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Power Plants in Vietnam

Vietnam has 392 power plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 10th-largest fleet of the 155 countries that hold any, and 1% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 128 operating and 263 under construction or proposed. Operating generation capacity totals 63.9 GW across 128 utility-scale plants of 100 MW and above. The largest is Cần Giờ offshore wind farm (6.0 GW).

The largest owner-operators are Vietnam Electricity (EVN) (26), Vietnam Electricity LLC (15) and Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corp Ltd (7) — Vietnam Electricity (EVN) alone is named on 7% of them. Half of Vietnam's power plants in service predate 2016 (median commissioning year of the 125 with a known date), 63 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Da Nhim hydroelectric plant, dating from 1964. 263 are in the pipeline, led by Cần Giờ offshore wind farm (6.0 GW), proposed. They account for 61% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Vietnam.

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392
Power Plant in Vietnam
#10
of 155 countries
63.9 GW
Operating capacity
263
In construction / proposed

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Largest power plants in Vietnam

Who owns Vietnam's power plants

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2016 · oldest Da Nhim hydroelectric plant (1964) · newest Tân Phú Đông 1 Wind Power Plant Project (2023) · 125 of 392 carry a start date

Under construction & proposed

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Frequently asked

How many power plants are there in Vietnam?
OverWatts maps 392 power plants in Vietnam — 1% of the world's mapped total, the 10th-largest national fleet of the 155 countries with any.
What is the largest power plant in Vietnam?
Cần Giờ offshore wind farm, at 6.0 GW.
How much power-generation capacity do Vietnam's power plants have?
About 63.9 GW operating across 128 plants, with a further 143 GW under construction or proposed. That covers utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above, so it sits below national installed capacity wherever distributed generation is large.
Who owns the power plants in Vietnam?
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is named as owner or operator on the most — 26 of 392 (7%). Next are Vietnam Electricity LLC (15), Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corp Ltd (7) and Trungnam Group (6).
How old are Vietnam's power plants?
The median commissioning year is 2016, across the 125 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Da Nhim hydroelectric plant (1964); 63 came online in the past ten years.
What new power plants are being built in Vietnam?
263 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Cần Giờ offshore wind farm (6.0 GW), Haiphong LNG power station (4.8 GW) and Cong Thanh power station (4.5 GW).

Other asset classes in Vietnam

Cement Plant 99LNG Terminal 34Coal / Uranium Mine 30Iron & Steel Plant 28Oil & Gas Field 22Pipeline 11Chemical Plant 7Iron Ore Mine 7Export Terminal 5Interconnector 3Refinery 2Grid Storage 2

Power Plants in other countries

China 11,537United States 3,831India 1,675Brazil 879Spain 653Australia 615Philippines 489Russia 461Canada 452Japan 387Germany 335Mexico 311