Chonburi Ng Project power station
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Chonburi Ng Project power station is a 2,500-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant, under construction in Chonburi Province, Thailand.[1] It is also known as the Gulf Sriracha Power Plant, Chonburi Power Plant Project, Gulf SRC power plant, and the GSRC power project.[2]
Location
The satellite photo below shows the exact location of the power station in the WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 1, Sriracha District, Chonburi Province, Thailand.[3][4]
Background
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. entered into a project finance agreement with Gulf Energy Development Public Company Limited for a gas-fired thermal power generation project in November 2018.[5] They announced that Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. will be the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.[6]
Kaohoon.com reported that construction started on December 3, 2018.[7]
In December 2019, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems shipped the first eight turbines to Bangkok, four for this plant and four for the Rayong Gulf PD power station.[8]
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand plans to commission two units in 2021 and the remaining two in 2022.[1]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Gulf SRC Co., Ltd.[1]
- Parent company: Gulf Energy Development Public Co Ltd [70%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd. [30%][9]
- Location: Sriracha District, Chonburi Province, Thailand
- Coordinates: 13.049968, 101.193335 (exact)
- Gross capacity (under construction): 2,500 MW
- Combined-cycle units 1-4: 625 MW per unit (to start 2021 and 2022)[1]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Annual Report 2019, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, accessed Feb 9, 2021
- ↑ Gulf Sriracha Power Plant, Chonburi, NS Energy website, accessed Dec 17, 2019
- ↑ GULF successfully signs a long-term loan agreement on GSRC power project, GULF website, Nov 2018
- ↑ Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (Draft) THA: Chonburi Power Plant Project (March 2018), Asian Development Bank website, accessed Dec 17, 2019
- ↑ Mitsui to Move Forward with Gas-fired Thermal Power Plant Project in Chonburi Province, Thailand, Mitsui website, Nov 9. 2018
- ↑ MHPS Receives Order to Construct 5,300MW Power Plant Project in Thailand Incorporating Eight M701JAC Gas Turbines, MHPS website, Feb 9, 2018
- ↑ GULF เดินหน้าโรงไฟฟ้า”GSRC” 2,500MW รับลูกกกพ.ไฟเขียวพื้นที่สร้างสายส่ง พร้อมCODมี.ค.64, Kaohoon.com, Dec 14, 2018
- ↑ MHPS ships JAC turbines for CCGT plant in Thailand, Power Engineering, Dec 6, 2019
- ↑ Japan's Mitsui to invest in 2.5 GW gas-fired power plant in Thailand, Reuters, Nov 18, 2019