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Nam Dinh power station

Gas power plant in Nam Dinh, Vietnam. Approximate location 20.1012, 106.21355.

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Nam Dinh power station is a 2,400 MW gas power station in Nam Dinh, Vietnam. It is operated by Taekwang Vina Industry JSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 2.7 million homes (estimated). It ranks #30 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).

2,400MW installed capacity
2,703,085homes powered (est.)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityNam Dinh power station GEM-GOGPT
CountryVietnam · Nam Dinh GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates20.1012, 106.21355 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity2,400 MW GEM GOGPT; source record
OwnerTaekwang Vina Industry JSC [100%] GEM-GOGPT

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions3,784,320 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#30 / 298 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#19 / 42 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers1.07× · 2,250 MW · n=42 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent2,703,085 calculated
Environmental severityC5 · 49/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
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 GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 2,400 MW, Nam Dinh power station is around the median gas plant in Vietnam (2,250 MW). 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.

Capacity vs largest gas plants in Vietnam

Millenium power station: 9,600 MW10kMillenium …Ca Na power station: 6,000 MW6kCa Na powe…Embark-Quantum power station: 6,000 MW6kEmbark-Qua…My Giang power station: 6,000 MW6kMy Giang p…Haiphong LNG power station: 4,800 MW5kHaiphong L…Thanh Hoa Power Station: 4,800 MW5kThanh Hoa …LNG Nghi Son power station: 4,700 MW5kLNG Nghi S…Cong Thanh power station: 4,500 MW4kCong Thanh…

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

Owner

Operated by Taekwang Vina Industry JSC [100%].

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 20.1°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~19°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season mean
Humid subtropical (dry winter): 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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
49/100environmental-severity index
12.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
39 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 #19 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

Location

Coordinates 20.1012, 106.21355 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Nam Dinh power station?

Nam Dinh power station is a 2,400 MW gas power plant in Nam Dinh, Vietnam.

How many homes can Nam Dinh power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 2,703,085 homes (estimated).

Who operates Nam Dinh power station?

Nam Dinh power station is operated by Taekwang Vina Industry JSC [100%].

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