HBO – The Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant has been an attractive destination to tourists when visiting Hoa Binh Lake.
The plant has a total capacity of 1,920 MW and an annual
electricity output of more than 9.5 billion KWh.
Construction on the project started at a time when the country
just ended the resistance war against the US and was facing a lot of
difficulties and deprivation, with complicated construction conditions and high
pressure on progress. Tens of thousands of youths from rural areas in the
northern region volunteered to work at the construction site – the Communist
Youth Site. More than 500 engineers and technicians, who had freshly graduated
from universities and vocational schools, and 800 experts who were project
managers, engineers, and skilled workers of the Soviet Union were sent to the
site.
Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant on the
day the river was separated and the dam was built.
Officials, soldiers, engineers, workers and Soviet Union experts
worked hard with the slogan "For the future electric current of the nation”.
Therefore, the construction progress was never interrupted. The high resolve,
energy, creativeness and high consensus created a lot of miracles, and many
records were set at the construction site.
On January 12, 1983, the first phase of the Da River separation
was carried out, while construction on projects to separate the Da River in the
second phase finished on January 9, 1986.
In late 1988, after nine years since the construction started, the
first turbine began generating electricity and the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant
was officially put into operation. Other turbines then started generating
electricity as scheduled.
On December 20, 1994, the plant with eight turbines and a total
capacity of 1,920 MW was inaugurated and connected to the national grid, showing
the breakthrough development of the Vietnamese energy sector and the
electricity sector in particular.
For the nation’s electric current, 168 Vietnamese and Soviet Union
officials, experts and workers laid down their lives during the construction
process, becoming a symbol of sacrifice and devotion for the friendship between
Vietnam and the Soviet Union, and now the Russian Federation. Since its operation,
the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant has generated over 200 billion kWh of
electricity, contributing to the country’s economic development./.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.
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