In late March 2025, Lao Dong Newspaper reporters were present in Suoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district - which is located in the Hoa Binh Hydropower Reservoir area.According to records, the water level above the reservoir has dropped lower than when the hydropower plant released floodwaters (July, August, September 2024).
Observation with the naked eye shows that the water level has dropped, revealing many cliffs, rocks, and sedges in the middle of the lake.In the Ngoi Hoa port area, fishing and aquaculture activities are still bustling.
Ms. Bui Thi Loan (45 years old), a tourist boat owner in Suoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district, said: "Currently, the water level of Hoa Binh lake is about 30 m. Almost every year, at this time, the water recedes, revealing the cliffs and dirt joints.
However, this does not affect fish farming as well as tourism activities in the lake area.
According to Ms. Loan, tourist boats still welcome thousands of tourists from all over the world to spring trips, festivals and pilgrimages to the scenic spots on Hoa Binh Lake, creating stable income for local people.
Mr. Bui Van Nam (residing in Tan Lac district) said that this is normal because in the dry season, it is not raining so there is no water pouring in, along with the hydropower plant operating the generators, leading to a sharp decrease in the water level in the lake.
The low water level has not affected fishing and aquaculture activities because the water rises and falls very slowly.
Mr. Dinh Son Tung - Secretary of the Party Committee of Suoi Hoa commune, Tan Lac district - informed that the locality has 6/8 hamlets in the Hoa Binh Hydropower Reservoir with more than 1,000 hectares of water surface.
Currently, the water level is decreasing slowly for a long time, so up to this point, there is still no major impact on fish farmers fishing in the lake area.
According to Mr. Tung, in spring, the water level of Hoa Binh Lake drops sharply, creating a beautiful natural landscape with cliffs and dirt islands, and this place is also a spiritual place like the shore of the waterfall of the coming of the coming of the coming of Jesus, so it attracts many tourists.
On March 22, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Pham Van Vuong - Director of Hoa Binh Hydropower Company said that the water level of Hoa Binh Hydropower Reservoir is at 102.63 m (dead water level is 80 m), and tends to continue to decrease.
Previously, according to information from the Hoa Binh Hydropower Company Hydropower Plant, the water level of the Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant in the middle of March was more than 110 m.
In September 2024, Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant opened 3 floodgates consecutively (at 12:00, 13:00 and 15:00 on September 22). At this time, the water level of Hoa Binh Lake is sometimes at 117m (dead water level 80m), the water flow to the lake is 3,179m3/s, the water flow released downstream is 2,032m3/s.
