Uncover the little known secret about the oldest hydroelectricity in Vietnam

Ankroet hydroelectric power plant built of stone, is recognized as the oldest hydroelectric power plant in Vietnam. Nestled in the deep mountain with the same cup, the overall project is as beautiful as a resort villa.

Ankroet hydroelectric power plant built of stone, is recognized as the oldest hydroelectric power plant in Vietnam. Nestled in the deep mountains of the same valley, the overall project is poetic and beautiful like a resort villa.

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Ankroet Hydropower Plant is located deep in the Dankia valley - Suoi Vang, in the mountainous area in Lac Duong district, Lam Dong. 

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According to Da Lat Geography, Ankroet hydropower plant is "Vietnam's first hydroelectric power plant, which was started in October 1942 and inaugurated in 1945", officially generating electricity in 1946. This is also the factory. The first hydroelectric power plant in Indochina.

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The original design capacity of Ankroet hydropower plant was only 600kW, a hundred times smaller than the current mid-range hydropower plants, supplying electricity to the city of Da Lat at that time.

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 Nestled in the deep mountains, the overall construction looks like a resort villa, not a factory. The entrance to Ankroet hydropower plant is lined with trees with small bridges.

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French construction designed with familiar materials commonly found in ancient villas. The red tile roof has a large slope with the appearance of a communal house in the Central Highlands.

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The whole work is built manually, mainly using human power. In addition to manual construction of split stone, the most elaborate is the tunnel through the mountain with a length of more than 500m.

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About 5 km from Ankroet hydropower plant is a self-spill dam system with a reservoir capacity of one million m3 of water. The process of preventing the flow has created a romantic Suoi Vang lake in the middle of pine forest.

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Ankroet Dam is a self-spill dam built of split stone 97m long, more than 10m high. The type of stone used to build the dam and the factory is quarried locally. Currently, Ankroet is the only hydroelectricity in Vietnam with a spillway built of split stone.

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In 1960, to serve the construction of Da Nhim hydropower plant, Ankroet increased the capacity to 3,100 kW. Currently, the factory's capacity is 4,400 kW.

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Along with capacity increase, the old system of the factory has also been replaced by modern, advanced and automatic equipment.

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Although it has undergone many renovations many times. , but the oldest hydroelectric power plant in Vietnam still retains its ancient appearance, harmonizes with nature and becomes an attractive tourist destination.

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When coming here, visitors can admire 2 ancient turbine units built by France. Crafted from the early days of the factory's establishment.

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Tourists can also take photos at the barrier of two consecutive dams built of blue stone.

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Or breathe in the fresh air scented with pine needles and enjoy the beauty. wild, poetic that few construction works have.

Lam Dong 1114 view

Thu Hà (TH)

Source : Tri thức & cuộc sống

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