Thailand: UAC ready to finalise Myanmar power deal

Thailand: UAC ready to finalise Myanmar power deal

UAC Global Plc, an MAI-listed chemical trader that has diversified into
renewable energy, is expected to seal a deal to sell power from its
20-megawatt power plant to the Myanmar government in the first quarter.

Mr Chatchaphol says the 20-megawatt project will take two years to complete.

The company expects the deal to push total revenue to 1.8 billion baht in
2017.

UAC president Chatchaphol Prasopchoke said it is building the first phase of
the plant, which will have a capacity of 10MW. The second phase, due to
start soon, will generate the remaining 10MW.

"We're focusing on ventures that we've just invested in, including the power
business, whose capacity we decided to increase in order to boost revenue to
1.8 billion baht this year," said Mr Chatchaphol.

He said the 20MW power plant in Myanmar is worth 1.1 billion baht and the
company is in talks with banks to secure loans for it.

"It will take about two years to complete construction and the project is
expected to start commercial operations in 2019," he said, adding that the
internal rate of return will be higher than 15%.

The company also plans to invest in a waste-to-power project in Laos with
power-generating capacity of 5MW.

For its chemical trading business operated by its fully owned subsidiary,
UAC Advance Polymers and Chemicals Co Ltd, the company plans to double
production capacity of latex to 20,000 tonnes per year.

UAC also plans to list UAC Advance Polymers and Chemicals on the Market for
Alternative Investment by 2018 to raise funds for the expansion of its
chemical business.

UAC Advance Polymers and Chemical has tentatively set its three-year capital
expenditure (2017-20) at 4 billion baht to expand capacity.

UAC will soon acquire two power plants from Ratchaburi Energy Co in
Sukhothai province to create new revenue streams. The acquisitions are part
of a 1.8 billion baht expansion plan set last year.

The purchase of the two power plants with a combined power-generating
capacity of 6.9MW will be done through the company's subsidiary, UAC Energy
Co.

UAC's renewable energy plan through 2020 includes further biogas and
waste-to-energy projects.

For the first nine months of 2016, UAC had a net profit of 44.3 million
baht, down from 47.9 million baht a year earlier.

UAC shares closed yesterday on the MAI at 6.20 baht, up 10 satang, in trade
worth 7 million baht.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com