Bidding for Krabi plant to start as planned
Kurujit Nakornthap, energy permanent-secretary, said the bidding process for the 800-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Krabi would commence on schedule on July 22, even though the construction requires the Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) to
Kurujit, who also chairs the board of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), said there was no reason to postpone the bidding. Previously, the EGAT allowed local people to comment following legal procedures, and adjustments of the plant’s layout had been done to suit the area and comments of the people of Krabi.
The plant’s construction will commence once the EHIA follows the procedure, he said.
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