Rayong Gulf PD power station

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Rayong Gulf PD power station is a proposed 2,650-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in Map Yang Phon, Rayong Province, Thailand. It is also called the Gulf PD Power Plant and the Eastern Economic Corridor Independent Power Project .

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the proposed power station in the Rojana Pluak Daeng Industrial Estate, Map Yang Phon, Pluak Dieng District, Rayong Province, Thailand.

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Background

NS Energy reported that the original plan and amendments was approved in 2019:

"The Gulf PD independent power producer (IPP) project is being developed as part of Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development plan, which envisions the industrial development of 13,285km² of coastal region spanning Thailand’s three eastern provinces including Chonburi, Rayong, and Chachoengsao."

In November 2019, Mitsui announced it was investing in the Rayong power plant. Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. will be the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.

The Nation reported in November 2019 that:

"The plant will be integral to sustaining Thailand’s energy security given that more than 8,500 MW of generating capacity – equivalent to about 20 per cent of current national energy capacity – of ageing power plants will be retired between 2020 and 2025."

Project Details

• Sponsor: Independent Power Development
• Parent company: Gulf Energy Development and Mitsui & Co Ltd.
• Location: Map Yang Phon, Pluak Dieng District, Rayong Province, Thailand
• Coordinates: 12.950169, 101.156081 (exact)
• Gross capacity (proposed): 2,650 MW
  • Combined-cycle units 1-4: 662 MW per unit (to start 2024)