The plants were replaced in 1995 by a 340 MW generating plant burning natural gas and petroleum. EGAT plans to build on the same site an 800 MW coal-fired plant to come on-line in 2019, burning 2.3 million tonnes of coal yearly, imported from Indonesia, Australia, and South Africa.
In 1995, the plants were replaced by a 340 MW generating facility using natural gas and petroleum. EGAT plans to build an 800 MW coal-fired plant on the same site that will begin operation in 2019, burning 2.3 million tonnes of imported coal annually from Indonesia, Australia, and South Africa.