31 August 2023, Mr. Vilas Chalaysat, Governor of MEA or Metropolitan Electricity Authority, along with Dr. Suwannachai. Wattana Yingcharoenchai Director General of the Department of Health Attended the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding on cooperation. Project to install an electricity generation system from renewable or alternative energy between MEA and the Department of Health, with executives from both agencies joining in the honor at the ceremony at Building 1, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health.
MEA Governor revealed that MEA as a state enterprise agency under the Ministry of Interior. It is responsible for maintaining the electrical distribution system. Driving government policy on renewable energy Ready to cooperate with all sectors to promote and follow the government policy that allows government agencies to reduce the use of electricity and fuel by 20 percent in order to reduce the cost of electricity use. in using clean electricity production technology Reduce global warming Reduce the burden on national electrical energy use. and create stability and quality of the overall electrical distribution network. This cooperation with the Department of Health has supported the installation of a Solar Rooftop with a total production capacity of 780.84 kWp. Over the 20-year project period, it is expected that the Department of Health will save approximately 27 million baht on electricity costs, or 1.35 million baht per year, and is expected to reduce emissions. Carbon dioxide gas is approximately 9,478.67 tons or equivalent to 789.89 tons per year.
Currently, MEA provides such project services to various agencies. Been to many places Can help reduce the use of fossil energy 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. In the future, there are plans to cooperate with various agencies as well.
Source: Thai News Agency