North Bangkok power station

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North Bangkok power station (โรงไฟฟ้าพระนครเหนือ) is an operating power station of at least 1498 megawatts (MW) in Bang Kruai, Nonthaburi, Thailand with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
North Bangkok power station Bang Kruai, Nonthaburi,, Thailand 13.8129, 100.5092 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2, 3, 4: 13.8129, 100.5092

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 670[3] combined cycle[3] not found 2010[4]
2 Operating[2][3] fossil gas: natural gas[3] 828[3] combined cycle[3] not found 2016[4]
3 Pre-construction[5] fossil gas: natural gas[5] 700[5] combined cycle[6] not found 2028 (planned)[5][7]
4 Pre-construction[5] fossil gas: natural gas[5] 700[5] combined cycle[6] not found 2035 (planned)[5][7]

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%][6][4] Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100.0%]
2 Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100%][6][4] Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100.0%]
3 Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100%][6][4] Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100.0%]
4 Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100%][6][4] Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand [100.0%]

Background

As per Thailand's Power Development Plan (PDP) 2018-2037, the first phase of the expansion of North Bangkok Power Plant (700 MW) will be completed in 2028 and the second phase (700 MW) will be commissioned in 2035.[8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.egat.co.th/home/en/northbangkok-pp/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://www.egat.co.th/home/en/northbangkok-pp-specification/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20211105050107/https://www.egat.co.th/en/information/power-plants-and-dams?view=article&id=39. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20220926135340/https://www.egat.co.th/home/en/power-plants-development/. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 (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 2022-01-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220616162019/https://www.egat.co.th/images/businessop/PDP2018-Rev1-Oct2020.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-06-16. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "EGAT Baseload Power Projects". www.egat.co.th. Retrieved 2022-03-21.

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