Burapa power station — Thailand

Burapa power station is a 540 MW gas power station in Chachoengsao, Thailand. It ranks #36 of 238 Thailand power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 65.5% 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 GOGPT_burapa_thaila.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 540 MW, Burapa power station is well above the median gas plant in Thailand (256 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #22 largest gas power plant of 61 in Thailand by capacity.

Thailand has 61 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 42,069 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Koh Khanun power station · Gas · 114 MW · Chachoengsao
• Kao Hin Son power station · Coal · 600 MW · Chachoengsao
• Si Maha Phot I · Solar · 8 MW · Prachin Buri
• Si Maha Phot II · Solar · 8 MW · Prachin Buri
• Tha Tum power station · Coal · 328 MW · Prachin Buri
• Sri Chula Solar Power Plant · Solar · 11.3 MW · Prachin Buri

Location

Coordinates 13.749029, 101.43577 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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