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Vedan Vietnam Cogeneration power station

Coal power plant in Đông Nam Bộ, Vietnam. Approximate location 10.66075, 107.02451.

CoalĐông Nam BộVietnam

Vedan Vietnam Cogeneration power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in Đông Nam Bộ, Vietnam. It is operated by Vedan (Vietnam) Enterprise Corp Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 75k homes (estimated). It ranks #158 of 298 Vietnam power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2015, it is around 11 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 48.1% of Vietnam's electricity; the national grid averages 461 gCO₂/kWh (45.4% low-carbon) (2025).

60MW installed capacity
75,085homes powered (est.)
2015commissioned (~11 yrs)

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

Data status

Known data

FacilityVedan Vietnam Cogeneration power station GEM-coal
CountryVietnam · Đông Nam Bộ GEM-coal
Coordinates10.66075, 107.02451 GEM-coal
FuelCoal GEM-coal
MW installed capacity60 MW GEM · 2026 · L100000104308; operating plant capacity
OwnerVedan (Vietnam) Enterprise Corp Ltd [100%] GEM-coal
Commissioned2015 GEM-coal

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions262,800 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#158 / 298 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#50 / 51 calculated
Capacity vs country/fuel peers0.09× · 650 MW · n=51 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent75,085 calculated
Environmental severityC5 · 49/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

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/or fuel fields on this page include a source-backed provenance label from GEM, an official registry, Wikidata, OSM, or a cross-source match.

capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000104308; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 60 MW, Vedan Vietnam Cogeneration power station is below the median coal plant in Vietnam (650 MW). 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.

Capacity vs largest coal plants in Vietnam

Song Hau Thermal Power Plant: 5,200 MW5kSong Hau T…Dung Quat Economic Zone power station: 4,400 MW4kDung Quat …Kien Luong power station: 4,400 MW4kKien Luong…Long Phu Power Centre: 4,320 MW4kLong Phu P…Son My power station: 3,600 MW4kSon My pow…Binh Dinh power station: 3,200 MW3kBinh Dinh …Van Phong power station: 2,752 MW3kVan Phong …Phu Yen power station: 2,400 MW2kPhu Yen po…

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

Owner

Operated by Vedan (Vietnam) Enterprise Corp Ltd [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 10.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season mean
Tropical savanna: 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
3.2°Cseasonal temperature swing
28 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 #50 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

Location

Coordinates 10.66075, 107.02451 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Vedan Vietnam Cogeneration power station?

Vedan Vietnam Cogeneration power station is a 60 MW coal power plant in Đông Nam Bộ, Vietnam, commissioned in 2015.

How many homes can Vedan Vietnam Cogeneration power station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 75,085 homes (estimated).

Who operates Vedan Vietnam Cogeneration power station?

Vedan Vietnam Cogeneration power station is operated by Vedan (Vietnam) Enterprise Corp Ltd [100%].

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