Panare power station
{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Thailandcoal}} Panare power station is a proposed 1,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Pattani province, Thailand.
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Location
The map below shows the location of Panare district, the approximate location where the plant would be built.
Background on Plant
In April 2016 it was reported that the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SBPAC) had presented plans for a new 1,000 MW coal-fired power plant in Panare district to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA). It was planned to begin power generation by 2034. The report said the site could be an alternative site for building a coal-fired power plant in the South if the proposed Krabi power station and Thepha power station were delayed by protest. The Panare project was also listed in a national energy policy committee announcement as one of the power plants permitted under Order 4/2559, issued by the National Council for Peace and Order, to be built in any area on a city plan.[1]
As of May 2019 there have been no developments on the project, which appears to be shelved.
Opposition
Direk Hemnakorn, Permatamas coordinator and a professor at Prince of Songkla University, said the group opposed any coal-fired power plant in the Deep South. He reasoned coal was a polluting industry and these projects ignored the identity, culture and religious beliefs of local people.[1]
Project Details
- Sponsor: TBD
- Location: Panare district, Pattani Province, Thailand
- Coordinates: 6.86, 101.491389 (approximate)
- Status: Shelved
- Capacity: 1,000 MW
- Type:
- Projected in service: 2034
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- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Locals in South ‘lack details on coal plants,’" The Nation, April 11, 2016
