Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand

Not to be confused with EGOT.
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
Native name
การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย
Company typeState enterprise
Industry
  • Electric power
  • coal mining
Predecessor
  • Yanhee Electricity Authority
  • Lignite Authority
  • North-East Electricity Authority
Founded1 May 1969; 55 years ago (1 May 1969)
Headquarters
Bangkok
,
Thailand
Key people
Thepparat Theppitak (Governor)
Products
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • lignite
RevenueDecrease 494,119 million baht (2017)
Increase million baht (2017)
Total assetsIncrease 986,306 million baht (2017)
Number of employees
22,413 (July 2017)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) (Thai: การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย; RTGS: kan fai fa fai phalit haeng prathet thai) is a state enterprise, managed by the Ministry of Energy, responsible for electric power generation and transmission as well as bulk electric energy sales in Thailand. EGAT, established on 1 May 1969,[2] is the largest power producer in Thailand, owning and operating power plants at 45 sites across the country with a total installed capacity of 15,548 MW.

EGAT's monopoly position[3] in Thailand's electrical energy market has been challenged by critics as influential as a former energy minister and other government members are on the board. It has been criticised as inefficient and an impediment to the development of renewable energy sources.[4]

  1. ^ "Employees". Electrical Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  2. ^ "EGAT at a Glance". Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ^ Dubash, Navroz K; Williams, James H (2017). "Chapter 6: The Political Economy of Electricity Liberalization". In Byrne, John; Toly, Noah; Glover, Leigh (eds.). Transforming Power; Energy, Environment, and Society in Conflict (Paper). Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781412805148. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ Changsorn, Pichaya (3 August 2016). "Call for end to Egat's monopoly position". The Nation. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.