Nam Phong power station

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Nam Phong power station (โรงไฟฟ้าน้ำพอง) is an operating power station of at least 710-megawatts (MW) in Kut Nam Sai, Khon Kaen, Thailand with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nam Phong power station Kut Nam Sai, Khon Kaen, Thailand 16.682, 102.7422 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 3: 16.682, 102.7422

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[2] 355[2] combined cycle[2] not found 1992[4] 2025 (planned)[5]
2 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[2] 355[2] combined cycle[2] not found 1994[4] 2025 (planned)[5]
3 Pre-construction[6][5][7] fossil gas: natural gas, fossil liquids: diesel[5][7] 650[5][7] combined cycle[5] not found 2025 (planned)[6][5]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
1 Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100%][5][4] Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100.0%]
2 Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100%][5][4] Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100.0%]
3 Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100%][5][4] Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100.0%]

Background

The proposed unit will replace the existing blocks 1 and 2 which will be decommissioned in 2025.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230103182122/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 03 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://www.egat.co.th/home/en/namphong-pp-specification/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.egat.co.th/home/en/namphong-pp/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20211105064703/https://www.egat.co.th/en/information/power-plants-and-dams?view=article&id=41. Archived from the original on 05 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220120095135/https://www.egat.co.th/en/images/annual-report/2019/annual-report-2019-en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220926135340/https://www.egat.co.th/home/en/power-plants-development/. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220709143650/https://www.piit.org.pl/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/17140/Bidding-Announcement.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 July 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. Annual Report 2020 (PDF). EGAT.

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