B Grimm granted licence to import gas for EEC power plants
B Grimm Power Plc has been granted permission to import and trade up to 650,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Thailand per year from 2022.
The licence was granted by the Energy Regulatory Commission, as part of a move to liberalise the gas business by opening up trade to the private sector.
The import and trade will be dealt with by B Grimm LNG Co, a subsidiary wholly owned by the mother company, said B Grimm Power's president Preeyanart Soontornwata.
She added that the gas would be used to fuel five B Grimm small power producer plants (SPPs) which are expected to begin operating in 2021-2022.
The plants are being built in the Eastern Economic Corridor, where demand for electricity to run factories is growing.
