KHAO LAEM POWER

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The proposed project is part of EGAT's 1979-1986 power development program and comprises: (a) preliminary works and a program for the resettlement of about 2,000 families living in the proposed reservoir area; (b) construction of a rockfill storage dam 82 meters high with a total embankment volume of about 8 million cubic meters; (c) construction of an open-chute type spillway; (d) an intake structure with one irrigation outlet and three power conduits; (e) construction of a surface powerhouse with three generating units of 100 MW each and of a switchyard; (f) installation of a 230 kV double-circuit transmission line about 88 km long from Khao Laem to Srinagarind and a 230 kV single-circuit line on double circuit towers, about 108 km long on to the Ban Pong No. 2 substation; and (g) consultancy services for project design and construction supervision and for undertaking a study of organization and coordination of the electricity sector. The project will help meet the country's increasing demand for electricity including that engendered by the accelerated program for rural electrification.