Chonburi Ng Project power station

Part of the Global Gas Plant Tracker, a Global Energy Monitor and Center for Media and Democracy project.

Chonburi Ng Project power station is a 2,500-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant, under construction in Chonburi Province, Thailand. It is also known as the Gulf Sriracha Power Plant, Chonburi Power Plant Project, Gulf SRC power plant, and the GSRC power project.

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.

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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. They announced that Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. will be the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.

Kaohoon.com reported that construction started on December 3, 2018.

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.

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand plans to commission two units in 2021 and the remaining two in 2022.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Gulf SRC Co., Ltd.
• Parent company: Gulf Energy Development Public Co Ltd [70%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd. [30%]
• 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)