EGAT invites youth to explore “EGAT Carbon Neutrality Land” at NST Fair 2023
16 August 2023EGAT opened the booth “EGAT Carbon Neutrality Land” and invited the youth to join the journey to discover eco-friendly electricity, efficient energy usage, and how to defeat carbon at the National Science and Technology Fair 2023 from August 11-20, 2023.
On August 11, 2023, Mr. Methawat Phongradaphirom, Assistant Governor – Corporate Strategy of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), and Asst. Prof. Dr. Rawin Raviwongse, President of the National Science Museum (NSM), attended the opening ceremony for the exhibition booth “EGAT Carbon Neutrality Land” at the National Science and Technology Fair 2023 (NST Fair 2023) held during August 11-20, 2023. Many youths and the public visited the booth at Building 11, IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center, Nonthaburi Province.
Mr. Methawat Phongradaphirom, EGAT Assistant Governor – Corporate Strategy, said that NST Fair helps stimulate and inspire interest in science and technology, especially for the children and youth that will become an important force for the country in the future. This year, EGAT organized the exhibition “EGAT Carbon Neutrality Land” which is divided into six learning zones, namely Zone 1: Renewable Energy – learn about eco-friendly electricity generation from renewable energy to aim for net zero emissions and enjoy the mission of power generation from the largest Hydro-floating Solar Hybrid at Sirindhorn Dam, Zone 2: Green Learning Room – get to know green learning room, a place to learn about energy efficiency and environmental conservation; currently, there are 1,300 schools under the Green Learning Room Project, Zone 3: Energy Efficiency Label No.5 – view the model of an energy efficient house with Energy Efficiency Label No.5 electrical appliances and join in collecting energy-saving items, Zone 4: EV Station – support all EV trips with 130 EleX by EGAT charging stations nationwide which can be used via the EleXA application and enjoy a game of driving EVs to tour the eight EGAT learning centers nationwide, Zone 5: One-Million-Rai Reforestation – learn how much greenhouse gas can be absorbed by various trees, such as Teak, Makha Mong, Yang Na, Burma padauk, Hopea odorata, and mangroves planted in different types of forests under EGAT’s Participatory Reforestation Project with a goal to plant 1 million rai of trees within 10 years (2022-2031), and Zone 6: Playground – play incredibly creative games together. Moreover, there is a Drawing & Coloring Contest under the theme “EGAT LAND: A Land of Dreams” and the winner will be announced on August 20, 2023, as well as an exciting E-sports competition. NST Fair 2023 will be held during August 11-20, 2023, from 9 am – 7 pm at Building 9-11, IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center. For more details, please visit EGAT Green Learning Room Facebook Page: https://m.facebook.com/glr.egat/?_rdr.
During the event, EGAT also held the EGAT Green Learning Society awarding ceremony for model schools with outstanding achievements in energy and environmental conservation under the Green Learning Room Project totaling seven activities, namely 1) No.5 Green School: energy and environmental conservation integration in all school activities, 2) EGAT Green Seed, 3) EGAT Green Talk: development of the youth to become communicators and youth leaders in energy and environmental conservation, 4) Low Carbon School: energy conservation and waste management in schools, 5) Low Carbon School Community: energy conservation at student homes, 6) Green School, a model school in energy and environmental conservation, and 7) No.5 Energy Efficiency Building in Educational Institutions: educational buildings with energy management that is systematic and efficient. As a result of the activities at schools and student homes of over 1.23 hundred thousand households since 2014 – present, the project was able to reduce cumulative energy usage by over 42.73 million units, save cumulative electricity charge by over 187 million baht, and reduce cumulative carbon dioxide emissions by over 22 million tons. It is expected that, in 2023, energy consumption will be reduced as much as in the past, which is in line with the policy to move toward low carbon society sustainably.