Trị An Dam

For the commune and village, see Trị An. For the artificial lake, see Trị An Lake.

Trị An is a hydroelectric dam and lake on the Đồng Nai River in Vĩnh Cửu, Đồng Nai, Vietnam. The power plant has an installed electric capacity of 400 MW^[1] and produces around 1.76 TWh of electricity per year. The plant is operated by Trị An Hydropower Company, a subsidiary of Vietnam Electricity.^[2]

Trị An Dam
Location of Trị An Dam in Vietnam
Country	Vietnam
Location	Trị An village, Vĩnh Cửu Đồng Nai Province
Coordinates	11°6′19″N 106°59′2″E
Purpose	Hydroelectric
Status	Operational
Construction began	1984
Opening date	1986
Owner(s)	EVN
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Đồng Nai River
Reservoir
Creates	Trị An Reservoir
Power Station
Operator(s)	Trị An Hydropower Company
Commission date	1988
Installed capacity	400 MW
Annual generation	1.76 TWh

The dam was built in 1984–1986 with the assistance of the Soviet Union.^[3] The power plant became operational in 1988. The dam forms a man-made reservoir lake known as Trị An Lake. La Ngà village on the La Ngà River was created as a result of population displacement.^[4]

The dam appears on the 5000 Vietnamese đồng note released in 1993.^{[citation needed]}