(VNA) – The son La hydro power plant officially launched its last turbine yesterday, according to the Electricity of Vietnam.

The plant, located in the mountainous province of Son La, put its first turbine into operation in December 2010 and its fifth in April of this year. To date, its five turbines have generated over 10 billion kWh of electricity for the national grid. Construction of the 1.8 billion USD power plant began in December 2005. When fully operational, the 2,400MW plant will be able to supply 10.2 billion kWh of electricity a year.