Bangkok HSFC Plant power station is a 36 MW coal power plant in Bangkok, Thailand. It is operated by Hiang Seng Fibre Container Co Ltd [100%]. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 45k homes (estimated). It ranks #96 of 238 Thailand power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2008, it is around 18 years old — relatively modern. In context, coal supplies about 17.8% of Thailand's electricity; the national grid averages 546 gCO₂/kWh (16.6% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_bangkokhsfc_thail.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103571; fuel: GEM GCPT
In context: how this plant compares
At 36 MW, Bangkok HSFC Plant power station is below the median coal plant in Thailand (660 MW). Technically it is described as subcritical. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Thailand coal capacity
- 0.2% of 17,394 MW across 18 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 7 of 14 dated coal plants in Thailand are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in Thailand
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Hiang Seng Fibre Container Co Ltd [100%].
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 13.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
This site has effectively no heating season (tropical/equatorial climate), so winter heat loss is not the driver here. The thermal concern shifts to year-round process heat and humidity/heat-driven corrosion of hot equipment.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #17 largest coal power plant of 18 in Thailand by capacity.
Thailand has 18 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 17,394 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Unnamed Thailand coal plants · Coal · 2,000 MW · Bangkok
- The Mall - Tha Phra Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Bangkok
- Ratchaphruek Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Nonthaburi
- North Bangkok Power Station · Gas · 704 MW · Bangkok
- The Mall - Ngamwongwan Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Nonthaburi
- South Bangkok · Gas · 1,691 MW · Samut Prakan
Location
Coordinates 13.75, 100.466667 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Bangkok HSFC Plant power station?
Bangkok HSFC Plant power station is a 36 MW coal power plant in Bangkok, Thailand, commissioned in 2008.
Who operates Bangkok HSFC Plant power station?
Bangkok HSFC Plant power station is operated by Hiang Seng Fibre Container Co Ltd [100%].