New submissions for biomass conversion
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Two companies have submitted qualified bids to the Energy Regulatory Commission for procuring electricity from biomass for the three southernmost provinces and four amphurs in Songkhla.
According to the Commission’s secretary-general Narupat Amornkosit, the modified bids came during the second phase of submissions - Pattani Muang Pattana has proposed to produce 3 megawatts of which 2.8 MW will be for sale, while Krabi Yok proposed to produce 0.95 MW of which 0.9 MW would be sold.
Altogether, four companies have lodged bids, their six combined projects totalling 10.9 MW.
The regulator will consider all proposals on September 12 and announce the winning bid two days later. The Provincial Electricity Authority and the bid winner will sign a contract in January, with commercial production to begin in June.
