23,984
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
The National Council for Peace and Order approved Mae Moh Power Plant Units 4-7 Replacement Project on August 19, 2014 and the National Environment Board approved the EHIA Report on December 17, 2014. According to EGAT, construction began on replacement units 4-7 in April 2015. The units are planned to be ultra-supercritical. Alstom and Marubeni are the contractors. The commercial operation date is expected in November 2018.<ref>[http://www.egat.co.th/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=259&catid=11&Itemid=112 "First piling of Mae Moh Power Plant Units 4-7 Replacement Project, raising the efficiency of power generation together with environmental care,"] EGAT, 11 May 2015</ref>
The Thailand Power Development Plan for 2015-2035 2036 forecasts that the units 4-7 replacement (600 MW) will be operational in 2018. An additional replacement for units 8-9, totaling 425 MW, is planned for completion in 2022.<ref>[http://www2.eppo.go.th/power/PDP2015/PDP2015_Eng.pdf "Thailand Power Development Plan, 2015-20352036,"] Thailand Ministry of Energy, May 2015</ref> EGAT lists the capacity of Units 8-9 as 450 MW.<ref>[http://www.egat.co.th/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=36&Itemid=117 "Mae Moh Power Plant,"] EGAT website, accessed December 2016</ref>
==Financing==
