MHI helps Thailand boost clean power generation

MITSUBISHI Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Thailand’s largest power producer Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand have forged ties to strengthen cooperation on clean power generation.

Under their agreement, MHI along with its power solutions brand, Mitsubishi Power, will exchange information on the specified areas with EGAT in support of the nation’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

Royo Takubo, MHI president and managing director, noted that the MHI Group has played an instrumental role in Thailand’s vibrant energy growth story for more than five decades.

“Looking ahead, we will continue to contribute our capabilities around world-class gas turbines, which are being developed to co-fire cleaner fuels like hydrogen and ammonia, and CCUS (carbon capture, utilization and storage) technologies that are critical to lowering emissions,” Takubo said.

For his part, EGAT Power Plant Development and Renewable Energy Deputy Governor Thidade Eiamsai said the agreement will facilitate Thailand’s energy transition in accordance with the National Energy Plan.

“We are grateful for Mitsubishi Power’s collaboration and are excited to continue powering the energy sector in Thailand together,” Eiamsai added.

The agreement expands the longstanding partnership between MHI, Mitsubishi Power and EGAT. Mitsubishi Power started its operations in Thailand in 1968 with the construction of the Queen Sirikit Dam together with EGAT.

Since then, Mitsubishi Power has supplied many of its industry-leading products and services to meet EGAT’s varied needs, contributing to significant energy projects across the country, including the South Bangkok Power Plant, Nam Phong Power Plant and Wang Noi Power Plant.

In 2009, Mitsubishi Power and EGAT launched a joint venture EGAT Diamond Service (EDS) to deliver gas turbine services and develop local engineering talent.

“Serving both domestic and international customers, EDS ensures reliable and efficient operations in the region’s path toward cleaner power generation,” Eiamsai noted.

The partnership aims to step up efforts to support Thailand’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030, carbon neutrality by 2050 and net-zero emissions by 2065.