Bang Pakong Power Plant is Thailand’s first power plant using natural gas from the Gulf of Thailand as main fuel.

Located on the left bank of the Bang Pakong River in Chachoengsao Province, it comprises both thermal units and combined cycle blocks, with a total capacity of 2,490 MW*.

The plant is built to compensate for the power-generating capacity that was lost after the 1,050-megawatt Bang Pakong Combined Cycle Power Plant was terminated in 2014.

Dextra supplied a wide range of Bartec rebar couplers from size 12mm to 32mm, for the construction of the plant’s cooling tower and combined cycle blocks. The couplers were used to reinforce and connect precast columns and precast beams.

Moreover, Groutec couplers were installed in precast columns for a fast and easy connection with the foundation at the construction site: once the precast columns are lifted and placed into position, the embedded couplers are injected with grout.

*Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. Bang Pakong Power Plant, 2019, www.egat.co.th/en/information/power-plants-and-dams?view=article&id=37.