Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station

The Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station is a power station on the Đa Nhim River in Vietnam. Phase 1 construction started in April 1961 and was finished in January 1964. It has installed capacity of 160 MW.^[1] Đa Nhim Lake is at an altitude of 1,042 metres (3,419 ft).^[2][3]

Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station
The power station at Đa Nhim
Location of Đa Nhim Hydroelectric Power Station in Vietnam
Coordinates	11°51′11″N 108°36′21″E / 11.85306°N 108.60583°E / 11.85306; 108.60583
Construction began	April 1961
Opening date	January 1964
Owner(s)	EVN
Power Station
Operator(s)	Da Nhim – Ham Thuan – Da Mi Hydropower Joint Stock Co.
Turbines	4 X 40 MW Pelton turbines (Toshiba replaced by GE in 2013)
Installed capacity	160 MW

It was the first hydroelectric power station in South Vietnam.^[4] Electricity produced here supplied the central region of Vietnam but was unable to reach the large industrial centres in Saigon and Bien Hoa, which had to rely on oil for electricity generation.^[4] Two large pipes, crossing the road, carrying water from a height of 1,000 metres to Đa Nhim lake, drive the turbines of the hydropower plant.^[5]