Thua Thien Hue TTC — Vietnam

Thua Thien Hue TTC is a 48 MW solar power plant in Thua Thien-Hue, Vietnam. It is operated by Gia Lai Electricity JSC; Sharp Energy Solutions Corp; Thanh Thanh Cong Group (TT. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 20k homes (estimated). It ranks #169 of 298 Vietnam power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2018, it is around 8 years old — recently built. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 7.4% 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 WKS0073963.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 48 MW, Thua Thien Hue TTC is around the median solar plant in Vietnam (50 MW). Technically it is described as PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

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

Key facts

Share of Vietnam solar capacity

3.0% of 1,605 MW across 16 plants in this dataset

Age among peers

0 of 8 dated solar 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 solar plants in Vietnam

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

Owner

Operated by Gia Lai Electricity JSC; Sharp Energy Solutions Corp; Thanh Thanh Cong Group (TT.

Local climate & thermal context

This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 16.4°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

Monthly mean temperature

This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.

Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 1.6% at warm-season highs here (estimate).

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

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 #12 largest solar power plant of 16 in Vietnam by capacity.

Vietnam has 16 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 1,605 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Huong Dien · Hydro · 81 MW · Thua Thien-Hue
• Binh Dien · Hydro · 44 MW · Thua Thien-Hue
• Ta Trach · Hydro · 21 MW · Thua Thien-Hue
• A Luoi · Hydro · 170 MW · Thua Thien-Hue
• Quang Tri power station · Coal · 2,400 MW · Quảng Trị
• Quang Tri Combined Cycle power station · Gas · 340 MW · Quảng Trị

Location

Coordinates 16.44, 107.505 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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