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Huong Son — 33 MW Hydroelectric

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Huong Son is a 33 MW hydro power plant located in Vietnam. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
33 MW

Installed

Commissioned
2012

Year online

Owner
Huong Son Hydropower JSC

Operator

Location
18.45, 105.15

Coordinates

Insights

#173
largest in Vietnam
#3,710
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#16,063
largest worldwide
2012
28 yrs newer than avg
1
operated by Huong Son Hydropower…
10
plants within 100 km

Location

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
33 MW
Commissioned
2012
Status
Operational
Owner
Huong Son Hydropower JSC
Country
Vietnam
Coordinates
18.446, 105.151

Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,775 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
222,013 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

Est. gCO2/kWh

Annual emissions equivalent to

603
cars per year
370
homes per year
126,144
trees to offset

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

Nearby Plants

Vung Ang I

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1,245MW · 2013

Nha may Nhiet dien Nghi Son 1

Vietnam · Coal

600MW · 2015

Nghi Son 1

Vietnam · Coal

600MW · 2013

Ban Ve

Vietnam · Hydroelectric

320MW · 2010

Thuy dien Ban Ve

Vietnam · Hydroelectric

320MW · 2015

Hua Na

Vietnam · Hydroelectric

180MW · 2013

About this plant

Huong Son is a 33 MW hydro power plant in Vietnam, operated by Huong Son Hydropower JSC and commissioned in 2012.

Ranked #104 of 230 hydro plants in Vietnam, it contributes 0.1% to the country’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 Huong Son 72.7 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Ha Tinh Province, approximately 200 km from Hanoi.

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