Pha Lai Thermal Power Plant is the largest coal-fired power plant in Southeast Asia located in Pha Lai, Chi Linh District, Hai Duong province, roughly 65 kilometres (40 mi) north-east of Hanoi in Vietnam. It has an installed electric capacity of 1,040 MW.
Construction of the 440-MW first plant started on 17 May 1980 and it was completed in 1986. It consists of four 110-MW turbines and eight boilers. Construction of the 600-MW second plant started on 8 June 1998 and it was completed in 2001 by Lilama Construction Company. It consist of two 300-MW units with Mitsui Babcock Energy designed natural circulation boilers and General Electric generators.
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