Ban Ve hydropower plant was built on the Nam Non river in Yen Na commune, Tuong Duong district, Nghe An province. This is the largest hydropower plant in the North Central region with an installed capacity of 320MW, an average annual electricity output of 1,084 million kWh, a normal water level rise of 200m and a reservoir capacity of 1.83 billion m3.
Ban Ve hydropower project approved by the Prime Minister Investment project in Decision No. 665/QD-TTg dated 19/6/2003, is a multi-purpose project with main tasks as:
- Generating electricity into the national grid;
- Supply of water for domestic use and production;
- Pushing salinity and preventing floods for the downstream Lam River.