VIROVietnam Infrastructure Readiness Observatory
Projects / Power

Nhơn Trạch 3 & 4 LNG power plantsNhà máy điện khí LNG Nhơn Trạch 3 & 4

Vietnam’s first LNG-to-power plants, 1,624 MW combined, on the eastern bank.

6/7 · Operational · Đang vận hànhLast observed 8 Sep 20263 sources
Readiness ladder · Thang sẵn sàng
Why this stage

Both plants were reported in commercial operation by January 2026.

Reported  7 Jan 2026 · PV Power

Next rung — Usable for business: Evidence that firms can actually use it — services, permissions, schedules or transactions.

Schematic map of Southern Vietnam infrastructure projects by readiness stageApproximate positions of tracked projects in and around Ho Chi Minh City, coloured by observed delivery stage. Not for navigation.ĐỒNG NAITÂY NINHĐỒNG THÁPHỒ CHÍ MINH CITYEast SeaThủ Thiêm–Long Thành Railway — In planHCMC Ring Road 3 — Under constructionHCMC Ring Road 4 — Under constructionMetro Line 2 (Bến Thành–Tham Lương) — Under constructionHCMC–Mộc Bài Expressway — Under constructionHCMC–Thủ Dầu Một–Chơn Thành Expressway — Under constructionBiên Hòa–Vũng Tàu Expressway — Partly operationalBến Lức–Long Thành Expressway — OperationalHCMC–Long Thành–Dầu Giây Expressway (widening) — OperationalMetro Line 1 (Bến Thành–Suối Tiên) — OperationalHCMC coreThủ ĐứcBiên HòaThủ Dầu MộtBàu BàngPhú MỹVũng TàuBến LứcHiệp PhướcCủ ChiLong Thành International Airport (phase 1) — Under constructionCái Mép–Thị Vải deep-water port cluster — Usable for businessCần Giờ International Transshipment Port — Investor / contractor selectedNhơn Trạch 3 & 4 LNG power plants — OperationalHCMC Free Trade Zone (Cái Mép Hạ) — ApprovedVietnam International Financial Centre (HCMC) — OperationalDirect power purchase (DPPA) rules — ApprovedLNG Long Sơn power project — Approved
Observed stage
In plan
Approved
Investor / contractor selected
Under construction
Partly operational
Operational
Usable for business
Site / institution
Schematic, approximate geometry for orientation — not navigation or project alignments. Pole circles follow the structure of the HCMC master plan; they are not official boundaries. Observation run 31 Oct 2026.
Milestones · Mốc kế hoạch và thực tế

Planned against achieved

MilestonePlanned / targetAchievedStatusSource
Commercial operation—5 Jan 2026AchievedPV Power
Evidence · Bằng chứng

What the record shows

  • Unknown
    20 May 2026
    Owner reports conflict on exact commercial-operation dates (January 2026 vs. November–December 2025).
  • Reported
    20 Jun 2024
    Combined capacity is 1,624 MW.
Unknown · Chưa rõ
  • Exact commercial-operation dates.
  • Power headroom available to any specific industrial park.
VIRO analysis

New baseload supply matters to the region, but it does not tell a manufacturer whether a given park can deliver the load it needs.

Serves
Pole 2 · Eastern innovation pole
Pole 5 · Southern port–FTZ–energy pole
Corridor · East–West corridor
Poles & corridors →
Sources · Nguồn

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