EGAT(Thailand) secures contracts for HV transmission works

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand has recently been awarded high voltage substation and transmission line contracts. A contract worth $10.5 million has been awarded to Precise System and Project Company Limited for the construction of 230/115 kV Ubon Ratchathani 3 gas-insulated switchgear, and 230 kV Yasothon and 230 kV Ubon Ratchathani 2 substations associated with the development of the transmission system  in Ubon Ratchathani, Yasothon and Amnat Charoen for power purchase from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Project. Another contract worth $3.97 million has been awarded to a consortium of Tata Projects Limited and TEDA Company Limited for constructing the 500 kV Surat Thani 2-Phuket 3 transmission line and sectionalising the 230 kV Surat Thani-Thung Song-Surat Thani 2 substation transmission line under the Transmission System Improvement Project in the western and southern regions to enhance system security.