Lam Ta Khong is a 24 MW wind power plant in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. It is operated by Electric Generating Authority of Thailand. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 20k homes (estimated). It ranks #102 of 238 Thailand power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2002, it is around 24 years old — relatively modern. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 1.8% 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 WRI1000171.
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.
Capacity provenance
The public capacity above is the current source-record value. A 2026 tracker candidate lists 24 MW for Lam Takhong wind farm, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000900901; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Thailand wind capacity
- 10.3% of 232 MW across 2 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest wind plants in Thailand
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Electric Generating Authority of Thailand. All plants by this company →
Local climate & thermal context
This wind plant converts the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through turbine rotors. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 14.8°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), 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 #2 largest wind power plant of 2 in Thailand by capacity.
Thailand has 2 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 232 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Lam Ta Khong · Hydro · 1,000 MW · Nakhon Ratchasima
- Khao Yai Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Nakhon Ratchasima
- Korat 9 Solar Power Plant · Solar · 7.4 MW · Nakhon Ratchasima
- Khorat III · Solar · 7.6 MW · Nakhon Ratchasima
- Takhian - Sonnedix Solar Power Plant · Solar · 7.5 MW · Nakhon Ratchasima
- Huay Bong · Wind · 208 MW · Lop Buri
Location
Coordinates 14.8007, 101.5579 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Lam Ta Khong?
Lam Ta Khong is a 24 MW wind power plant in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, commissioned in 2002.
Who operates Lam Ta Khong?
Lam Ta Khong is operated by Electric Generating Authority of Thailand.