Egat to splash out on transmission upgrade
- Published: 18 Jan 2013 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Business
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) yesterday announced capital spending of 300 billion baht over the next five years, mainly to upgrade power facilities nationwide.
Two-thirds of the total will go to upgrading 40-year-old transmission lines, with the remaining 100 billion slated for new capacity such as the Wang Noi and Chana power plants, said governor Sutat Patmasiriwat.
The budget excludes foreign investment, especially for power plants in Laos and Myanmar, from which Egat plans to import a combined 20,000 megawatts of electricity over the next 20 years.
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