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TOKYO, May 28, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and Hitachi Asia (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a local corporation in the Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand) today announced that they have been selected for participation in a demand response(1) (DR) demonstration project driven by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), as system vendors of the EGAT-adapted DR management system (DRMS)(2)..
The project aims for system design and implementation to optimize power supply and demand balance in accordance with the comprehensive energy policy plan, Smart Grid Development Master Plan(3) that is led by the Thai government.
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ExxonMobil and Ministry of Energy Sign Nam Phong Gas Field Concession Extension
published : 10 Mar 2021 at 13:59
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Khorat Inc (EMEPKI) and the Thai Ministry of Energy have signed an agreement to extend the production period of the EMEPKI’s gas field onshore blocks in Nam Phong district, Khon Kaen province for an additional 10 years, from 2021-2031.
The produced natural gas is to distribute to the PTT Public Company Limited for delivery to Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand in homes and businesses in the Northeastern region of Thailand.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Supattanapong Punmeechaow has signed the concession extension with EMPKI Vice President Chatchawarn Hongcharoenthai at a ceremony held at the Energy Ministry’s conference, Energy Complex building, Bangkok. Prominent participants at the ceremony included Energy Permanent-Secretary Kulit Sombatsiri, Director-General of Min
‘Not Sufficient’: Thailand Rejects Report on Lao Hydropower Dam
The Sanakham dam is one of seven mega-dams that the landlocked country is planning, in defiance of environmental and economic sense.
January 26, 2021
The Mekong River at Chiang Khan, where it forms the border between Thailand and Laos.
Credit: Flickr/Frédéric Gloor
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Thailand has reportedly rejected a new technical report on Laos’ Sanakham hydropower project – the latest sign of the growing consternation about the impact of mega-dams on the ecology of the Mekong River basin.
On January 15, the country’s Chinese contractor submitted a revised technical report to the Thai National Mekong River Committee, which sought to address some concerns about the impact of the dam, but according to Radio Free Asia, the Thai government did not accept the revisions.
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The Lao government’s high-risk plan to install a massive dam on the Mekong River, perilously close to the renowned UNESCO World Heritage site of Luang Prabang, shows a disregard for its legal obligations to protect the renowned site, according to conservation experts.
Minja Yang, the former deputy director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Center, told The Diplomat, “I fail to understand how the government can even think for a second of promoting such a dam project, that would turn the World Heritage site into a lake or water reservoir. The impact would be devastating.”
In 2019, the Thai dam developer CH. Karnchang completed a huge hydropower plant – the Xayaburi dam – downstream from the ancient royal capital of Luang Prabang.