Bac Lieu Wind power is a 99 MW wind power plant in Bac Lieu, Vietnam. It is operated by Cong Ly Construction-Trade-Tourism. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 84k homes (estimated). It ranks #137 of 298 Vietnam power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2016, it is around 10 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 4.6% of Vietnam's electricity; the national grid averages 461 gCO₂/kWh (45.4% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1030729.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 99 MW, Bac Lieu Wind power is well above the median wind plant in Vietnam (30 MW). Technically it is described as Offshore hard mount. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Vietnam wind capacity
- 52.7% of 188 MW across 5 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 0 of 3 dated wind plants in Vietnam are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Vietnam
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Cong Ly Construction-Trade-Tourism.
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 9.2°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1 largest wind power plant of 5 in Vietnam by capacity.
Vietnam has 5 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 188 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Bac Lieu Project power station · Gas · 3,200 MW · Bac Lieu
- Than Bac Lieu power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Bạc Liêu
- Long Phu Power Centre · Coal · 4,320 MW · Sóc Trăng
- Hau Giang Lee & Man power station · Coal · 125 MW ·
- Song Hau Thermal Power Plant · Coal · 5,200 MW · Hậu Giang
- Ca Mau 1 · Gas · 1,500 MW · Ca Mau
Location
Coordinates 9.2351, 105.8048 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bac Lieu Wind power?
Bac Lieu Wind power is a 99 MW wind power plant in Bac Lieu, Vietnam, commissioned in 2016.
Who operates Bac Lieu Wind power?
Bac Lieu Wind power is operated by Cong Ly Construction-Trade-Tourism.