- Full Time Employees
- 706
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Electric utilities
- Address
- Chi Linh Vietnam
- IPO Date
- Jan 26, 2007
- Business
- Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company is a Vietnam-based power generation utility primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, and wholesale distribution of electricity. Established in 1982 and headquartered in Chi Linh City, Hai Duong Province, Vietnam, the company operates as a core generation subsidiary of Power Generation Joint Stock Corporation 2 (EVNGENCO2) under the broader umbrella of state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN). The company owns and operates the Pha Lai Thermal Power complex, which comprises two coal-fired generating facilities: Pha Lai 1, featuring four 110 MW generating units with a combined capacity of 440 MW; and Pha Lai 2, featuring two 300 MW generating units with a combined capacity of 600 MW, providing a total aggregate installed generation capacity of 1,040 MW to the Northern Vietnam regional transmission network and the National Power Grid.
The company organizes its business operations across several core product and service lines: electricity generation and wholesale power trading; plant management, operation, maintenance, major overhaul, and refurbishment services for thermal power facilities, steam turbines, boilers, and auxiliary electrical systems; technical inspection, testing, calibration, and diagnostic services for high-voltage and electro-mechanical equipment; engineering, project supervision, and technical consultancy for thermal energy infrastructure; industrial water treatment, cooling system maintenance, and wastewater management services; and the collection, processing, and distribution of industrial combustion by-products, including pulverized fuel ash, bottom ash, and slag for use in cement production and unburnt building materials. Additionally, the company maintains strategic equity investments in major regional generation peers, including Hai Phong Thermal Power Joint Stock Company and Quang Ninh Thermal Power Joint Stock Company.
In recent developments, Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company has initiated significant strategic and operational adjustments in alignment with Vietnam's National Power Development Plan VIII (PDP8) and national decarbonization commitments. The company is actively conducting technical feasibility assessments and transition roadmaps for fuel-switching options, focusing on biomass and green ammonia co-firing, alongside long-term repurposing strategies for its older Pha Lai 1 generation units. To reinforce operational efficiency and satisfy upgraded environmental standards, the company has implemented extensive overhaul programs across its Pha Lai 2 turbine lines, while investing in modernized flue-gas desulfurization (FGD), electrostatic precipitator (ESP), and automated emission monitoring systems. The company is also navigating structural ownership evolutions linked to state capital divestment planning through the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) and portfolio realignments by institutional investors shifting capital toward renewable energy assets.