Vinh Son 5 is a 28 MW hydro power plant in Binh Dinh, Vietnam. It is operated by Vinh Son Hydropower Investment JSC. Based on reported annual generation of 103 GWh, it can supply roughly 29k homes. It ranks #193 of 298 Vietnam power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2014, it is around 12 years old — relatively modern. 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).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1030836.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 66 MW for Vinh Son hydroelectric plant, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001023378; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 28 MW, Vinh Son 5 is well above 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.
Key facts
- Load factor
- 42%, from 103 GWh of reported generation; the median for 152 hydro plants in Vietnam that report generation is 46%
- Share of Vietnam hydro capacity
- 0.2% of 17,313 MW across 174 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 129 of 162 dated hydro 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 hydro plants in Vietnam
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Vinh Son Hydropower Investment JSC.
Local climate & thermal context
This hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. It sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate (Köppen Cwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 14.4°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.
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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #78 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
- Vinh Son · Hydro · 66 MW · Gia Lai
- Tra Xom · Hydro · 20 MW · Gia Lai
- Dinh Binh · Hydro · 9.9 MW · Binh Dinh
- An Khe - Kanak · Hydro · 160 MW · Binh Dinh
- Dak Po ne 2 · Hydro · 3.6 MW · Kon Tum
- Dak Po Ne · Hydro · 15.6 MW · Kon Tum
Location
Coordinates 14.3611, 108.7203 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Vinh Son 5?
Vinh Son 5 is a 28 MW hydro power plant in Binh Dinh, Vietnam, commissioned in 2014.
How much electricity does Vinh Son 5 generate?
Vinh Son 5 generates about 103 GWh of electricity per year.
Who operates Vinh Son 5?
Vinh Son 5 is operated by Vinh Son Hydropower Investment JSC.