BANGKOK, March 14 – The Airports of Thailand (AoT) has given reassurances that a possible power outage during April 5-14 will not affect operations at Bangkok’s two major airports – Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang.
AoT Senior Executive Vice President Somchai Sawasdeepon said Wednesday that AoT and the Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) will closely monitor the situation during the 10-day period when a gas platform in Myanmar which supplies natural gas for Thailand’s power generating will be shut down for maintenance.
Mr Somchai, acting AoT president, said Suvarnabhumi airport receives its power supply from nearby Nong Chok and Onnuj power plants while the Rangsit and Lat Prao plants distribute electricity to Don Meaung airport.
Don Meaung airport has four power generators with a combined production capacity of one MW while Suvarnabhumi airport is equipped with 79 generators which produce electricity at 2.5 MW/day and are capable of supplying power for 10 hours.
Mr Somchai gave assurances that the electricity supply and service to passengers will not be disrupted at either airport though a special alert is required on the afternoon of April 5 when the power supply will be low. (MCOT online news)
