Son La leaders inspect preparations for Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage hydropower project groundbreaking

Hoang Van Nghiem, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and head of the provincial delegation to the National Assembly, inspected preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage hydropower project in Muong Bang and Muong Coi communes on November 1.

He was accompanied by Nguyen Dinh Viet, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; Dao Tai Tue, member of the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Board and Director of the Department of Construction; among other officials. 

The provincial delegation conducts a field inspection of preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage hydropower project.

Invested by Xuan Thien Ninh Binh Co., Ltd., the project was approved in principle by the Son La provincial People’s Committee under Decision No. 2266/QD-UBND dated August 30, 2026. It has a total investment of more than 27.87 trillion VND (1.08 billion USD), with a designed capacity of 1,200 MW. It will be implemented in two phases: Phase 1, from the first quarter of 2027 to 2030, with a capacity of 900 MW; and Phase 2, from the first quarter of 2031 to 2032, with a capacity of 300 MW. Once operational, the project is expected to supply approximately 1.5 billion kWh of electricity annually to the national power system.

The project will use more than 425 hectares of land, including over 414 hectares in Muong Bang commune and 10.3 hectares in Muong Coi commune. An additional 15 hectares will be allocated for a resettlement area in Lan hamlet, Muong Bang commune. Provincial departments and local authorities are currently working with the investor to complete investment and construction procedures, and environmental impact assessment.

The delegation inspects preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage hydropower project.

Regarding site clearance, Muong Bang commune has completed an inventory of land, assets and crops belonging to 70 households, individuals and organisations, covering a total area of approximately 70.8 hectares in Phase 1 and the area designated for the groundbreaking ceremony.

Preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony are being carried out as planned, in coordination among provincial departments, local authorities and the investor.

Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Hoang Van Nghiem talks with the investor of the Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage hydropower project.
The rendering of the Dong Phu Yen pumped-storage hydropower project.

Nghiem stressed that the project is of strategic importance, helping ensure national energy security by storing electricity during off-peak hours for generation during peak hours, easing pressure on the dispatch of high-cost power sources, promoting the transition to green energy and creating momentum for socio-economic development in the reservoir area and neighbouring localities.

He called on provincial departments and agencies, Party committees and local authorities to continue working closely with the investor, carefully review each task and ensure thorough preparations for the groundbreaking ceremony./.

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