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Bang Lang — 72 MW Hydroelectric

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Bang Lang is a 72 MW hydro power plant located in Thailand. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
72 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1981

Year online

Owner
Electric Generating Authority of Thailand

Operator

Location
6.16, 101.27

Coordinates

Insights

#111
largest in %s
#2,721
largest %s worldwide
#11,616
largest worldwide
1981
%d yrs older than avg
20
operated by %s
25
plants within 100 km

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Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
72 MW
Commissioned
1981
Status
Operational
Owner
Electric Generating Authority of Thailand
Country
Thailand
Coordinates
6.156, 101.273

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,055 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
484,393 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,316
cars / year
807
homes / year
275,223
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Bang Lang is a 72 MW hydroelectric power plant in Thailand, operated by the Electric Generating Authority of Thailand since 1981.

Ranked #22 of 45 hydro plants in Thailand. Its 72 MW accounts for 0.68% of Thailand’s total hydro capacity of 10,637 MW. The largest hydro plant in Thailand is โรงไฟฟ้าลำตะคอง at 1,000 MW, making Bang Lang 13.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants include โรงไฟฟ้าเขื่อนบางลาง (84 MW, Hydro) and Bang Lang Dam (84 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Narathiwat Province, approximately 50 km from the nearest major city.

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