Bangchak Petroleum awards construction jobs for 48-MW solar park - report

Sep 26, 2013 - Thai state-run Bangchak Petroleum Public Co Ltd (BAK:BCP) has selected two consortia for the design and construction of the 48-MW third phase of a 118-MW solar project, The Nation said today.

The newspaper cited Bangchak Petroleum’s president Vichien Usanachote as saying that it had approved the appointment of Solartron-China Triumph International Engineering and Gunkul Engineering-Trina Solar Energy Development for the job. They were selected among five bidders. Total of 11 groups were invited to take part in the competitive process.

The 48-MW project, worth some THB 4.5 billion (USD 144m/EUR 106m), includes three separate solar power facilities, each with a capacity of 16 MW. Construction of the first two was awarded to the Solartron-China Triumph tie-up and the third will be carried out by the Gunkul-Trina consortium.

Building works are slated to start in October. Once operational, the photovoltaic (PV) plants will start supplying power to Thailand’s Provincial Electricity Authority before end-June 2014, bringing THB 1.2 billion in revenues each year.

The first stage of the 118-MW project involved the installation of a 38-MW plant, while the second was for a 32-MW facility.

(THB 1.0 = USD 0.320/EUR 0.237)

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