Egat makes B31bn investment to upgrade EEC power systemMr Prasert, right, visits the Phan Thong substation in Chon Buri, which is to supply electricity to new data centre projects. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is spending 31 billion baht to upgrade the power transmission system in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), in a bid to ease a bottleneck for electricity supply to data centre development projects. He was speaking while leading an entourage to visit Egat-owned Phan Thong substation in Amata City Chon Buri, an industrial estate in Chon Buri which, together with Rayong and Chachoengsao, forms the EEC. According to the Board of Investment, 16 new data centres will be developed in the EEC between 2026 and 2030, demanding 3,600MW of electricity. This means the country's electricity capacity in reserve was greater than 30%, easing concerns over insufficient power supply, Mr Prasert said.

Source: Bangkok Post February 15, 2026 23:17 UTC