POWER TRANSMISSION

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To meet Thailand's projected growth of power demand and to prevent substantial shortages of electric energy, this project seeks to (a) to expand and strengthen the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand's (EGAT) transmission system; (b) to achieve a better integration of the national power grid; (c) to deal with demand and supply uncertainties; (d) to upgrade the existing load dispatch centers; and (e) to promote improvements in load forecasting methods and in the power tariff structures. Specifically, the proposed project comprises the supply and construction of several items. They include (a) 740 ckm of lines and associated substations at 115 kV/230 kV; (b) national and regional System Control Centers; (c) a Central-Southern transmission tie-line and expansion of associated substations; and (d) a transmission line for the Mae Moh unit no. 9. Lastly, the project provides (e) consultancy services for the 500 kV and System Control Centers components.