Egco’s Khanom power plant in Nakhon Sri Thammarat (photo: Egco Group)
Electricity Generating Plc (Egco), the power generation arm of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, plans to spend 30 billion baht on growing its power business this year by increasing capacity by 1 gigawatt.
Additional capacity of 250 megawatts is projected from various new projects, including wind farms in Taiwan and the US, which would start commercial operations this year, said Thepparat Theppitak, president of Egco Group.
In Taiwan, 22 new wind turbines operated by Yunlin Holding GmbH are slated to generate 44MW of electricity. Egco is a major shareholder with a 25% stake in Yunlin Holding.
In the US, the company expects an additional 44MW from…
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