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Cost and Benefit of Flue Gas Desulfurization for Pollution Control at the Mae Moh Power Plant, Thailand

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  • Varaporn Punyawadee

    (Faculty of Economics, Maejo University)

  • Ratana Phothisuwan

    (Faculty of Economics, Maejo University)

  • Numpet Winichaikule

    (Faculty of Economics, Maejo University)

  • Kanitta Satienperakul

    (Faculty of Economics, Maejo University)

Abstract

This study provides a cost-benefit analysis of the flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) systems installed at the Mae Moh power station in northern Thailand. A 'before and after' study focused on the impact this air pollution cleanup technology had on human health in the area surrounding the power plant. Impacts on local agricultural and forest productivity are also assessed. The setup and operational costs of the plant, along with other key costs, are compared with the economic value of all the benefits that the FGD systems will bring over their twenty-five year lifespan. The study finds that this cleanup technology has not been cost effective at this site - in other words it is an economic burden, rather than a benefit, to society. While the study acknowledges that the pollution clean up has had many positive benefits, it argues that cheaper options could have been considered.

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  • Varaporn Punyawadee & Ratana Phothisuwan & Numpet Winichaikule & Kanitta Satienperakul, 2007. "Cost and Benefit of Flue Gas Desulfurization for Pollution Control at the Mae Moh Power Plant, Thailand," EEPSEA Research Report rr2007011, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), revised Jan 2007.
    • Handle: RePEc:eep:report:rr2007011
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    pollution control; Thailand;

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