Multi-Attribute Selection of Coal Center Location: A Case Study in Thailand

[摘要] Under Power Development Plan 2015, Thailand has to diversify its heavily gas-fired electricity generation. The main owner of electricity transmission grids is responsible to implement several coal-fired power plants with clean coal technology. To environmentally handle and economically transport unprecedented quantities of sub-bituminous and bituminous coal, a coal center is required. The location of such facility is an important strategic decision and a paramount to the success of the energy plan. As site selection involves many criteria, Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process or Fuzzy-AHP is applied to select the most suitable location among three candidates. Having analyzed relevant criteria and the potential alternatives, the result reveals that engineering and socioeconomic are important criteria and Map Ta Phut is the most suitable site for the coal center.

[发布机构] Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulaloangkorn University, Bangkok; 10330, Thailand^1

[效力级别] 无线电电子学

[关键词] Clean coal technologies;Coal-fired power plant;Electricity transmission grids;Fuzzy analytical hierarchy process;Gas-fired electricity generation;Multi-attribute selections;Power development;Strategic decisions