South Bangkok is a 1,691 MW gas power station in Samut Prakan, Thailand. It ranks #11 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 WRI1000164.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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 1,930 MW for South Bangkok power station, but it is not used as the public primary value until scope is verified (unit vs operating vs installed/project total).
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 1,691 MW, South Bangkok 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 “Announced” — 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 #7 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
- Samutprakarn power station · Gas · 220 MW · Samut Prakan
- Bangpoo cogeneration power station · Gas · 240 MW · Samut Prakan
- The Mall - Tha Phra Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Bangkok
- Unnamed Thailand coal plants · Coal · 2,000 MW · Bangkok
- Bangkok HSFC Plant power station · Coal · 36 MW · Bangkok
- The Mall - Bangkapi Solar Power Plant · Solar · 1 MW · Bangkok
Location
Coordinates 13.617, 100.559 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is South Bangkok?
South Bangkok is a 1,691 MW gas power plant in Samut Prakan, Thailand, Announced 1971.