Mitr Phol Bio-Power (Dan Chang) Co. Ltd. (Project ) is a 10.8 MW biomass power plant in Suphan Buri, Thailand. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 15k homes (estimated). It ranks #121 of 238 Thailand power plants by installed capacity. In context, biomass supplies about 5.4% 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 WRI1019453.
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 10.8 MW, Mitr Phol Bio-Power (Dan Chang) Co. Ltd. (Project ) is below the median biomass plant in Thailand (20 MW). Biomass plants burn organic material such as wood, residues or waste-derived fuel to raise steam; they are dispatchable and counted as low-carbon where the feedstock is sustainably sourced.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Thailand biomass capacity
- 12.2% of 89 MW across 5 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 biomass plants in Thailand
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This biomass plant burns organic material (wood, residues) to raise steam for a turbine. 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 #4 largest biomass power plant of 5 in Thailand by capacity.
Thailand has 5 biomass power plants in this dataset, together about 89 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Mitr Phol Bio-Power (Dan Chang) Co. Ltd. (Project ) · Biomass · 27 MW · Suphan Buri
- Chang Wat A · Solar · 7.2 MW · Suphan Buri
- Nongkrathum 4 Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8 MW · Suphan Buri
- Nongkrathum 5 Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8 MW · Suphan Buri
- Nongyasai Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8 MW · Suphan Buri
- Sakrajom Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8 MW · Kanchanaburi
Location
Coordinates 14.8418, 99.6976 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
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Mitr Phol Bio-Power (Dan Chang) Co. Ltd. (Project ) is a 10.8 MW biomass power plant in Suphan Buri, Thailand.