Wang Noi power plant

Wang Noi power plant
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location
Thailand
Coordinates	14 ° 13 '57 "  N , 100 ° 46' 50"  E Coordinates: 14 ° 13 '57 "  N , 100 ° 46' 50"  E
country	Thailand
Data
Type	Combined cycle power plant
Primary energy	Fossil energy
fuel	natural gas
power	2,660 MW
owner	EGAT
operator	EGAT
Project start	1993
Start of operations	1996
was standing	=

The Wang Noi power plant is a combined cycle power plant in Wang Noi County, Ayutthaya Province , Thailand .

With an installed capacity of 2,660 (or 2,710) MW , Wang Noi is one of the most powerful power plants in Thailand (as of May 2020). Construction of the power plant began in 1993. It went into operation in 1996 with the first blocks. The power plant is owned by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and is also operated by EGAT.

Power plant units

The power plant consists of four systems. The following table gives an overview:

investment	block	Max. Power (MW)	Start of operation	turbine	generator	Steam boiler
1	1	222	1996	MHI	Melco	MHI
	2	222	1996	MHI	Melco	MHI
	3	205	1997	MHI	Melco
2	1	222	1996	MHI	Melco	MHI
	2	222	1996	MHI	Melco	MHI
	3	205	1997	MHI	Melco
3	1	222	1996	MHI	Melco	MHI
	2	222	1996	MHI	Melco	MHI
	3	256	1997	MHI	Melco
4th	1	265	2014	Siemens	Siemens	Vogt
	2	265	2014	Siemens	Siemens	Vogt
	3	270	2014	Siemens	Siemens

Systems 1 to 4 each consist of two gas turbines and a downstream steam turbine . A waste heat steam generator is connected to each of the two gas turbines ; the waste heat steam generator then supplies the steam turbine.

Others

The cost of construction of the plants 1 to 3 amounted to 1.5 billion USD .

See also

• List of power plants in Thailand

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Wang Noi Power Plant. Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), accessed April 28, 2020 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Wang Noi CCGT Power Plant Thailand. Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 28, 2020 . 
3. ^ ^{A b} Wang Noi CCGT Power Plant, Thailand. www.power-technology.com, accessed on April 28, 2020 (English).