Lam Ta Khong is a 1,000 MW hydro power station in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. It is operated by Electric Generating Authority of Thailand. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 1.0 million homes (estimated). It ranks #20 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, hydro supplies about 4.0% 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 WRI1000170.
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
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 1,000 MW, Lam Ta Khong is well above the median hydro plant in Thailand (300 MW). Technically it is described as pumped storage. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Thailand hydro capacity
- 25.0% of 3,994 MW across 10 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 9 of 10 dated hydro 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 hydro 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 hydro plant converts the energy of falling or flowing water through hydro turbines. 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 #1 largest hydro power plant of 10 in Thailand by capacity.
Thailand has 10 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 3,994 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Lam Ta Khong · Wind · 24 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 14.8073, 101.5453 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 1,000 MW hydro 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.