Piya Kerdlap 8/15/2014

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Hello,

I am modeling electricity generation in Thailand's national grid from 2014 to 2030 and require values for maximum availability of cogeneration plants and biogas combustion. The electricity generated from biogas combustion is assumed to be sold to the grid by very small power producers and comprise of less than 1% of the total electricity generated in Thailand from 2014-2030. The share of electricity produced from cogeneration will not grow above 15%

What values for maximum availability have others typically used? Any help would be appreciated.

-Piya

Taylor Binnington 8/18/2014
 

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Hi Piya,

A good, international source for power plant data is the IEA's Energy Technology Perspectives series (there have been many editions) - you can find these here:

http://www.iea.org/etp/publications/

Keep in mind that the Maximum Availability variable in LEAP tells you the upper limit on available plant capacity in any time slice, but does not directly control the total share of electricity coming from the process. Have a look at our help page here:

http://www.energycommunity.org/WebHelpPro/Transformation/Maxiumum_Capacity_Factor.htm

Best,

Taylor