Bangkok 23 Aug-MEA or Metropolitan Electricity Authority along with Lieutenant General Sansern Kaewkamnerd, Director-General of Public Relations Department, signed a memorandum of agreement with a service contract. Installation and maintenance of energy-saving equipment in the power generation system from renewable energy or alternative energy. to help save costs Reduce pollution and environmental problems

Mr. Wilas Chaleysat, Governor of the MEA or Metropolitan Electricity Authority, together with Lieutenant General Sansern Kaewkamnerd, Director-General of the Public Relations Department Participate in signing a memorandum of agreement with a service contract Installation and maintenance of energy-saving equipment in the power generation system from renewable energy or alternative energy. to help save costs Reduce pollution and environmental problems between the MEA and the Public Relations Department, with executives from both agencies joining the ceremony to honor Wattanaviphas Building Metropolitan Electricity Authority, Head Office, Khlong Toei

Mr. Vilas Chaleysat, MEA Governor, revealed that the MEA, as a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Interior, is responsible for overseeing the electricity distribution system. Driving government policy on renewable energy Ready to cooperate with all sectors to promote the implementation of government policies. According to the government policy that government agencies reduce the use of electricity and fuel by 20 percent to reduce the cost of electricity use. in using clean power generation technology Reduce global warming, reduce the burden of national electricity consumption. and build stability and quality of the power distribution network as a whole. This collaboration with the Public Relations Department has supported the installation of Solar Rooftop with a total capacity of 3,510.84 kW throughout the 25-year project period. When combined with the ft, it is expected that The Public Relations Department can save about 125 to 175 million baht in electricity costs, or 5 to 7 million baht per year, and is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 53,000 tons, or 2,120 tons per year.

At present, MEA has provided such project services to 11 government agencies such as the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA/MRT), Chulalongkorn University has a total installed capacity of 17 MWp, reducing the use of fossil fuels by approximately 21,270,000.00 kWh/year, equivalent to reducing carbon dioxide by 11,900 tonCo2/year or equivalent to planting 680,000 trees. Metropolitan Waterworks Authority Provincial Waterworks Authority, Kasetsart University, Ministry of Public Health Ministry of Education Ministry of Transport, Navy, Army, Air Force, etc. will focus on government agencies.

Lieutenant General Sansern Kaewkamnerd, Director-General of the Public Relations Department, said that the Public Relations Department has confidence in the MEA as an organization that specializes in electricity distribution technology using renewable energy systems. and connect to the electricity network system and install equipment according to MEA standards. This is an important starting point for expanding cooperation that will benefit the country sustainably.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency