Song Hau Thermal Power Plant is a 5,200 MW coal power station in Hậu Giang, Vietnam. It is operated by PetroVietnam Power Corporation JSC [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 6.5 million homes (estimated). It ranks #5 of 298 Vietnam power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2021, it is around 5 years old — recently built. 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_songhauthermal_vietn.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 1,200 MW for Song Hau Thermal Power Plant, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 5,200 MW, Song Hau Thermal Power Plant is well above the median coal plant in Vietnam (650 MW). Technically it is described as supercritical. 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
- 8.0% of 64,702 MW across 51 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 21 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 PetroVietnam Power Corporation JSC [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 10.0°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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness 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 #1 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
- Hau Giang Lee & Man power station · Coal · 125 MW ·
- Can Tho · Oil · 185 MW · Can Tho
- O Mon 1 · Gas · 660 MW · Can Tho
- Long Phu Power Centre · Coal · 4,320 MW · Sóc Trăng
- Lap Vo Rice Husk Power Plant · Biomass · 10 MW · Dong Thap
- Bac Lieu Project power station · Gas · 3,200 MW · Bac Lieu
Location
Coordinates 9.95266, 105.86071 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Song Hau Thermal Power Plant?
Song Hau Thermal Power Plant is a 5,200 MW coal power plant in Hậu Giang, Vietnam, commissioned in 2021.
Who operates Song Hau Thermal Power Plant?
Song Hau Thermal Power Plant is operated by PetroVietnam Power Corporation JSC [100%].