Formosa Dong Nai is a 310 MW coal power station in Dong Nai, Vietnam. It is operated by Formosa Plastics Group. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 388k homes (estimated). It ranks #96 of 298 Vietnam power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2004, it is around 22 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 48.1% 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 WRI1030746.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 310 MW, Formosa Dong Nai is below the median coal plant in Vietnam (650 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Vietnam coal capacity
- 0.5% of 64,702 MW across 51 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 2 of 31 dated coal 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 coal plants in Vietnam
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Formosa Plastics Group.
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 10.7°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.
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 #38 largest coal power plant of 51 in Vietnam by capacity.
Vietnam has 51 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 64,702 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Nhon Trach 1 · Gas · 1,215 MW · Dong Nai
- Vedan Vietnam Cogeneration power station · Coal · 60 MW · Đông Nam Bộ
- Phu My 4 · Gas · 458 MW · Ba Ria-Vung Tau
- Phu My 1 · Gas · 1,118 MW · Ba Ria-Vung Tau
- Phu My 21 · Gas · 946 MW · Ba Ria-Vung Tau
- Phu My 22 · Gas · 733 MW · Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Location
Coordinates 10.7151, 106.92 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Formosa Dong Nai?
Formosa Dong Nai is a 310 MW coal power plant in Dong Nai, Vietnam, commissioned in 2004.
Who operates Formosa Dong Nai?
Formosa Dong Nai is operated by Formosa Plastics Group.