Chan May power station is a 1,500 MW gas power station in Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam. It ranks #44 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_chanmay_vietna.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,500 MW, Chan May power station is below the median gas plant in Vietnam (2,250 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #25 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
- Ta Trach · Hydro · 21 MW · Thua Thien-Hue
- Song Con 2 · Hydro · 63 MW · Quang Nam
- Binh Dien · Hydro · 44 MW · Thua Thien-Hue
- Thua Thien Hue TTC · Solar · 48 MW · Thua Thien-Hue
- Song Bung 6 · Hydro · 29 MW · Quang Nam
- Song Bung 5 · Hydro · 57 MW · Quang Nam
Location
Coordinates 16.331091, 108.022009 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Chan May power station?
Chan May power station is a 1,500 MW gas power plant in Thua Thien Hue, Vietnam, Announced 2035.