Super set to build hybrid power plant
published : 12 Jul 2021 at 04:30
SET-listed Super Energy Corporation is planning to develop Thailand s first power plant based on hybrid renewable resources under a firm power purchase agreement (PPA).
A firm PPA refers to a steady supply of electricity provided to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat).
Usually renewable power, except electricity produced by refuse-derived fuel, is in the non-firm PPA category. Sun, wind and biomass are intermittent sources of power because their production depends on weather conditions and seasons.
Jormsup Lochaya, chief executive and vice-chairman of the Super Energy board, said the company will develop the hybrid renewable project this year and expects to start operation by the end of next year.
An electric ferry operated by Energy Absolute passes the Temple of Dawn on the Chao Phraya River. Electric vehicles herald a new era in how energy is managed. Energy Absolute (EA)
Thailand s rich natural resources have been helping driving the country s economic growth for decades. Minerals from tin, gypsum, natural gas and coal, not to mention teeming forests have been exploited and minted many businessmen in the kingdom. Yet, there is something rarely tapped into, despite being relatively cheap and abundant, and that is sunshine. Solar energy is a natural resource that has been here in abundance yet it has been taken for granted for so long.
Egco keen on energy storage opportunity
published : 8 Jul 2021 at 04:07 The offshore Yunlin Wind Farm in Taiwan, acquired by Egco in 2019, is scheduled to begin operations in the third quarter this year.
SET-listed Electricity Generating Plc (Egco), a subsidiary of the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, will venture into the energy storage system (ESS) business by partnering with a global company.
Egco, currently in talks with several firms in the battery industry, aims to become a key player in the ESS supply chain, which covers stationary batteries and batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), said Egco president Thepparat Theppitak.
He declined to name the firms, saying only that the talks are expected to be finalised within the second half of this year.
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Egat allocates B20bn for LNG terminal
published : 5 Jul 2021 at 04:30 The 38.5-billion-baht LNG receiving terminal in Rayong s Nong Fab is scheduled to begin operations in 2022.
State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) has joined hands with national oil and gas conglomerate PTT to co-invest in a second liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal project in Rayong as part of new gas supply management.
Egat expects to spend 20 billion baht in capital expense for the investment, said Egat governor Boonyanit Wongrukmit.
Egat and PTT recently signed a memorandum of understanding on co-development of the new facility, with a storage capacity of 7.5 million tonnes per year, in Rayong s Nong Fab.