MEA promises to put all power cables underground by 2021

By The Nation

 

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BANGKOK: -- The governor of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has promised that all power cables will be underground by 2021.

MEA Governor Chaiyong Puapongsakorn said the authority has installed power cables underground for 41.9 kilometres in the heart of business areas.

 

The MEA is also in the process of moving cables underground for another 40kms and later it will relocate cables underground for another 127.3kms around the capital, which would be completed by 2021.

 

“I believe Bangkokians want to see communication cables disappear from power poles. If possible, we will move communication cables underground with the power cables but the communication cables are not directly the responsibility of the MEA. But we will try to work it out with agencies concerned,” the governor said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30320634

 

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4 years!!!......it would take 4 years to do half the length of Sukhumvit!

WOW, talk about optimistic! That would barely be enough time to sort the tea money distribution.

 

I wonder what penalty he will personally pay if his promise is not fulfilled.

Let's hope the cables are flood proof

I'm taking time out to snicker now...........

Hahahahaha!!!!

As my mother always said: "engage brain before opening mouth".

Bangkok hub of the underground cables.

Wifi the crab out of all the big cities, that should take care of the communication cables. Then leave the power lines where they are and make it illegal to hang anything else but power lines from the poles. Is it even a good idea to burry power lines in a sinking city that is flooded on a regular basis?

4 years????  A little to ambitious and a mammoth task.  Even cities around the world who have the knowledge, equipment, technology and funds couldn't complete such a task in that time frame.

no way they are going to sink underground in just 4 years. more likely this guy is going to retire in 3 years.

in your dreams! i will be here to see it.

Have they made a mistake in the year. I think it should have been 2121.

17 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

4 years!!!......it would take 4 years to do half the length of Sukhumvit!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, you need a good laugh every day, unbelievable idiots, how could you stand up and spout that shit with a straight face, defies imagination