According to data from Vietnam Electricity Group, at 9:00 am on May 3, in the North Central region, Trung Son Lake had an upstream water level of 157.09m, nearly 3m lower than the normal water level, and is generating electricity with a total discharge flow of 84m3/s.
Ban Ve Lake reached 184.51m, inflow rate 44m3/s and has not been discharged. Khe Bo Lake recorded very low inflow rate, only 1.3m3/s but still generated electricity with a total discharge rate of 167.9m3/s. Quang Tri Lake maintained a water level of 471.06m and has not generated discharge.
In the South Central Coast, many reservoirs have low water flow. A Vuong and Song Bung 2 reservoirs have not been discharged. Vinh Son A reservoir generates electricity with a flow rate of 7.1m3/s; Ba Ha River maintains power generation with a discharge rate of 120m3/s; Hinh River discharges 19.03m3/s.
Song Bung 4, Vinh Son B, Vinh Son C and Song Tranh 2 reservoirs have not yet generated discharge.
In the Central Highlands region, many hydropower reservoirs are generating electricity at a moderate level. Thuong Kon Tum reservoir discharges 26.52m3/s; Pleyrong discharges 119m3/s; Ialy discharges 113m3/s; Se San 4 discharges 200m3/s. Some other reservoirs such as Se San 3, Se San 3A, Buon Tua Srah, Dong Nai 3, Dong Nai 4 have not yet discharged water.
Reservoirs on the Serepok system such as Srepok 3 and Buon Kuop discharge electricity but the flow is not large.
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on May 3rd, the Northern region and Thanh Hoa will have rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms, with locally heavy to very heavy rain.
From the afternoon of May 3rd, the area from Nghe An to Hue City will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain.
The Southern region will be hot during the day; in the late afternoon there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places.
