Panare power station

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Panare power station is a cancelled power station in Panare, Pattani, Thailand.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Panare power station Panare, Pattani, Thailand 6.86, 101.491389 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
cancelled coal: unknown 1000 unknown 2034

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner Parent
to be determined [100%] to be determined [100.0%]

Background

In April 2016, it was reported that the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) had presented plans for a new 1,000 MW coal-fired power plant in Panare district to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA). It was planned to begin power generation by 2034.[1]

The report said the site could be an alternative site for building a coal-fired power plant in the South if the proposed Krabi power station and Thepha power station were delayed by protest.[1]

The Panare project was also listed in a national energy policy committee announcement as one of the power plants permitted under Order 4/2559, issued by the National Council for Peace and Order, to be built in any area on a city plan.[1]

There have been no known developments on the project since 2016, so it appears to be abandoned.

Opposition

Direk Hemnakorn, Permatamas coordinator and professor at Prince of Songkla University, said the group opposed any coal-fired power plant in the Deep South. He reasoned coal was a polluting industry and these projects ignored the identity, culture, and religious beliefs of local people.[1]

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