ศักยภาพของการผลิตไฟฟ้าพลังน้ำแบบแม่น้ำไหลผ่านในลุ่มน้ำภาคกลางของประเทศไทย

Abstract

This article presents an approach to generate electricity from run-of-hydropower installed at small dams or weirs and allow the increasing water level upstream of the weir flow through a pipe or a diversion channel to the turbine installed in the power plant at downstream. It is found that river basins in central Thailand have potential to generate electricity from run-of-river hydropower up to 247.17 MW. When considering technical potential, economic and finance, socio-economic, and environmental impact, the priority of hydropower projects in Central Thailand can be established.