The discovery of lignite in the South at Krabi Province has started Thai dependence on domestic energy to be used as fuel for electricity generation, which led to the construction of Krabi Power Plant, formerly known as Krabi Lignite-Fired Power Plant. Krabi Lignite-Fired Power Plant is the first and only one power plant in the […]
In the early time of electricity generation development of EGAT, Thailand was expanding developments from the city to several local areas. The government tried to move industrial zones from Bangkok to its suburbs and the regions. South Bangkok Power plant is a power source constructed in response to the electricity demand of heavy industries in […]
An important mission of the Thai government after World War II was the urgent development and restoration of the country. Electricity is one of the main factors to mobilize economic recovery rapidly. Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) was assigned by the government to construct North Bangkok Power Plant of 75 MW in 1959. The […]
Since natural gas was discovered in the Erawan Field in the Gulf of Thailand in 1973, it was the beginning of electricity generation from natural gas and the achievement of the country to be self-reliant on energy, leading to the Age of Brightness and the origin of Bang Pakong Power Plant. Bang Pakong Power Plant […]
Fuel diversification to increase energy balance and reduce dependence on imported fuel is vital to a power development plan. Mae Moh Power Plant in Mae Moh District, Lampang Province, is an example of EGAT’s achievement in developing domestic resources into fuel for power generation. With a farsighted vision of King Rama VII on the future […]
