Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company
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Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company (RATCH) is a publicly listed company which describes itself as a "leading investment company in the power generation busines."[1]
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Interests in Lao coal plant
RATCH is a 40% shareholder in Hongsa Power Company, a consortium which also includes Banpu Power (40%) (a susbidiary of the the Thai coal-mining company Banpu) (BPP) and Lao Holding State Enterprise (LHSE), which has a 20% stake. [2]
The power station is proposed as a mine-mouth power station which, together with the mine and associated infrastructure, is slated to cost US$4 billion. The consortium has been granted a 25 year concession over a 60 square kilometre site. Under the terms of a May 2009 agreement 1,473MW will be exported to the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) with 100MW for domestic Lao consumption. (The remainder is for on site use).[2]
Contact details
Website: http://www.ratch.co.th/en/home/index.php
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company, "About Us", Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Public Company website, accessed May 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Government goes ahead Hongsa lignite power plant", Lao Voices, December 3, 2009. (This is a story from the KPL Lao News Agency).
