Mae Moh Coal Power Plant in Thailand

White smoke from the stacks of the 2,625 megawatts (MW) coal power plant in Mae Moh district, Lampang province, North of Thailand. Mae Moh is the largest coal power plant in the country owned by Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).

Unique identifier: GP0STO5Q0

Type: Image

Shoot date: 23/11/2013

Locations: Lampang (Province), Mae Moh, Southeast Asia, Thailand

Credit line: © Luke Duggleby / Greenpeace

Size: 5100px × 3400px 4MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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