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Largest hydropower plants in Vietnam

236 hydro records for Vietnam carry a capacity figure: 25.0 GW in total, 24.7 GW of it operating across 232 records. Operating and announced are ranked separately. Every row links to its record and its public source; the country as a whole is on the Vietnam market page.

Largest operating hydropower plants in Vietnam

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Hoa Binh hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)2,400 MWOperational
2Son La hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)2,400 MWOperational
3Hoa BinhVietnam Electricity (EVN)1,920 MWOperational
4Lai Chau hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)1,200 MWOperational
5IalyIaly Hydro Power Company (member of EVN)720 MWOperational
6Huoi Quang hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)520 MWOperational
7Ham Thuan - Da MiDa Nhim - Ham Thuan - Da Mi Hydropower Company475 MWOperational
8Tri An hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)400 MWOperational
9Ialy hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)360 MWOperational
10Se San 4 hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)360 MWOperational
11Tuyen Quang hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)342 MWOperational
12Dong Nai 4 hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)340 MWOperational
13Nhà máy Thủy điện Đồng Nai 4Công ty Thủy điện Đồng Nai340 MWOperational
14Ban Ve hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity LLC320 MWOperational
15Dai Ninh hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity LLC300 MWOperational
16Ham Thuan hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity LLC300 MWOperational
17Buon Kuop hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)280 MWOperational
18Se San 3 hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)260 MWOperational
19Trung Son hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)260 MWOperational
20Da Nhim hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)243 MWOperational
21Thac Mo hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)225 MWOperational
22SrePok 3Vietnam Electricity (EVN)220 MWOperational
23Ban Chat hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)220 MWOperational
24Song Ba Ha hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)220 MWOperational
25Sre Pok 3 hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)220 MWOperational
26Thuong Kon Tum hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity LLC220 MWOperational
27A Vuong hydroelectric plantVietnam Electricity (EVN)210 MWOperational
28Nam Chien 1 hydroelectric plantNam Chien Hydropower JSC200 MWOperational
29Nhà máy thủy điện Nậm Chiến 1Công ty CP Thủy điện Nậm Chiến200 MWOperational
30Dak Mi 4190 MWOperational

Watch Vietnam hydro. One email when a project on this ranking moves stage, is corrected, or a larger one is added.

Under construction or announced

#ProjectDeveloperCapacityStage
1Hoi Xuan hydroelectric plant102 MWConstruction
2Vinh Son 2 hydroelectric plantREE Energy Co Ltd80 MWDevelopment
3Pa Vai Su hydroelectric plantKosy Group51 MWConstruction
4Duc Thanh hydroelectric plant40 MWConstruction

The Vietnam hydro records as a file

Rows from redistributable sources only, CC BY 4.0, issued to a work email.

Questions about hydro in Vietnam

What is the largest hydropower plant in Vietnam?+

The largest operating hydropower plant on record in Vietnam is Hoa Binh hydroelectric plant at 2,400 MW, developed by Vietnam Electricity (EVN). Ranked by the capacity figure in the public source named on the record, whole project rather than any partner's share.

What is the largest hydropower plant planned in Vietnam?+

Hoi Xuan hydroelectric plant at 102 MW, under construction. Of the 25.0 GW of hydro on record for Vietnam, 24.7 GW is operating; the rest is announced or being built.

How many hydropower plants does Vietnam have?+

Solandor holds 236 hydro records for Vietnam with a stated capacity, 232 of them operating. That is the public record from the datasets named on each row, not a census: small plants below tracker thresholds are missing from the sources and so from here.