Thanawat went on to say that the contract between CKP and BEM aims to produce electricity from solar panels to feed the MRT trains for the period of 25 years at 45.2 gigawatts, or 12% of the estimated energy that the Blue and Purple lines will use.
Sombat Kitjalaksana, managing director of BEM, added that by using solar energy to power the MRT trains, the company expected to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions at an equivalence of 300,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
“The collaboration with CKP will also help us achieve the goal of carbon neutrality by 2065, as well as reduce our electricity cost,” he added.
Sombat said that BEM has prepared spaces of 106,000 sqm in six locations to install solar panels to generate electricity. These include the rooftops of train maintenance depots, parking buildings, and BEM’s office buildings.
The MRT Blue Line circulates around inner…
