According to data from Vietnam Electricity Group, at 12:00 on May 9, in the North Central region, hydropower reservoirs continued to operate stably. Trung Son Lake has a water level of 155.59 m, water inflow rate of 134 m3/s; Ban Ve Lake reached 184.17 m, water inflow rate of 94 m3/s.
Khe Bo reservoir alone generates electricity with a total discharge flow of 170.8 m3/s, while Quang Tri reservoir has very low water inflow, only about 1 m3/s.
In the South Central region, most reservoirs are stocking water and generating electricity at low levels. A Vuong Lake has a water level of 367.63 m, water recedes 21.01 m3/s; Song Bung 2 reaches 596.76 m, water recedes 6.65 m3/s.
Vinh Son A reservoir generates electricity with a discharge flow of 9.72 m3/s, while Vinh Son B, Vinh Son C and Song Bung 4 reservoirs have almost not generated discharge.
Song Tranh 2, Song Ba Ha and Song Hinh reservoirs maintain an average water level, with inflow fluctuating from 5–44 m3/s.
In the Central Highlands, some reservoirs are maintaining power generation. Thuong Kon Tum reservoir has a total discharge rate of 26.55 m3/s; Pleiku reservoir discharges 122 m3/s. Ialy reservoir recorded a water flow of 146 m3/s but has not generated discharge.
Reservoirs on the Se San system including Se San 3, Se San 3A and Se San 4 have low water inflow and mainly accumulate water.
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on May 9, the Northwest region will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain. Other areas in the North will have showers and thunderstorms in some places. The meteorological agency warns of the risk of extreme phenomena such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
The Southern region in the late afternoon and night has showers and thunderstorms in some places; sunny during the day, hot in some places, especially the East has hot sun.
