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Power plants in Vietnam

A directory of 236 power plants in Vietnam with a combined installed capacity of 41,350 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

236power plants
41,350MW total capacity
7fuel types
0with measured CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Vietnam)

Hydro: 174 plants174HydroCoal: 24 plants24CoalSolar: 16 plants16SolarGas: 9 plants9GasOil: 6 plants6OilWind: 5 plants5WindBiomass: 2 plants2Biomass

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Vietnam electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

461gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
45.4%low-carbon electricity
45.4%renewables
54.6%fossil fuels
Coal: 48 % of electricity48CoalHydro: 33 % of electricity33HydroSolar: 7 % of electricity7SolarGas: 6 % of electricity6GasWind: 5 % of electricity5WindBioenergy: 0 % of electricity0BioenergyOil: 0 % of electricity0Oil

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Vietnam

#PlantFuelMW
1Son LaHydro2,400
2Hoa BinhHydro1,920
3Ca Mau 1Gas1,542
4Vung Ang ICoal1,245
5Duyen Hai 1Coal1,244
6Vinh Tan 2Coal1,244
7Nhon Trach 1Gas1,215
8Lai ChauHydro1,200
9Quang Ninh 1Coal1,200
10Mong Duong 2Coal1,120
11Phu My 1Gas1,108
12Mong Duong 1Coal1,080
13Phu My 21Gas896
14Uong BiCoal735
15Phu My 22Gas733
16Phu My 3Gas733
17IalyHydro720
18O Mon 1Gas660
19Duyen Hai 3Coal622
20Cam Pha ICoal600

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