Thailand: Egat, consortium sign deal for substations

Thailand: Egat, consortium sign deal for substations

THE ELECTRICITY Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is rolling out a
series of projects for substations and transmission systems that it says
will significantly improve the reliability of the electricity supply for
industrial customers and increase the competitiveness of Thailand to attract
investment.

Egat has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract
with a consortium of Sumitomo Corporation, Black & Veatch, and Italian-Thai
Development (ITD) for the Chachoengsao 2 and Pluak Daeng substations.

The consortium has agreed to deliver the complete supply, installation,
construction and engineering of both facilities. Sumitomo will be in charge
of the main equipment supply. Black & Veatch is responsible for the EPC
balance-of-plant scope for each facility, while ITD is responsible for the
extensive civil and building works for the project.

The consortium will begin work in Chachoengsao province to build a new
500/230/115-kilovolt substation, including gas-insulated switchgear (GIS)
equipment at 500kV and 230kV facilities. A 115kV air-insulated substation is
also included in the project. In addition, the project will supply equipment
for upgrades at the existing 500kV Pluak Daeng substation.

"Of the three inter-related electricity supply pillars - generation,
transmission and distribution - investing in transmission can significantly
improve the reliability |of supply," said Rick Crowdis, vice president and
director of power delivery, Asia Pacific, at Black |& Veatch, a United
States-based EPC company.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com