Ca Mau 1 is a 1,500 MW gas power station in Ca Mau, Vietnam. It is operated by Petrovietnam. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #43 of 298 Vietnam power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. In context, gas supplies about 6.2% 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 WRI1030730.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000405435; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,500 MW, Ca Mau 1 is below the median gas plant in Vietnam (2,250 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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.
Key facts
- Share of Vietnam gas capacity
- 1.3% of 111,992 MW across 42 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 6 of 27 dated gas 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 gas plants in Vietnam
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Petrovietnam.
Local climate & thermal context
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 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.
A gas turbine here also runs ~9% below its ISO (15°C) rating at this annual mean (typical CCGT curve, estimate).
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 aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), 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 #24 largest gas power plant of 42 in Vietnam by capacity.
Vietnam has 42 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 111,992 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Than Bac Lieu power station · Coal · 1,200 MW · Bạc Liêu
- Kien Giang power station · Gas · 1,500 MW · Kiên Giang
- Bac Lieu Project power station · Gas · 3,200 MW · Bac Lieu
- Bac Lieu Wind power · Wind · 99 MW · Bac Lieu
- Hon Chong power station · Coal · 1,000 MW · Kiên Giang
- Song Hau Thermal Power Plant · Coal · 5,200 MW · Hậu Giang
Location
Coordinates 9.242, 105.06 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Ca Mau 1?
Ca Mau 1 is a 1,500 MW gas power plant in Ca Mau, Vietnam, commissioned in 2008.
Who operates Ca Mau 1?
Ca Mau 1 is operated by Petrovietnam.