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Power plants in Thailand

A directory of 238 power plants in Thailand with a combined installed capacity of 65,794 MW, mapped and ranked from open data — by fuel, capacity and emissions.

238power plants
65,794MW total capacity
7fuel types
0with asset-level CO₂

Power mix by fuel (Thailand)

Solar: 141 plants141SolarGas: 61 plants61GasCoal: 18 plants18CoalHydro: 10 plants10HydroBiomass: 5 plants5BiomassWind: 2 plants2WindNuclear: 1 plants1Nuclear

Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).

Thailand electricity grid — mix & carbon intensity (2025)

546gCO₂/kWh grid intensity
16.6%low-carbon electricity
16.6%renewables
83.4%fossil fuels
Gas: 66 % of electricity66GasCoal: 18 % of electricity18CoalBioenergy: 5 % of electricity5BioenergySolar: 5 % of electricity5SolarHydro: 4 % of electricity4HydroWind: 2 % of electricity2WindOil: 0 % of electricity0Oil

Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).

Largest plants in Thailand

#PlantFuelMW
1Bang PakongGas4,384
2Mae Moh power stationCoal3,880
3Ratchaburi (RATCHGEN)Gas3,645
4Chonburi Ng Project power stationGas2,500
5Rayong Gulf PD power stationGas2,500
6Mae MahCoal2,455
7Thepha power stationCoal2,200
8Wang NoiGas2,027
9Unnamed Thailand coal plantsCoal2,000
10Songkhla Chana power stationGas1,700
11South BangkokGas1,691
12Nong SaengGas1,600
13Rojana Power Plant 1Gas1,600
14U-Thai power stationGas1,600
15ChanaGas1,476
16Kaeng Khoi 2Gas1,468
17BLCP PowerCoal1,434
18Ratchaburi Power (RPCL)Gas1,400
19RayongGas1,232
20Lam Ta KhongHydro1,000

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Solar (141)Gas (61)Coal (18)Hydro (10)

Power plants in Thailand by region

Rayong (19)Nakhon Ratchasima (18)Lop Buri (15)Suphan Buri (12)

Frequently asked questions

How many power plants are in Thailand?

There are 238 power plants in Thailand in this open dataset, with about 65,794 MW of total capacity.

What is the largest power plant in Thailand?

Bang Pakong is the largest at about 4,384 MW (gas).

What fuels generate electricity in Thailand?

The most common plant type in this dataset is solar (141 plants), across 7 fuel types in total.

How clean is Thailand's electricity grid?

Thailand's grid carbon intensity is about 546 gCO₂/kWh, with 16.6% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).