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Hoa Binh Dam

Vietnam

The 416th largest power station in the world

1.92 GW · Capacity

The Hòa Bình Dam on the Black River (Vietnamese: Sông Đà) is the largest hydroelectric dam in Vietnam from 1994 to 2012 (this record was broken by Sơn La Dam), and one of the largest in Southeast Asia, with a generating capacity of 1,920 MW. The Sông Đà Reservoir, with a capacity of 9 billion m3 was formed as the river was dammed. The dam is located in Hòa Bình City of the Hòa Bình Province in the north of Vietnam. It measures 128 m (420 ft) in height, and 970 m (3, 182 ft) in length. It is owned by Vietnam Electricity and operated by the Hoa Binh Hydro Power Company.

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