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C7 power station

Gas power plant in Nvidia, Cambodia. Approximate location 11.536769, 105.082925.

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C7 power station is a 200.3 MW gas power station in Nvidia, Cambodia. It is operated by Electricite du Cambodge [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 226k homes (estimated). It ranks #12 of 27 Cambodia power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2020, it is around 6 years old — recently built. In context, the national grid averages 499 gCO₂/kWh (40.9% low-carbon) (2025).

200.3MW installed capacity
225,595homes powered (est.)
2020commissioned (~6 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_c7_cambod.

Data status

Known data

FacilityC7 power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryCambodia · Nvidia GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates11.536769, 105.082925 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity200.3 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000408458; operating plant capacity
OwnerElectricite du Cambodge [100%] GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2020 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyEngine GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions315,833 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#12 / 27 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#4 / 5 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.50× · 400 MW · n=5 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent225,595 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 35/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

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

Data provenance

The capacity and/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408458; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 200.3 MW, C7 power station is below the median gas plant in Cambodia (400 MW). Technically it is described as Engine. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Cambodia

EDC Combined Cycle power station: 4,800 MW5kEDC Combin…Botum Sakor power station: 900 MW900Botum Sako…Kandal power station: 400 MW400Kandal pow…C7 power station: 200 MW200C7 power s…Phom Penh power sation: 200 MW200Phom Penh …

Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Owner

Operated by Electricite du Cambodge [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 11.5°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical monsoon: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
3.9°Cseasonal temperature swing
157 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 #4 largest gas power plant of 5 in Cambodia by capacity.

Cambodia has 5 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 6,500 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 11.536769, 105.082925 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is C7 power station?

C7 power station is a 200.3 MW gas power plant in Nvidia, Cambodia, commissioned in 2020.

How many homes can C7 power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 225,595 homes (estimated).

Who operates C7 power station?

C7 power station is operated by Electricite du Cambodge [100%].

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