Châu Thôn Hydropower Project (Quế Phong District, Nghệ An Province) is a diversion-type hydropower plant designed by VCE. The project began generating electricity in early 2025.
The headworks dam on the Nậm Tột Stream is a concrete dam with a maximum height of approximately 26.5 m. The reservoir has a storage capacity of approximately 0.54 million m³. The spillway has 03 bays fitted with flat gates, each 7.25 m wide.
The water conveyance system on the right bank comprises an intake structure; an exposed steel conduit 2.3 m in diameter and 176.7 m long; a headrace tunnel with D = 2.3 m and a length of 2071.55 m; and a surge tank with D = 8 m and a height of 29.2 m.
The powerhouse contains 02 vertical-shaft Pelton turbine units, with a total installed capacity of 29.8 MW and average annual generation of 108.6 million kWh. Maximum generating head: Hmax = 401 m; maximum design discharge through the generating units: Qmax = 8.94 m³/s.
Contracting entity: Công ty CP Phát triển Năng lượng Sơn Vũ
Contract No.: 1512/2020/HĐKT
Scope of work:
- Preparation of amended planning documentation, revised basic design, technical design and shop drawings.
