Hydroelectric power plant operates and stores water.

The water level in Binh Dien hydroelectric reservoir is currently low.

The Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue (PCTT&TKCN) announced that, due to the influence of the tropical depression and storm, heavy to very heavy rain is expected in the province from the morning of September 19th to September 21st. The total rainfall for the entire period is expected to be 200-300mm, with some areas exceeding 500mm.

Currently, hydroelectric reservoirs are at low water levels and are undergoing water storage for operation. Specifically, at the Binh Dien hydroelectric reservoir (Binh Dien commune, Huong Tra town), the water level is currently at 64.5m, 11.5m above the dead water level. The reservoir is storing water and operating two turbines with a flow rate of 64m3/s. On the morning of September 19th, operation lasted only two hours before ceasing.

Mr. Nguyen Quang Hai, General Director of Binh Dien Hydropower Joint Stock Company, said: To proactively respond to Typhoon No. 4 and other natural disasters in the coming period, the company has inspected the project's components before the rainy season, such as areas at risk of landslides, the hydraulic mechanical system, sluice gates, and drainage channels. At the same time, they have prepared sufficient supplies, materials, equipment, and assigned personnel on duty to respond when situations arise.

The Binh Dien Hydropower Plant is located on the Huu Trach River, upstream of the Huong River. The plant has a capacity of 44 MW, an average annual electricity output of 181 million kWh, and began generating electricity and connecting to the national grid in May 2009.

At the Huong Dien Hydropower Plant on the Bo River, on the morning of September 19th, the reservoir water level was 49.04m, 3.04m higher than the dead water level, but nearly 9m lower than the normal water level. The reservoir is running low, so the plant is currently accumulating water to maintain operation during this rainy period. Huong Dien Hydropower Joint Stock Company has fully prepared supplies, materials, equipment, and deployed 100% of its workforce to be on standby to respond to natural disasters in all situations.

The province has a total of 13 hydropower plants in operation with a total capacity of 459.3 MW. Electricity production in 2023 was 1,920.418 million kWh, reaching 87.6%. Electricity production in the first six months of 2024 was 498.777 million kWh, reaching 64.1% compared to the same six-month period in 2023.

Electricity production in the first six months of 2024 was lower than in the same period of 2023 due to lower water levels in hydropower reservoirs during the early months of 2024 compared to the early months of 2023. Simultaneously, the hydropower reservoirs retained water to serve production and daily life downstream during the dry season of 2024, adhering to the water levels at each point in time as stipulated in the inter-reservoir operation procedure on the Huong River basin approved by the Prime Minister .

Previously, the Department of Industry and Trade, in coordination with the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue and relevant departments and localities, conducted inspections of the management and operation, electrical safety, dam and reservoir safety management, and disaster response at 13 operating hydropower plants in the province.