Glow Energy power complex
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Glow Energy power complex is an operating power station of at least 529-megawatts (MW) in Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Mueang Rayong, Rayong, Thailand.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Glow Energy power complex | Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Mueang Rayong, Rayong, Thailand | 12.675773, 101.135243 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit CFB 3: 12.675773, 101.135243
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating[1][2] | coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 222[1] | CFB[3] | yes[1] | 1999[1] |
| Unit 2 | operating[1][2] | coal: bituminous, fossil gas: natural gas[1] | 222[1] | CFB[3] | yes[1] | 1999[1] |
| Unit CFB 3 | operating | coal: bituminous | 85 | subcritical | – | 2010 |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Glow Energy PCL [100%][1] | Global Power Synergy PCL [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Glow Energy PCL [100%][1] | Global Power Synergy PCL [100.0%] |
| Unit CFB 3 | Glow Group [100%] | Global Power Synergy PCL |
Background
The complex is coal- and gas-fired and includes Glow Energy CFB 3, an 85 MW subcritical coal unit that began operating in November 2010.[4][5]
It also includes Glow SPP 2 and 3, a hybrid natural gas and coal-fired cogeneration facility that began commercial operation in March 1999. The plant is divided in two parts: (i) two 35 MW gas-fired gas turbines, and (ii) two 222 MW hybrid cogeneration units, each comprising a steam turbine and coal-fired circulating fluidized bed boiler.[6][7]
The power complex was owned by Glow Group of Engie. In June 2018, Engie (formerly GDF Suez) sold its interest in Glow Energy to Thai independent power producer Global Power Synergy Public Company.[8] The sale was finalized in March 2019.[9]
The Thailand Power Development Plan for 2018-2037, as revised in 2020,[10] appears to reference the complex (see plan at page 17 or PDF at page 21).[11]
In the owner's 2022 Annual Report, it was said that Glow SPP 2 and 3 had "incorporated hybrid facility technology to increase the use of coal fuel, which is less costly, and to reduce the use of natural gas as the principal fuel in production." [12]
Glow Energy's 2023 Annual Report reiterated that the use of natural gas had been reduced and was not the primary fuel in the complex's 222 MW units.[13]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20220709130236/https://www.glow.co.th/en/our-business/business-lines/cogeneration-business/196/glow-spp-2-glow-spp-3. Archived from the original on 09 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20211024103633/https://www.gpscgroup.com/en/business/project/13/glow-spp-2glow-spp-3-plant-phase-3. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240523235728/https://www.glow.co.th/storage/content/news-media/publication/annual-report/ar-2023-en/doc.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Glow Energy CFB 3," Glow Group, accessed January 2016
- ↑ "Glow Energy CFB 3," GPSC Group, accessed December 2021
- ↑ "Glow SPP 2/ Glow SPP 3," Glow Group, accessed January 2016
- ↑ "Glow SPP 2/ Glow SPP 3," GPSC Group, accessed December 2021
- ↑ "France's Engie sells its coal-fired generation in Asia Pacific," Platts, June 20, 2018
- ↑ "Thailand's PTT unit completes acquisition of Glow Energy stake," Reuters, March 15, 2019
- ↑ Supasit Boonsanong and Charuwan Charoonchitsathian, Tilleke & Gibbins, "Electricity regulation in Thailand: overview," Thomson Reuters, last updated October 1, 2020
- ↑ "Power Development Plan 2018-2037, revision 1," Energy Policy and Planning Office, October 2020
- ↑ "Annual Report 2022: 56:1 One Report" Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited, March 2023
- ↑ "Annual Report 2023," Glow Energy Public Company Limited, February 6, 2024
Additional data
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