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Ca Na power station

Gas power plant in Ninh Thuan, Vietnam. Approximate location 11.335591, 108.88906.

GasNinh ThuanVietnamCCGT · HRSGPre Construction

Ca Na power station is a 6,000 MW gas power station in Ninh Thuan, Vietnam. It is operated by B.Grimm Power PCL; Gulf Development PCL. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 6.8 million homes (estimated). It ranks #2 of 298 Vietnam power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 6.2% of Vietnam's electricity; the national grid averages 461 gCO₂/kWh (45.4% low-carbon) (2025).

6,000MW installed capacity
4HRSG unit(s)
6,757,714homes powered (est.)
2026Pre Construction

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityCa Na power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryVietnam · Ninh Thuan GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates11.335591, 108.88906 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity6,000 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerB.Grimm Power PCL; Gulf Development PCL GEM-GOGPT
Commissioned2026 GEM-GOGPT
TechnologyCCGT · HRSG GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions9,460,800 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#2 / 298 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#2 / 42 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers2.67× · 2,250 MW · n=42 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent6,757,714 calculated
Environmental severityC5 · 49/100 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 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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 6,000 MW, Ca Na power station is well above the median gas plant in Vietnam (2,250 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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 Vietnam

Millenium power station: 9,600 MW10kMillenium …Ca Na power station: 6,000 MW6kCa Na powe…Embark-Quantum power station: 6,000 MW6kEmbark-Qua…My Giang power station: 6,000 MW6kMy Giang p…Haiphong LNG power station: 4,800 MW5kHaiphong L…Thanh Hoa Power Station: 4,800 MW5kThanh Hoa …LNG Nghi Son power station: 4,700 MW5kLNG Nghi S…Cong Thanh power station: 4,500 MW4kCong Thanh…

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

Owner

Operated by B.Grimm Power PCL; Gulf Development PCL.

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 savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 11.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical savanna: 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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
49/100environmental-severity index
4.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
38 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 #2 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.

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Location

Coordinates 11.335591, 108.88906 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Ca Na power station?

Ca Na power station is a 6,000 MW gas power plant in Ninh Thuan, Vietnam, Pre Construction 2026.

How many homes can Ca Na power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 6,757,714 homes (estimated).

Who operates Ca Na power station?

Ca Na power station is operated by B.Grimm Power PCL; Gulf Development PCL.

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