Hai Ha CHP power station is a 2,100 MW coal power station in Quảng Ninh, Vietnam. It is operated by Texhong Hai Ha Industrial Park Co [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.6 million homes (estimated). It ranks #37 of 298 Vietnam power plants by installed capacity. 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 GEM_coa_haihachp_vietn.
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: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 2,100 MW, Hai Ha CHP power station is well above the median coal plant in Vietnam (650 MW). 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
- 3.2% of 64,702 MW across 51 plants in this dataset
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 Texhong Hai Ha Industrial Park Co [100%].
Climate zone & how it works
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 21.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
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 #11 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
- Bailong nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 8,100 MW ·
- Mong Duong 1 · Coal · 1,080 MW · Quang Ninh
- Mong Duong 2 · Coal · 1,120 MW · Quang Ninh
- Cam Pha I · Coal · 680 MW · Quang Ninh
- Quang Ninh Combined Cycle power station · Gas · 1,500 MW · Quang Ninh
- Guangxi Fangchenggang Steel Base power station · Gas · 550 MW · Guangxi
Location
Coordinates 21.415461, 107.743002 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Hai Ha CHP power station?
Hai Ha CHP power station is a 2,100 MW coal power plant in Quảng Ninh, Vietnam.
Who operates Hai Ha CHP power station?
Hai Ha CHP power station is operated by Texhong Hai Ha Industrial Park Co [100%].