The powerhouse is located at Trung Son commune, Quan Hoa district in Thanh Hoa province which includes four generating units with a total capacity of 260 MW and an annual output of 1,018 billion kilowatts.
It is also the first hydropower plant of Vietnam funded by the World Bank (WB).
After putting into the operation, the hydropower plant will provide electrical energy for the whole national power grgrid, contributing to control Ma River’s flood downstream.
Especially, the project is considered as new motivation for economic development, hunger eradication and poverty alleviation in the locality.