Rayong Gulf PD power station

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Rayong Gulf PD power station is an operating power station of at least 1250-megawatts (MW) in Map Yang Phon, Pluak Dieng District, Rayong, Thailand with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rayong Gulf PD power station Map Yang Phon, Pluak Dieng District, Rayong, Thailand 12.95017, 101.15608 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 12.95017, 101.15608

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] gas[4] 625[2] combined cycle[4] no[4] 2023[2][3]
Unit 2 operating[2][5] gas[4] 625[2] combined cycle[4] no[4] 2023[2][5]
Unit 3 construction[2][6] gas[4] 625[2] combined cycle[4] no[4] 2024[2]
Unit 4 construction[2][6] gas[4] 625[2] combined cycle[4] no[4] 2024[2]

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
Unit 1 Gulf PD Company[2] Gulf Energy Development Public Co Ltd [70.0%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd [30.0%]
Unit 2 Gulf PD Company[2] Gulf Energy Development Public Co Ltd [70.0%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd [30.0%]
Unit 3 Gulf PD Company[2] Gulf Energy Development Public Co Ltd [70.0%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd [30.0%]
Unit 4 Gulf PD Company[2] Gulf Energy Development Public Co Ltd [70.0%]; Mitsui & Co Ltd [30.0%]

Background

NS Energy reported that the original plan and amendments was approved in 2019: "The Gulf PD independent power producer (IPP) project is being developed as part of Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development plan, which envisions the industrial development of 13,285km² of coastal region spanning Thailand’s three eastern provinces including Chonburi, Rayong, and Chachoengsao."[7]

In November 2019, Mitsui announced it was investing in the Rayong power plant.[8] Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. will be the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.[9]

In November 2019, the Asian Development Bank said that the power station would help replace "more than 8,500 MW of generating capacity – equivalent to about 20 per cent of current national energy capacity – of ageing power plants [that] will be retired between 2020 and 2025."[10]

In December 2019, Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems shipped the first eight turbines to Bangkok, four for this plant and four for the Chonburi Ng Project power station.[11]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. (PDF) https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/53239/53239-001-esia-en_1.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220524033714/https://www.gulf.co.th/en/pdf/onereport-gulf-2021-en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.turbomachinerymag.com/view/m701jac-launched-at-thai-power-plant. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125005236/https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/gulf-pd-power-plant-rayong-province/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20231106103355/https://www.mhi.com/news/231012.html. Archived from the original on 06 November 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230612075400/https://hub.optiwise.io/en/documents/69620/20230227-gulf-ar2022-en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Gulf PD Power Plant, Rayong Province, NS Energy website, accessed Dec 17, 2019
  8. Japan's Mitsui to invest in 2.5 GW gas-fired power plant in Thailand, Reuters, Nov 18, 2019
  9. MHPS Receives Order to Construct 5,300MW Power Plant Project in Thailand Incorporating Eight M701JAC Gas Turbines, MHPS website, Feb 9, 2018
  10. ADB, Gulf PD sign Bt5.4-bn deal to build power plant in Rayong, The Nation Thailand, Nov 18, 2019
  11. MHPS ships JAC turbines for CCGT plant in Thailand, Power Engineering, Dec 6, 2019

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