BANGKOK, March 11 (TNA) – The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) prepares to meet peak power demand expected at 29,000 megawatts, up 2% from 2018, in this hot season.
Roengchai Khongthong, EGAT deputy governor for transmission systems, said that hot weather would raise the peak power demand this year to about 29,000 megawatts from late April to early May and power demand in greater Bangkok would exceed 10,500 megawatts during the period.
EGAT would minimize the maintenance of power plants in the season, especially from March to May when power demand was usually high, in order to guarantee power security, Mr Roengchai said.
In the hot season, the capacity of reserve power generation would be kept at about 30% to cope with possible cases of emergency. Besides, EGAT asked PTT Plc to sufficiently supply natural gas for increasing power generation.
“EGAT will maintain the capacities of power generation and transmission systems to meet electricity demand. Meanwhile, it asks all parties to reduce their power consumption to prevent excessive consumption,” the deputy governor of EGAT said. (TNA)
