FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Egco - The Untold Story

The great power plant sell-off

Major Thai energy firms have divested their power plant assets to divert money to clean energy.

Bangkok Post · Jun 3

Egco utilises hydrogen scheme in US

Electricity Generating Plc (Egco), a subsidiary of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, has started using hydrogen to fuel electricity generation at its power plant in the US, part of efforts to shift towards cleaner energy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Bangkok Post · Jun 26, 2023

Egco completes US power acquisition

Electricity Generating Plc (Egco), the power generation arm of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, has completed the acquisition of a 49% stake from the operator of a gas-fired power plant in Rhode Island as it grows its energy business in the US.

Bangkok Post · Mar 27, 2023

Egco sells stake in three Indonesian power plants

SET-listed Electricity Generating (Egco), a power generation arm of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, has divested its entire stake worth US$485 million in three geothermal power plants in Indonesia in order to make new investments, especially in renewable energy.

Bangkok Post · Dec 27, 2022

Limited upside with plenty of risks

The SET moved mostly sideways in July, opening at 1,568.33 points and closing at 1,576.41, representing just a 0.5% month-on-month rise. That said, there was a period during the month when the index took quite a swing, reaching a low of 1,517.51 in mid-July before rebounding to its peak of…

Bangkok Post · Aug 12, 2022

Egco calls for calm after leak in Laos

SET-listed Electricity Generating Plc (Egco) is playing down a water leakage at its Nam Theun 1 hydropower plant in Laos, saying it is "normal" when a dam starts to reserve water.

Bangkok Post · Jul 18, 2022

Laos dam leaks normal, says Thai partner

Reported leaks at the sides of the Nam Theun 1 Hydropower dam under construction in Laos were not a cause for concern and were normal when a dam began storing water, Electricity Generating Plc president Thepparat Theppitak said on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 18, 2022

Egco aims to increase capacity by 1GW

SET-listed Electricity Generating Plc (Egco), a subsidiary of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, plans to increase its power generation capacity by around 1 gigawatt and will continue to acquire more assets to grow its energy portfolio.

Bangkok Post · May 25, 2022

Egco allots B30bn budget for expansion

Electricity Generating Plc (Egco), a subsidiary of state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), plans to spend 30 billion baht from the 2022 investment budget to expand, including increasing its electricity generation capacity by 1,000 megawatts this year.

Bangkok Post · Mar 3, 2022