According to data from Vietnam Electricity Group, at 3:15 PM on February 17, in the Northeast region, Tuyen Quang Lake had an upstream water level of 114.18 m, lower than the normal water level by 120 m.
In the Northwest region, Son La Hydropower reservoir is at 214.5 m (close to the normal water level of 215 m), discharging 75 m3/s through power generation.
Hoa Binh Hydropower Reservoir is at 112.63 m, discharging 457 m3/s through turbines to serve the operation of the power system.
Lai Chau, Ban Chat, and Huoi Quang reservoirs are basically not discharged.
Thac Ba Lake recorded a water level of 54.92 m, currently discharging 145.92 m3/s through the plant.
In the North Central region, Trung Son reservoir reached 158.46 m (discharging 77 m3/s), Ban Ve 195.76 m (no discharge), Khe Bo 64.24 m (discharging 95.5 m3/s). Quang Tri reservoir is at 476.88 m, not yet discharged.
In the South Central Coast region, most reservoirs such as A Vuong, Song Bung 2, Song Tranh 2, and Song Ba Ha maintain water levels lower than normal water levels and have not significantly regulated discharge. Song Bung 4 alone is discharging 46 m3/s through power generation.
In the Central Highlands, Thuong Kon Tum reservoir is at level 1. 159.74 m (discharging 3.58 m3/s), Pleikrông 569.62 m, Ialy 510.86 m - all have not been discharged through the spillway.
Some terraced reservoirs on the Se San and Srepok rivers operate with small flow rates to serve power generation.
In the Southeast region, Tri An Hydropower reservoir recorded a water level of 61.74 m, 62 m lower than the normal water level and has not been discharged for regulation.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the weather forecast for February 17th, the Northern region has rain and scattered light rain, cold weather due to the impact of cold air.
The Southern region in the late afternoon and night has showers and thunderstorms in some places; sunny during the day, hot sun in some places in the East.
