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Suoi Vang (AnKroet)

Hydro power plant in Lam Dong, Vietnam. Approximate location 11.9921, 108.3708.

HydroLam DongVietnam

Suoi Vang (AnKroet) is a 3 MW hydro power plant in Lam Dong, Vietnam. It is operated by Vietnam Electricity (EVN). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 3.1k homes (estimated). It ranks #285 of 298 Vietnam power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1945, it is around 81 years old — an older, legacy facility. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 33.0% of Vietnam's electricity; the national grid averages 461 gCO₂/kWh (45.4% low-carbon) (2025).

3Legacy source-record capacity
3,103homes powered (est.)
1945commissioned (~81 yrs)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1030800.

Data status

Known data

FacilitySuoi Vang (AnKroet) WRI
CountryVietnam · Lam Dong WRI
Coordinates11.9921, 108.3708 WRI
FuelHydro WRI
MW installed capacity3 MW WRI source record; scope not independently normalised
OwnerVietnam Electricity (EVN) WRI
Commissioned1945 WRI

Calculated from dataset

Capacity rank in country#285 of 298 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#161 of 174 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.15× · 20 MW median · 174 peers calculated
Homes-powered equivalent3,103 calculated
Climate17.9°C · HDD 169 derived from coordinates
Environmental severityC4 · 35/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset
CO₂ emissionsnot applicable not applicable

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: WRI Global Power Plant Database source-record (legacy); fuel: WRI source-record fuel

In context: how this plant compares

At 3 MW, Suoi Vang (AnKroet) is below the median hydro plant in Vietnam (20 MW). Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Capacity vs largest hydro plants in Vietnam

Hoa Binh: 2,400 MW2kHoa BinhSon La: 2,400 MW2kSon LaLai Chau: 1,200 MW1kLai ChauIaly: 720 MW720IalyHuoi Quang: 520 MW520Huoi QuangHam Thuan - Da Mi: 475 MW475Ham Thuan …Tri An: 400 MW400Tri AnSe San 4: 360 MW360Se San 4

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

Owner

Operated by Vietnam Electricity (EVN). All plants by this company →

Local climate & thermal context

This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 12.0°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

17.9°Cannual mean temp
169heating degree-days (base 18°C)
147cooling degree-days (base 18°C)
1,362 melevation

Monthly mean temperature

J: 16 °CJF: 17 °CFM: 18 °CMA: 19 °CAM: 19 °CMJ: 19 °CJJ: 18 °CJA: 18 °CAS: 18 °CSO: 18 °CON: 17 °CND: 16 °CD19 °C

Heating degree-days here run 93% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.

Climate heat-demand index: 16/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.

Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.

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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.

C4ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
35/100environmental-severity index
3.5°Cseasonal temperature swing
73 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 #161 largest hydro power plant of 174 in Vietnam by capacity.

Vietnam has 174 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 17,313 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 11.9921, 108.3708 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Suoi Vang (AnKroet)?

Suoi Vang (AnKroet) is a 3 MW source-record hydro power plant in Lam Dong, Vietnam, commissioned in 1945.

How many homes can Suoi Vang (AnKroet) power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 3,103 homes (estimated).

Who operates Suoi Vang (AnKroet)?

Suoi Vang (AnKroet) is operated by Vietnam Electricity (EVN).

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