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Japan thanks Thailand for lending generators for free
BANGKOK, May 25 (TNA) - Ms Makiko Kikuta, Japanese vice minister for foreign affairs, met Mr Suthas Patamasiriwat, governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand or EGAT, at the latter's office in Nonthaburi province to thank EGAT for lending generators from its Nong Chok power plant to Japan for power generation in the natural disaster-torn country.
Mr Suthas said that after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, Tokyo Electric Power Co or TEPCO had borrowed generators from allied nations, including Thailand, to make up for the lost generation capacity resulting from the natural disaster. For Thailand, the Thai government resolved to lend two generators with the combined generation capacity of 244 megawatts as well as necessary accessories and parts to Japan for 3 to 5 years free of charge.
The EGAT governor said the removal of the generators started at the Nong Chok power plant on April 1. One generator, and its gas turbine, reached the Kawasaki port in Kanagawa prefecture of Japan on May 20, from here they then went on to the Kawasaki power plant. The other generator and its related parts were removed on May 8. They were loaded on an IKI ship at the Laem Chabang port. The ship departed on May 15 and reached Yokohama port in Tokyo last night. They will be installed at the Oi power plant of TEPCO in Tokyo.
The EGAT governor stated that; “Both generators should start to produce power in August. They will supply power to over 200,000 Japanese families in this summer and the people will not suffer from the shortage of power which is essential for life. This is also a chance for the world community to realize the necessity of electricity cooperation that is not only linking neighboring countries but also expanding internationally. (TNA)
Mr Suthas said that after the March 11th earthquake and tsunami, Tokyo Electric Power Co or TEPCO had borrowed generators from allied nations, including Thailand, to make up for the lost generation capacity resulting from the natural disaster. For Thailand, the Thai government resolved to lend two generators with the combined generation capacity of 244 megawatts as well as necessary accessories and parts to Japan for 3 to 5 years free of charge.
The EGAT governor said the removal of the generators started at the Nong Chok power plant on April 1. One generator, and its gas turbine, reached the Kawasaki port in Kanagawa prefecture of Japan on May 20, from here they then went on to the Kawasaki power plant. The other generator and its related parts were removed on May 8. They were loaded on an IKI ship at the Laem Chabang port. The ship departed on May 15 and reached Yokohama port in Tokyo last night. They will be installed at the Oi power plant of TEPCO in Tokyo.
The EGAT governor stated that; “Both generators should start to produce power in August. They will supply power to over 200,000 Japanese families in this summer and the people will not suffer from the shortage of power which is essential for life. This is also a chance for the world community to realize the necessity of electricity cooperation that is not only linking neighboring countries but also expanding internationally. (TNA)
