Conference on technical management of the EVNGENCO1’s 04 special important hydroelectric power dams

On March 29, 2023, Power Generation Corporation 1 (EVNGENCO1) held a technical management conference for roller compacted concrete (RCC) dams of hydroelectric power plants. This is the first time the conference has been held, but it is very useful and practical for the technical management team at the hydropower units in EVNGENCO1 to exchange, share and learn from each other for a better & more professional work in the units. The conference took place at Song Tranh Hydropower Company - one of the hydropower plants with large RCC dams in the country.

Over the years, hydropower plants of EVNGENCO1 have operated and produced safely and stably, meeting the needs of the national power system. An important contribution to that success is the technical management of construction works, especially the technical management of the RCC dams of hydropower companies in EVNGENCO1. At the conference, representatives of the Technical Production  Department (EVNGENCO1) and the Ban Ve, Dong Nai, and Song Tranh Hydropower companies had presentations and shared experiences gained in the past process.

Mr. Nguyen Tien Chuong - Deputy General Director of EVNGENCO1 chaired the Conference

Power Generation Corporation 1 is the owner of 04 (i.e Ban Ve, Dong Nai 3&4 and Song Tranh 2) out of 18 hydroelectric dams of special importance according to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 470/QD-TTg dated April 26, 2019. Therefore, the Corporation and its affiliated members put special interest at the technical management, ensuring the safety of the works a. At the Conference, the atmosphere of exchange and discussion was very lively and serious. Many legal issues in the work of maintenance and repair work were clarified and answered in detail at the discussion from the presentation of the Technical Production Dept. which was presented by Mr. Dinh Dac Hao. With an importance related to the safety of the works, all three hydropower units brought to the Conference discussions on the topic of monitoring that was regarded as the "health status" of RCC dams.

The presentation from Mr. Dinh Dac Hao – the official of the Technical Production Dept

Mr. Tran Nam Trung - Director of Song Tranh Hydropower Company delivered a speech

Concluding the Conference, Mr. Nguyen Tien Chuong – Vice President of Power Generation Corporation 1 highly appreciated the efforts of the units in the technical management of RCC dams, solving a number of obstacles. Then, he directed the units to implement contents related to training, procurement and repair work in order to get a better management of the dam safety commensurance for the special importance of hydroelectric dams in the next time./.