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Electricity from hydropower in Vietnam
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| Project Name | La La Hydropower Project, Vietnam | ||
| Project Location | Vietnam, Quang Tri Province, Tan Lap, Tan Long Commune, Huong Hoa District | ||
| Project Standard | Gold Standard CDM | ||
| Emission Reductions | 49,875 t CO2e (over 7 years) | ||
| Situation without project | Electricity from the combustion of fossil fuels | ||
| Project Status | Implementation | ||
| Project Validation | TÜV NORD | ||
| Project Start | February 2012 | ||
| Documentations | UNFCCC Project Documentation |
Replacing coal, gas or diesel plants with a mini hydropower plant reduces CO2 emissions. This project promotes renewable energy in a country where economic development will increase energy demand.
This climate protection project in central Vietnam involves the construction of a hydropower plant that supplies electricity to the national grid. Although hydropower is on the increase in Vietnam and more and more such facilities are under construction, coal, gas and diesel plants are often used to supply the grid. Burning these fossil fuels produces climate-damaging greenhouse gases.
Three turbines are installed, each with one megawatt capacity, thus sonnecting a total of three megawatts to the grid. Annual electricity production is estimated at 12.1 million kilowatt hours.
A dam 14 feet in height keeps the water in a reservoir with a maximum area of 31,000 square metres. The water flows through a channel and a pressure pipeline to the engine house where electricity is generated by the turbines and fed into the national grid through a 22 kilovolt cable. The construction of the plant began in February 2008 and will be completed in early 2012.
The project contributes to sustainable development by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the other emissions that are mainly produced by coal power plants. In addition, clean technology is being promoted in a country where economic development is going to increase energy demand. Construction of the plant is expected to create over 300 temporary jobs and the subsequent operation should result in 18 permanent positions being created.
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