Insurance will pay about 10 billion to repair Bac Khe 1 hydroelectric dam

The management unit of Bac Khe 1 hydroelectric dam (Tan Tien commune, Lang Son province) said that it has planned to repair the partial dam shoulder failure, costing about 10 billion VND. This amount will be covered by insurance.

Speaking to VietNamNet reporter , Mr. Ngo The Quang, Director of Bac Khe 1 Hydropower Joint Stock Company (the investor directly managing the project), said that the unit has made a plan to repair the broken dam area and sent it to the Department of Industry and Trade of Lang Son province for approval. Once approved, the company will start construction.

According to Mr. Quang, the broken dam area will be filled with concrete and the collapsed and damaged items due to the incident will be rebuilt.

"The estimated repair cost is about 10 billion VND, which the insurance company will cover because the company previously purchased insurance for the project," said Mr. Quang.

Broken area of ​​Bac Khe 1 Hydropower Plant. Photo: D.X

The water has now receded and is not flowing past the break point, and the broken area is not expanding.

Mr. Dinh Ky Giang, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of Lang Son province, said that the agency has received a plan from Bac Khe 1 Hydropower Joint Stock Company to repair the broken area. The time to repair the dam depends on the consulting unit completing the repair consultation results.

Previously, at 1:00 p.m. on October 7, a section of the dam of the Bac Khe 1 hydroelectric plant broke due to the huge water pressure.

A section of the dam's retaining wall was broken, about 4-5m long and 3-4m deep. The incident caused the central control room to collapse, damaging many of the equipment inside.

The incident caused a large amount of water to overflow downstream, affecting Tan Tien, That Khe and Trang Dinh communes (Lang Son).

According to the representative of the Department of Industrial Safety and Environment ( Ministry of Industry and Trade ), Bac Khe 1 Hydropower Project has a reservoir capacity of 4.8 million m3; the dam system includes an earth dam, a concrete spillway with a free spillway. The length of the earth dam is 107m, the free spillway is 260m; the maximum dam height is 26.5m; the installed capacity is 2.4 MW.

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