South Bangkok Power Plant
Characteristics of the Power Plant
South Bangkok Power Plant is a combined cycle power plant which uses natural gas from the Gulf of Thailand and from Myanmar as the primary fuel and diesel oil as secondary fuel in electricity generation. At present, the power plant has the net capacity of 2,492 MW comprising:
Block 2
| Type | Combined cycle power plant |
| Number of gas turbines | 2 |
| Number of steam turbines | 1 |
| Amount of daily demand of gas | 100 million ft3 |
| Contractual generating capacity | 562 MW |
| Fuel | Natural gas from the Gulf of Thailand |
Block 3
| Type | Combined cycle power plant |
| Contractual generating capacity | 710 MW |
| Fuel | Natural gas from Myanmar and the Gulf of Thailand |
Block 4
| Type | Combined cycle power plant |
| Amount of daily demand of gas | 200.78 million ft3 |
| Contractual generating capacity | 1,220 MW |
| Fuel | Natural gas from Myanmar and the Gulf of Thailand Diesel oil is used as secondary fuel |
Note: The power plant substitutes the loss of electricity of the decommissioned South Bangkok Power Plant, Units 1-5. The power plant copes with the demand for electricity of the country and maintains the security of the power system.