Vietnam scraps 9 hydroelectric projects

Six hydropower projects of Vietnam's Thua Thien Hue Province that have low economic values and were forecasted to cause severe flooding were cancelled.

This was announced by Provincial People's Committee Vice Chairman Le Truong Luu.

The projects were six of the 21 hydropower projects approved in the plan until 2020.

Furthermore, three other hydropower projects have had their licences withdrawn because of slow progress caused by a shortage of funds and poor management.

The cancelled projects are Ta Linh, Vi Linh, Rao La, O Lau I, O Lau II and O Lau III while the withdrawn licences were for plants at Song Bo I, Song Bo 2 and Ta Luong.

The intitial target of the 21 hydro power project was to produce 357 megawatts by 2020

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