International business name: SONG DA CORPORATION JSC

Abbreviations: SONGDA   -  Short for word: SDC  -  Stock code: SJG

Head office: No 493 Nguyen Trai - Thanh Xuan Nam ward - Thanh Xuan dist - Ha Noi, Viet Nam.

Phone number: (+84).024.3 8541164       Fax: (+84).024.3 8541161

Website: www.songda.vn                 Email: [email protected]

                     On June 1, 1961, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 214/TTg on the establishment of the Steering Committee for Thac Ba Hydropower Project. This is a historic decision, because from here Vietnam's hydropower construction industry was born. With determination imbued with patriotic spirit, the largest industrial construction site of that time was established. Thousands of employees worked in primitive manual conditions; however, despite of difficulties and hardships, their hearts were still full of faith to bring the first electric current for the Fatherland. Many of them died during Vietnam war. They are our predecessors, who have left a shining example for us to appreciate the achievements and efforts that have contributed to the golden history of Song Da Corporation.

In 1975 when the country was unified, the Corporation was trusted by the Party and the Government with a difficult but extremely honorable task: Conquering Da River (Song Da) and building the largest hydropower plant in Southeast Asia – Hoa Binh Hydropower Project. A new page in the history of the Corporation was opened right on the land that was once considered difficult and dangerous. At this typical project, tens of thousands of employees, especially the young ones, did not care about day and night, hardship or harsh weather, despite all dangers to work with the spirit of “All for electricity for the Country". No matter how much time has passed, Hoa Binh hydropower project is always a monument to the youth of Ho Chi Minh's generation, a convergence of wisdom and strength, a crystallization of aspirations and intelligence, courage, tradition of eagerness to learn, which is nurtured from the roots of Vietnamese culture.

The Country transitioning into a period of innovation placed great opportunities and challenges before the Corporation. Song Da had to quickly improve its ways of management and organization to survive, adapt and develop in a fiercely competitive market, and in the meanwhile, to maintain its valuable human resources that were at risk of brain drain when Hoa Binh HPP had been completed. To do that, the Corporation implemented various plans to develop production and create jobs. The Corporation expanded its business lines to garment, material production with 2 cement factories with a capacity of 82 thousand tons/year, packaging production, transportation services, civil construction, labor export, even livestock farming. That tireless and timely effort has helped the Corporation overcome the most difficult period to consolidate and build its forces to enter a new chapter, being assigned by the Party and the Government to construct Yaly Hydropower Plant in Tay Nguyen, the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Song Da completed successfully Yaly HPP with a capacity of 720MW without hiring foreign experts and consultants. Song Da has convincingly demonstrated that Vietnam's hydropower construction industry has been truly born and developed.

After Yaly HPP, the Corporation continued its contribution to awakening the hydropower potential of the Central Highlands and other lands of the country with various projects such as Can Don, Ry Ninh 2, Na Loi, Nam Mu, Se San 3A, Nam Chien HPP, through BO and BOT investment. On the other hand, with its experience in hydropower projects, Song Da is honored to be assigned by the Party and State as the general contractor of projects such as Se San 3, Se San 4, Pleikrong, Tuyen Quang, Ban Ve, Hua Na, Son La, Huoi Quang, Lai Chau HPP, etc. At the same time, the Corporation also invested in large hydropower projects in Laos such as Xekaman 3 with capacity of 250MW, Xekaman 1 with a capacity of 322MW. For Song Da this is a breakthrough step,  that accelerate the Corporation to expand its activities in India, Nepal and other countries in the region.

In the field of traffic works, Song Da has completed projects such as Ho Chi Minh Road, Road Tunnel through Ngang Pass, Road Tunnel through Hai Van Pass, Ca Pass, Co Ma Pass, etc. Especially the road tunnel through Hai Van Pass, an extremely complex project in terms of engineering and geological treatment, Song Da people continued to assert their special qualities. The special geological problems of this project, which actually are rarely encountered even in underground projects around the world, caused several foreign experts and contractors to give up. But with the creative spirit and resilient bravery of not giving in to difficulties that have become a tradition, Song Da workers quickly found a solution to deal with the problem, ensuring construction progress and economic efficiency, saving the State tens of billions of VND. Thus, with advanced tunneling technology, combined with their experience and intelligence, Song Da people have achieved a miracle of conquering the “Hard Pass”.

When talking about the personality of Song Da people, we must first mention the followings:

- Brave, diligent, intelligent and creative in works.

- Honesty, solidarity, united in willing and acting. This is the source of the Corporation's strength over many generations.

- Helpful and having deep concern to each other, between the collectives and individuals, between all people of Song Da over many generations, between Song Da Corporation and people in the localities throughout the country.

- Deep patriotism, always willing to all difficulties and hardships to complete works being assigned.

- Having spirit of passion for learning and studying, constantly striving to improve qualifications in all aspects, mastering all advanced technology and equipment.

With a history of more than 60 years, Song Da Corporation now inherits all the experiences and crystallized all qualities that they have formed. Their journey of establishment and development is associated with the journey of the country. Song Da Corporation is proud of its achievements, especially the title of Hero of Labor during the innovation period, twice awarded the Ho Chi Minh Medal and many noble awards from the Party, State and the people.

But honor always comes with responsibility, the greater the honor, the greater the responsibility. Song Da is now willing to take more challenges and make more efforts. That is both an inevitability of the development and also the personality of Song Da people. At Song Da, we are deeply aware of this in every thought and action, making a worthy contribution to the industrialization and modernization process and the prosperity of the Country.