Long Son power station is a 3,900 MW gas power station in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam. It ranks #15 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_longson_vietna.
Data status
Known data
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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 3,900 MW, Long Son power station is well above the median gas plant in Vietnam (2,250 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). 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 #11 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
- Ba Ria · Gas · 389 MW · Ba Ria-Vung Tau
- Hoa Dau Long Son power station · Coal · 225 MW · Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu
- Tan Thanh power station · Coal · 2,400 MW · Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu
- Phu My 3 · Gas · 733 MW · Ba Ria-Vung Tau
- Chau Duc · Solar · 57 MW · Ba Ria-Vung Tau
- Phu My 22 · Gas · 733 MW · Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Location
Coordinates 10.452733, 107.08938 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Long Son power station?
Long Son power station is a 3,900 MW gas power plant in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam, Announced 2030.