Doosan Škoda Power completes 74MW cogeneration plant in Thailand

Doosan Škoda Power has completed a new combined cycle power plant in Rayong Province, Thailand, delivering its first steam turbine to the Thai market.

The turbine system is part of a combined cycle with a total output of 74MW, which will provide steam and partially electricity for the industrial area.

The project included the delivery of a 20MW steam turbine, including a generator, condenser and other accessories, to the newly built combined cycle power plant.

The new combined cycle power plant will replace the existing facility reducing natural gas consumption by 15%.

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Surplus electricity will be utilised by Thailand's national distribution company EGAT.

Jindřich Závodný, project manager at Doosan Škoda Power, said: “We are excited to have been part of this prestigious project and to collaborate with the Thai company TTCL, the EPC contractor for the project. After all deliveries to the site were made, we subsequently provided technical assistance with installation and successful commissioning...”

According to think tank Ember, Thailand produced 68% of its electricity from natural gas in 2023, with only one-sixth generated from renewables, mostly bioenergy and hydropower.

To meet the country's high per capita power demand, fossil gas has powered around two-thirds of Thailand’s electricity since 2000.

Thailand aims to reach 37% renewables in its generation mix by 2037.