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Lao Chai — 2 MW Hydroelectric

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Lao Chai is a 2 MW hydro power plant located in Vietnam. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
2 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2013

Year online

Owner
Hong Ngoc Co. Ltd

Operator

Location
22.31, 103.86

Coordinates

Insights

#289
largest in Vietnam
#7,285
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#33,205
largest worldwide
2013
29 yrs newer than avg
1
operated by Hong Ngoc Co.…
53
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
2 MW
Commissioned
2013
Status
Operational
Owner
Hong Ngoc Co. Ltd
Country
Vietnam
Coordinates
22.310, 103.860

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
202 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
16,146 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

44
cars per year
27
homes per year
9,174
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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2,400MW · 2012

Sơn La Dam

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2,400MW · 2005

Nha may thuy dien Hoa Binh

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1,920MW · 1994

Hoa Binh Dam

Vietnam · Hydroelectric

1,920MW · 1979

Nha may Thuy dien Lai Chau

Vietnam · Hydroelectric

1,200MW · 2016

About this plant

Lao Chai is a 2.4 MW hydro power plant in Vietnam, operated by Hong Ngoc Co. Ltd since 2013.

Ranked #207 of 230 hydro plants in Vietnam. Its 2.4 MW represents 0.01% of Vietnam’s total hydro capacity of 34,440 MW. The largest hydro plant in Vietnam is Nhà máy thủy điện Sơn La at 2,400 MW, making Lao Chai equal in size.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Ban Chat (220 MW, Hydro), Thủy điện Bắc Hà (90 MW, Hydro), and Ngoi Phat (72 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Lao Cai Province, approximately 200 km northwest of Hanoi.

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