of 10,500 m³/s, equivalent to a flood frequency of 0.02%.

Faced with this situation, Ban Ve Lake is taking steps to reduce flooding, currently discharging downstream at a flow rate of 1,727m³/s and is expected to increase rapidly in the coming time.

The Provincial People's Committee requested relevant departments, branches and sectors, especially the Provincial Military Command, Provincial Police, and local authorities in the downstream areas of Ban Ve Hydropower Plant to urgently deploy response measures.

In particular, it emphasized the urgent mobilization of all forces and means to support the evacuation of people and assets to safe places; ensuring smooth communication and timely reporting to the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense, and relevant agencies when situations and incidents occur.

Urgent notice from the Provincial People's Committee directing forces to urgently deploy response measures. Photo: TP

Ban Ve Hydropower Plant is the largest hydropower project in Nghe An province and the North Central region, with a designed capacity of 320MW. The reservoir has a basin area of ​​more than 8,700km², spanning the communes of Luong Minh, Huu Khuong, Nhon Mai...

In addition to its power generation tasks, Ban Ve also plays a particularly important role in flood regulation, water supply for daily life, production, saltwater intrusion prevention and ensuring water security for the downstream of the Ca River - especially during heavy rains and floods.

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