Thailand Coal

Investment

Human Cost of Coal Power

Chariya Senpong

Greenpeace Southeast Asia

19 November 2015
Chulalongkorn University
 Topic
1. Thailand Coal Power
Plants
2. Human Cost of Coal
Power Plants
1. Thailand Coal Power Plants
Power plant name Capacity, MW

MAE MOH 2400

BLCP 1434
GHECO ONE 700
GLOW SPP PHASE 3-5 431

THA TOOM 300

MUANG IRPC 108
WANG SALA MILL 60
AYUTHAYA MILL 57
BANGKOK HSFC PLANT 50

KAENG KHOI FACTORY 17

BAN PONG SPI 15

AMPHAR SAMPRAN 15

BAN PONG SKI 15

ELITE KRAFT FACTORY 10

PRACHINBURI IPC 10

PRACHIN BURI UTP 8

5,630 MW
 Sum of
Project name Status Capacity, MW

Thap Sakae power station Announced 2800

Thepa power station* Announced 2000

KRABI NEW Planning 800

Pre-permit
Mae Moh power station development 600

Chachoengsao NPS power Pre-permit

station development 600

PRACHIN BURI TCP Planning 20

Grand Total 5020

*Not included in the impacts estimated in this

report as the project had not been announced at
the time of data collection for atmospheric
modeling
2. Human Cost of Coal Power Plants
Vietnam-Indonesia
The Government Regulation - Ministry of Resources and Environment
Enforcement, 2010 - on Air Pollution Control of New Coal Power Plants
Emission imposes ambient air quality standard
Emission standards in Thailand allow new coal-fired power
plants to emit up to and above ten times the amount of
pollution allowed in the EU, China and the U.S.
Unfortunately Thailand’s national air quality standards are
also quite weak compared to the recommendations of the
World Health Organisation (WHO): the yearly standard for
the most dangerous pollutant, PM2.5, is 25μg/m3 – 2.5
times as high as the WHO guideline. The daily standard, at
50μg/m3, is twice as high. Similarly, for PM10, the yearly
standard in Thailand is 50μg/m3, against a WHO guideline of
20, and the daily standard is 120, compared to WHO
guideline of 50 – yet official measurements compiled by
WHO indicate that even the national standard is being
violated in a number of cities. Thai legislation clearly
protects polluters rather than the right to clean air.
 THAILAND & COAL ?
• Thailand does not build any more coal-fired power plants, generate enough
energy to keep Thailand powered and maintain an energy reserve standard of
more than fifteen percent without coal

• Thailand needs to strengthen the monitoring and regulations on air pollutants

from coal-fired power plants. The nation needs a Clean Air Act.

• the Ministry of Environment must manage the Environmental Impact Assessments;

the Ministry of Health must manage the Health Impact Assessment for coal power
plant projects and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security needs
to take a more active role in building the health of the Thai people

• Thai government must put renewable energy targets into law