The road to competition

Journal Article · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Independent Energy

OSTI ID:160196

Jeffs, E

With the successful flotation of 48% of the Electricity Generating Co. (ELGCO) in November, 1995, the Thai government took the first tentative step toward opening up the electricity market. ELGCO has one asset, the 1,200 MW Rayong combined-cycle station, 150 km south of Bangkok on the gulf coast, and is obligated to sell its output to the Electricity Generating Authority (EGAT). Privatization of electricity supply has been debated for several years, but there is an innate caution in EGAT, which has successfully met the challenge of double-digit rates of growth in electricity demand in recent years. This has been fueled by rapid industrial development in a corridor extending south from Bangkok to the Gulf Coast. This article surveys these developments, particularly in light of the discovery of gas in the Gulf of Thailand and the demand for gas for power generation.

• OSTI ID: 160196
• Journal Information: Independent Energy, Journal Name: Independent Energy Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 25; ISSN 1043-7320; ISSN IDPEEW
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
MARKET
NATURAL GAS
POWER GENERATION
THAILAND