Bangkok starts construction of utility tunnel at Phloen Chit

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Bangkok starts construction of utility tunnel at Phloen Chit

 

 

BANGKOK, 6th September 2018 (NNT) - The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has begun drilling a 3.6-meter-wide underground tunnel, which will service the largest power distribution system in Thailand. 

MEA Assistant Governor Tepsak Titaraksa, announced today that project is an expansion of the tunnel from Chidlom to Sarasin Road and from Chidlom to Phloen Chit Intersection on Phloen Chit Road. The tunnel will be 40 meters underground and run 1.3 kilometers to distribute 230 kilowatts of electricity. 

The project employs Japanese boring technology that utilizes a water and foam solution to soften the soil. Once the soil is removed, the builders will install 1.1-meter panels that are 22.5 centimeters thick to reduce the risk of tunnel collapse during construction. 

The tunnel will also be equipped with state-of-the-art flood and fire alarms, as well as a ventilation system to prevent fires. The project is currently 30% underway and is expected to be completed in late 2020, with a construction budget of 878 million baht.

 

-- nnt 2018-09-06

[Thian]

230 kilowatts? That's 60 airconditioners together...

 

Guess they used the Thai calculator again....

[bluesofa]

37 minutes ago, Thian said:

230 kilowatts? That's 60 airconditioners together...

Guess they used the Thai calculator again....

The plan is to time-share between all the users, maybe five minutes each, per day.

 

At a guess, perhaps it might be 230Kv? There again, it may be nothing of the sort.

 

[a977]

So what happens when Bangkok sinks in 2030 as predicted???????

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, a977 said:

So what happens when Bangkok sinks in 2030 as predicted???????

There will be life Jim, but not as we know it.

 As predicted? Have you been listening to some troublemaking foreign fake news?

 

[sungod]

6 hours ago, a977 said:

So what happens when Bangkok sinks in 2030 as predicted???????

Should be fine given its underground already

[blackcab]

About 675,000 baht per linear meter...

[PETERTHEEATER]

11 hours ago, a977 said:

So what happens when Bangkok sinks in 2030 as predicted???????

Think positive! Water AND electricity at high voltage should provide great Facebook blurbs. 'Look, my hair is standing on end.....'