Rise in power usage may affect South

[Lite Beer]

Rise in power usage may affect South
The Nation

A PTT-run service station announces a reduction in Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) fuel supply due to a shortage resulting from repair work at a Thai-Malaysia gas distribution station. The sign says that NGV supplies will be down to 28 per cent from normal

BANGKOK: -- Egat urges consumers to be sparing over consumption before matches

While there should be no problems about the overall sufficiency of electricity supply due to the anticipated huge household consumption by television viewers during the Fifa World Cup, a halt in delivery of natural gas to a power plant in the South for 28-day maintenance and repair works could affect southern users.

Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) governor Sunchai Khamnunsaret said yesterday that great caution over electricity usage in the South was being encouraged, as the consumption rate in the region is relatively high and power supply may be affected as the maintenance and repair works are undertaken on a mid-sea Thai-Malaysian gas-production installation.

The installation distributes electricity to the Southern region, he said.

These works mean electricity production at the inland Chana power plant operated by Egat has had to be temporarily halted.

Electricity supply for television viewing will peak between 11pm and 7am on days when World Cup soccer matches are being played, through July 13.

These are normally low-consumption periods, he added.

Citing historical Egat data, Sunchai said there was generally an additional 300 megawatts of power consumption during major soccer tournaments, while the total output for plants based in the South during the maintenance period - from yesterday until July 10 - has been reduced to 2,306MW, from the regular level of 2,400MW.

The governor called on households to lower their electricity usage between 6.30pm and 10.30pm to ensure electricity security before the matches begin.

Provincial Electricity Authority deputy governor Suthon Boonprasong said Egat would hold daily meetings of all three power plants feeding electricity to the South, and that night staff had been put on standby to cope with any blackout or drop in power supply.

Niphon Arunsri, director of Ratcha Prapha Dam hydropower plant in Surat Thani, said output would be increased to accommodate the extra use of electricity due to television viewing through July 10.

The extra volume of water released for additional electricity production will not result in flooding for people living south of the dam, he insisted.

-- The Nation 2014-06-14

[JoePai]

Did not realise TV's used so much electricity

[Lite Beer]

EGAT says there's sufficient electricity in Thai South
By Digital Content

BANGKOK, June 13 -- The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has geared up to supply electricity to meet the power demand in the South during the 28-day gas suspension period at the JDA-A18 source.

EGAT officially opened its so-called war room on Friday to monitor and work with the command centres in Krabi and Trang provinces in the South through a video conference system during the maintenance closure of the Thailand Malaysia Joint Development Area JDA-A18 gas source from June 13 – July 10.

EGAT Governor Soonchai Kumnoonsate and Transmission System deputy governor Suthon Boonprasong assured the public that there will be no blackout in the Southern region as the Ministry of Energy and EGAT have been fully prepared to cope with the impact of the JDA-A18 gas supply disruption.

There will be sufficient electricity supply during the temporary closure, EGAT official emphasised, noting that all parties must help reduce power consumption, especially during early evening hours, as power use in the region reaches 2,450 megawatts from 6pm-9.30pm, while the power supply from Central Thailand and other power plants in the South can only provide 2,300 megawatts.

EGAT officials also revealed that Malaysia recently agreed to export about 150-300 megawatts of electrical power per day to Thailand.

The Chana Power Plant, the main electrical power source in the Thai South, completely stopped its electricity generating service on Friday during the 28-day gas supply disruption from the JDA-A18 well for maintenance by PTT Public Company Limited (PTT) in which the power production capacity in 14 Southern provinces will drop by 710 megawatts per day. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2014-06-14

[Lite Beer]

Southerners cooperate on power consumption
By Digital Content

SONGKHLA, June 14 -- Temporary maintenance for natural gas from the Malaysia-Thailand Joint Development Area (JDA) A18 block continued for a second day on Saturday while power officials said the southerners have cooperated in power consumption so far.

Sutthichai Sooksisaen, chief of provincial energy office in Songkhla, said power consumption in the South on Friday stood at 2,100 megawatts, lower than 2,300 megawatts from earlier projection, due to cooperation offered by every sector to consume less power.

However, Mr Sutthichai said relevant officials are monitoring power consumption over this weekend, as many tourists are expected to visit the region and many activities will be held between 6.30pm and 10.30pm -- considered peak hours for power consumption.

He said there would be sufficient electricity for consumption in the South and it would be unnecessary to supply power from the Central region to the South if every sector helped in consuming less power during the 28-day maintenance of the JDA A18 block.

Songkhla’s Chana power plant which runs on natural gas was forced to temporarily close down due to maintenance of the JDA A18 block, and prompted electrical power generated in region to drop by 710 megawatts per day. This had raised fear of power outage in the region. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2014-06-14

[farang62]

I don't understand the logic, you can not store power, so cutting usage to have more power avaliable later makes no sence. Power is generated as required.

[BillyBobThai]

I don't understand the logic, you can not store power, so cutting usage to have more power avaliable later makes no sence. Power is generated as required.

It is a Thai thing, do not think you would really understand it, sorry.