Wang Luek Solar Power Plant is a 12.5 MW solar power plant in Suphan Buri, Thailand. It is operated by SSE-PV10 Project. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 5.3k homes (estimated). It ranks #113 of 238 Thailand power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 2024, it is around 2 years old — recently built. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 5.3% 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 WRI1026334.
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 12 MW for Wang Luek solar project, 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 · L100000831191; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 12.5 MW, Wang Luek Solar Power Plant is well above the median solar plant in Thailand (7.4 MW). Technically it is described as Assumed PV. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of Thailand solar capacity
- 0.9% of 1,416 MW across 141 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 43 of 45 dated solar 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 solar plants in Thailand
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by SSE-PV10 Project.
Local climate & thermal context
This solar plant converts sunlight directly into electricity with photovoltaic panels. It sits in a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 14.7°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.
Solar PV loses ~0.35%/°C above 25°C cell temperature — roughly 1.9% at warm-season highs here (estimate).
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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), 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 #18 largest solar power plant of 141 in Thailand by capacity.
Thailand has 141 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 1,416 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Nongyasai Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8 MW · Suphan Buri
- Dong Khon Solar Power Plant · Solar · 7.1 MW · Suphan Buri
- Sakrajom Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8 MW · Kanchanaburi
- Chaiyo power station · Gas · 123 MW · Angthong
- Nongkrathum 5 Solar Power Plant · Solar · 8 MW · Suphan Buri
- Siam Pure Rice Combined Cycle power station · Gas · 120 MW · Singburi
Location
Coordinates 14.7391, 100.1331 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Wang Luek Solar Power Plant?
Wang Luek Solar Power Plant is a 12.5 MW solar power plant in Suphan Buri, Thailand, commissioned in 2024.
Who operates Wang Luek Solar Power Plant?
Wang Luek Solar Power Plant is operated by SSE-PV10 Project.