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Power plants in Vietnam

A directory of 298 power plants in Vietnam with a combined installed capacity of 205,537 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

298power plants
205,537MW total capacity
8fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Vietnam)

Hydro: 174 plants174HydroCoal: 51 plants51CoalGas: 42 plants42GasSolar: 16 plants16SolarOil: 6 plants6OilWind: 5 plants5WindBiomass: 2 plants2BiomassNuclear: 2 plants2Nuclear

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
1Millenium power stationGas9,600
2Ca Na power stationGas6,000
3Embark-Quantum power stationGas6,000
4My Giang power stationGas6,000
5Song Hau Thermal Power PlantCoal5,200
6Haiphong LNG power stationGas4,800
7Thanh Hoa Power StationGas4,800
8Ninh Thuận 1 nuclear power plantNuclear4,800
9LNG Nghi Son power stationGas4,700
10Cong Thanh power stationGas4,500
11Thai Binh Combined Cycle power stationGas4,500
12Tien Lang power stationGas4,500
13Dung Quat Economic Zone power stationCoal4,400
14Kien Luong power stationCoal4,400
15Long Phu Power CentreCoal4,320
16Ninh Thuận 2 nuclear power plantNuclear4,000
17Long Son power stationGas3,900
18Ka Ga power stationGas3,600
19Son My power stationCoal3,600
20Tan Phuoc power stationGas3,550

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Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Vietnam?

There are 298 power plants in Vietnam in this open dataset, with about 205,537 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Vietnam?

Millenium power station is the largest at about 9,600 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Vietnam?

The most common plant type in this dataset is hydro (174 plants), across 8 fuel types in total.

How clean is Vietnam's electricity grid?

Vietnam's grid carbon intensity is about 461 gCO₂/kWh, with 45.4% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).