ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS

Thailand

Overview

 

                                       2005             Jan –Nov 2006             2007 (estimated)

Total Market Size          3,965.6                 3,289.6                  3,454.0

Total Local Production   2,632.2                 2,396.6                  2,516.4

Total Exports                 2,583.3                 2,351.3                  2,468.9

Total Imports                 3,916.6                 3,244.3                  3,406.6

Imports from the U.S.       300.4                    325.0                     341.3

Exchange Rate (Baht/$)         36                       36                        36

 

Note:    All figures in US$ millions. The above statistics are unofficial estimates based on Thai Customs’ data.

Thailand’s market size of electric power equipment import market is almost 3.5 billion US$, with products from Japan, China, and the United States capturing about 60% of the total. U.S. imports to Thailand captured about 9.88% market share – Japan 33.93% and China 16.40%. Other key sources included Singapore, Germany and Taiwan.

In response to the country’s continued economic growth, the Thai government has implemented steps to increase the current power generation capacity of 26,430 megawatt to keep pace with the forecasted 5% per year growth in electric power consumption.  The current fuel source for power generation is: natural gas (72%), coals (12%), and hydro and others (16%).

Best Prospects/Services      

The best sales prospects are power generators, transmission and distribution infrastructure, substations, distribution networks, transformers and converters, switching apparatus and energy efficiency products.  Major buyers include government owned electric power authorities such as EGAT, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority of Thailand (MEA), and the Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand (PEA), as well as private authorities including private power producers.  

Opportunities            

The Thai government plans to invite local and foreign Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and Small Power producers (SPPs), collectively known as “private power producers,” to bid for electric power plant construction.  It is expecting to invite interested parties to a new round of bidding for Independent Power Producers (IPPs) projects during April-May 2007. This is for an approximate 3,000-4,000 megawatts of new power generation capacity to come online from 2011 to 2013.

Resources

EGAT Public Co., Ltd. 53 Charan Sanitwong Road Bang Kruay, Nonthaburi 11130 Phone: 662-436-3000 Fax: 662-436-3090 Web Site: http://www.egat.or.th

Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) 30 Soi Chidlom, Ploenchit Rd. Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Phone: 662-256-3094, 662-251-6691 Fax: 02-253-1424 Web Site: http://www.mea.or.th

Ministry of Energy (MOEN) Pibultham Villa (1897), 17 Rama 1 Rd., Rongmuang Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Phone: 662-225-2468, 226-4123 Fax: 662-226-4468 Web Site: http://www.energy.go.th

Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) 200 Ngam Wong Wan Road Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Phone: 662-953-0670, 02-590-5100 Fax: 662-590-5047, 02-589-4990, 02-590-5048

Web Site: http://www.pea.co.th

Kitisorn Sookpradist, Commercial Specialist US Embassy Bangkok GPF Witthayu Bldg. A, Suite 302 93/1 Wireless Rd., Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel: 662-205-5090, Fax: 662-255-2915

http://www.BuyUSA.gov/thailand/en or BuyUSA.gov/asianow/southeastasia_home.html