The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) and national oil and gas conglomerate PTT plan to jointly study a project to develop a floating storage re-gasification unit (FSRU), dubbed a giant ship, in the Gulf of Thailand to supply gas to a new power plant.
The plan is meant to help ease stress on the limited electricity supply in southern Thailand.
The FSRU is designed to have an annual carrying capacity of 5 million tonnes for imported liquefied natural gas (LNG).
It is primarily expected to feed gas to a new Egat-run power plant in Surat Thani’s Phunphin district, said an energy official who requested anonymity.
Egat is preparing to start construction of the 1,400-megawatt plant pending state approval for its environmental impact assessment report.
The facility is expected to become operational between 2027 and 2029 and supply…
