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Han Seng power station

Coal power plant in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Approximate location 14.23008, 104.26931.

CoalSiem ReapCambodiasubcriticalConstruction

Han Seng power station is a 265 MW coal power station in Siem Reap, Cambodia. It is operated by Oddormeanchey Power Industrial Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 332k homes (estimated). It ranks #9 of 27 Cambodia power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 56.6% of Cambodia's electricity; the national grid averages 499 gCO₂/kWh (40.9% low-carbon) (2025).

265MW installed capacity
331,628homes powered (est.)
2023Construction

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityHan Seng power station GEM-coal
CountryCambodia · Siem Reap GEM-coal
Coordinates14.23008, 104.26931 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity265 MW GEM GCPT; source record
OwnerOddormeanchey Power Industrial Co Ltd [100%] GEM-coal
Commissioned2023 GEM-coal
Technologysubcritical GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions1,160,700 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#9 / 27 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#5 / 8 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.65× · 405 MW · n=8 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent331,628 calculated
Environmental severityC3 · 36/100 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 GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 265 MW, Han Seng power station is below the median coal plant in Cambodia (405 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Cambodia

Koh Kong power station: 2,400 MW2kKoh Kong p…Sihanoukville CSG power station: 1,200 MW1kSihanoukvi…Kampot power station: 540 MW540Kampot pow…Sihanoukville CIIDG power station: 405 MW405Sihanoukvi…Han Seng power station: 265 MW265Han Seng p…Sihanoukville CEL power station: 250 MW250Sihanoukvi…Pailin power station: 200 MW200Pailin pow…Sihanoukville SEZ power station: 100 MW100Sihanoukvi…

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

Owner

Operated by Oddormeanchey Power Industrial Co Ltd [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 tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 14.2°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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C3ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
36/100environmental-severity index
6.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
310 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 #5 largest coal power plant of 8 in Cambodia by capacity.

Cambodia has 8 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 5,360 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 14.23008, 104.26931 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Han Seng power station?

Han Seng power station is a 265 MW coal power plant in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Construction 2023.

How many homes can Han Seng power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 331,628 homes (estimated).

Who operates Han Seng power station?

Han Seng power station is operated by Oddormeanchey Power Industrial Co Ltd [100%].

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