Bangkok--19 Feb--Ogilvy Public Relation
Prime Minister YingluckShinawatraand Energy Minister PongsakRuktapongpisal(4 from left)presided over the official opening of the “West Huay Bong 2” and “West Huay Bong 3” in NakhonRatchasima province. The two projects are Thailand’s first and Southeast Asia’s largest wind farms, with combined nameplate capacity of 207 megawatts. The move has enhanced Thailand’s capability to become the alternative energy leader in the region while enhancing the country’s power security, reducing fossil fuel consumption and enabling the country to better manage risk related to energy used in electricity generating. Also graced the event are Mrs. PrapheePuipunthavong(1st left), President and Chairman of the Management Committee, Demco Public Company Limited; Mr.NoppornSuppipat (2nd from left), Chairman of the Executive Board of Wind Energy Holding Co.,Ltd.; Mr.NoppolMilinthanggoon(2nd from right), Chief Executive Officer of RatchaburiElectricity Generating Holding PCL and Mr. Kozo Ban (1st right), Executive Officer and General Manager of Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.