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Thai generators loaded aboard a ship, ready for delivery to Japan
BANGKOK, May 9 (TNA) - A 122-megawatt power generator and 287 other necessary devices, weighing 1,027 tons from Thailand’s Nong Chok power plant, have been loaded onto a Kamo vessel that will depart from Laem Chabang port on Tuesday, said Suthas Patamasiriwat, governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).
Delivery of the shipment by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co and Mitsubishi (Thailand) Co, will take about ten days to reach Japan’s Kawasaki port in Kanagawa prefecture on May 20. The generator will then be installed in Kawasaki city of Kanagawa.
According to the report, the EGAT also transported another 122-megawatt generator to Laem Chabang port on Sunday, which will be loaded onto the Iki vessel on May 11. The vessel will depart on May 14 and reach Kawasaki port on May 24 to be installed at Oi power plant in Tokyo. Both generators will start to produce power in August and should help meet rising electricity demands in Japan during its summer.
Mr Suthas said the EGAT was ready to send another 122-megawatt generator from its Nong Chok power plant to Japan if needed. He added the Japanese government, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) and many other Japanese have written to the authority, giving thanks for the generator supply.
Executives of TEPCO met Mr Suthas recently and said the generators of the EGAT would play important roles in power supply in Japan during summer, from July to August, when power demands will surge. Japan will fuel the generators from Thailand with liquefied natural gas, though they were originally designed to consume diesel.
Since the March 11 disaster, the East Asian country had reportedly lost over 10,000 megawatts of power generation capacity, with restoration work still pending. Separately, TEPCO has continued to ration its power supply, with people in Japan urged to conserve energy.
“I recently met with TEPCO executives. They shook my hand and expressed their heartfelt thanks as there are no power supply reserves in Tokyo. Normally TEPCO produced 45,000 megawatts and bought a further 10,000 megawatts. At present, TEPCO plants are able to generate only 30,000 megawatts. They are concerned about power consumption in the summer. The generators from Nong Chok power plant should be able to serve Japan for 3-5 years,” Mr Suthas said. (TNA)
Delivery of the shipment by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Co and Mitsubishi (Thailand) Co, will take about ten days to reach Japan’s Kawasaki port in Kanagawa prefecture on May 20. The generator will then be installed in Kawasaki city of Kanagawa.
According to the report, the EGAT also transported another 122-megawatt generator to Laem Chabang port on Sunday, which will be loaded onto the Iki vessel on May 11. The vessel will depart on May 14 and reach Kawasaki port on May 24 to be installed at Oi power plant in Tokyo. Both generators will start to produce power in August and should help meet rising electricity demands in Japan during its summer.
Mr Suthas said the EGAT was ready to send another 122-megawatt generator from its Nong Chok power plant to Japan if needed. He added the Japanese government, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) and many other Japanese have written to the authority, giving thanks for the generator supply.
Executives of TEPCO met Mr Suthas recently and said the generators of the EGAT would play important roles in power supply in Japan during summer, from July to August, when power demands will surge. Japan will fuel the generators from Thailand with liquefied natural gas, though they were originally designed to consume diesel.
Since the March 11 disaster, the East Asian country had reportedly lost over 10,000 megawatts of power generation capacity, with restoration work still pending. Separately, TEPCO has continued to ration its power supply, with people in Japan urged to conserve energy.
“I recently met with TEPCO executives. They shook my hand and expressed their heartfelt thanks as there are no power supply reserves in Tokyo. Normally TEPCO produced 45,000 megawatts and bought a further 10,000 megawatts. At present, TEPCO plants are able to generate only 30,000 megawatts. They are concerned about power consumption in the summer. The generators from Nong Chok power plant should be able to serve Japan for 3-5 years,” Mr Suthas said. (TNA)
