Hor-Krai Biopower Plant is a 22.5MW biopower project. It is located in Phichit, Thailand. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in December 2005.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Biopower 22.5 22.5 Active Phichit, Thailand Electrowatt-Ekono (Thailand)

Description

The project was developed by Electrowatt-Ekono (Thailand) and is currently owned by A.T. Bio Power.

The project generates 122.403GWh electricity thereby offsetting 54,506t of carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) a year.

The process of combustion has been adopted in this project to release the stored energy from the feed. Rice husk which is a kind of agricultural by-product is used as a feedstock to power the project.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in December 2005.

Power Purchase Agreement

The power generated from the project is sold to EGAT International under a power purchase agreement for a period of 25 years. The contracted capacity is 104.82GWh.

Contractors Involved

Electrowatt-Ekono (Thailand) was selected to render EPC services for the biopower project.

Electrowatt-Ekono (Thailand) was selected as the steam turbine supplier for the project. The company provided 1 unit of Condensing Turbine turbine with 22.5MW nameplate capacity.

Electrowatt-Ekono (Thailand) supplied steam boiler for the project. The boiler installed at the site has a capacity of 91TPH. The temperature witnessed inside the boiler is around 485Degree Celsius. The steam is pressurized inside the boiler at 76bar.Electrowatt-Ekono (Thailand) supplied the electric generator for the project.

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