Wang Sala Mill power station

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Wang Sala Mill power station is an operating power station of at least 34-megawatts (MW) in Thamuang, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Wang Sala Mill power station Thamuang, Kanchanaburi, Thailand 13.944207, 99.711134 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 2: 13.944207, 99.711134

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 2 operating coal - unknown 34 subcritical 1996

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 2 Thai Kraft Paper Industry Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): pulp & paper
  • Captive industry: Power

Background

Thai Kraft Paper Industry Company Ltd.'s Wang Sala mill was founded in 1989. The mill and plant are located in Thamuang, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.[1]

In 1996, the company built a new cogeneration power plant unit for the mill. The company's turnkey contract was for a 149-MWt coal-fired Ahlstrom Pyroflow circulating fluidized bed boiler and a Siemens 34-MWe steam turbine (turbine #14).[1] The mill already appeared to have a 26.2 MW unit[2] (turbine #5), and potentially a 21.7 MW unit (turbine #6).[3]

In 2018, SCG Packaging Public Company Limited's annual report noted that Siam Kraft Industry's Wangsala Plant was awarded a "Coal Management” award organized by the Department of Mineral Fuels, Ministry of Energy.[4] SCG has also reportedly been taking measures to reduce its coal use.[5] The Company’s main energy costs include coal and biomass used for coal-fired power plants that transmit electricity and steam for the Company’s production processes.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ahlstrom contracts for Thailand cogen plant," Power Engineering International,
  2. "World Electric Power Plants Database, March 2018," S&P Global Platts, accessed June 2021
  3. "Welcome to Thai Kraft Paper Industry Company Ltd.," Energy Department Presentation, November 2005
  4. "Annual Report," SCG Packaging, 2018
  5. "Sustainability Report," SCG Packaging, 2019
  6. "Annual Report," SCG Packaging, 2020

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