Cong Thanh power station — Vietnam

Cong Thanh power station is a 4,500 MW gas power station in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam. It ranks #9 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_congthanh_vietna.

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 4,500 MW, Cong Thanh power station is well above the median gas plant in Vietnam (2,250 MW). 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #8 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

• Nghi Son 1 · Coal · 600 MW · Thanh Hoa
• LNG Nghi Son power station · Gas · 4,700 MW · Thanh Hóa
• Quynh Lap power station · Gas · 1,500 MW · Nghe An
• Song Muc · Hydro · 2 MW · Thanh Hoa
• One Asia Quang Tri power station · Gas · 1,200 MW · Quang Tri
• Thanh Hoa Power Station · Gas · 4,800 MW · Thanh Hóa

Location

Coordinates 19.358, 105.779 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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