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Bac Lieu Wind power

Wind power plant in Bac Lieu, Vietnam. Approximate location 9.2351, 105.8048.

WindBac LieuVietnamOffshore hard mount

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).

99Legacy source-record capacity
84,246homes powered (est.)
2016commissioned (~10 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1030729.

Data status

Known data

FacilityBac Lieu Wind power WRI
CountryVietnam · Bac Lieu WRI
Coordinates9.2351, 105.8048 WRI
FuelWind WRI
MW installed capacity99 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerCong Ly Construction-Trade-Tourism WRI
Commissioned2016 WRI
TechnologyOffshore hard mount WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#137 of 298 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1 of 5 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers3.30× · 30 MW median · 5 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent84,246 calculated
Climate27.6°C · HDD 0 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityCX · 54/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

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.

Capacity vs largest wind plants in Vietnam

Bac Lieu Wind power: 99 MW99Bac Lieu W…Thuan Nhien Phong: 32 MW32Thuan Nhie…Tuy Phong: 30 MW30Tuy PhongPhuong Mai 3: 21 MW21Phuong Mai…Phu Quy: 6 MW6Phu Quy

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.

27.6°Cannual mean temp
0heating degree-days (base 18°C)
3,516cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
1 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 26 °CJF: 27 °CFM: 28 °CMA: 29 °CAM: 29 °CMJ: 28 °CJJ: 28 °CJA: 28 °CAS: 28 °CSO: 27 °CON: 27 °CND: 26 °CD29 °C

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

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

CXISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
54/100environmental-severity index
2.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
6 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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

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 source-record wind power plant in Bac Lieu, Vietnam, commissioned in 2016.

How many homes can Bac Lieu Wind power power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 84,246 homes (estimated).

Who operates Bac Lieu Wind power?

Bac Lieu Wind power is operated by Cong Ly Construction-Trade-Tourism.

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