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
Capacity, MW
Project name
Status
Thap Sakae power station
Announced
2800
Thepa power station*
Announced
2000
KRABI NEW
Planning
800
Mae Moh power station
Pre-permit
development
600
Chachoengsao NPS power
station
Pre-permit
development
600
PRACHIN BURI TCP
Planning
Grand Total
20
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