EGCO Group has joined force with JERA Co., Inc. (JERA), a leading energy and electricity generation company in Japan, to mutually explore development opportunities of LNG industry supply-chain in both domestic and overseas markets, which will strengthen EGCO Group’s fuel and infrastructure business. The cooperation also covers a feasibility study to use hydrogen and ammonia as an alternative carbon-free fuel in order to pave the way toward a low-carbon society and new era of the energy industry.

Mr. Thepparat Theppitak, EGCO Group’s President, announced that EGCO Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with JERA to jointly explore opportunities to develop LNG business starting from market research, strategy planning, and bid preparation in both domestic and overseas market. Moreover, the objective of this MOU is to engage in using hydrogen and ammonia – which do not emit CO2 during combustion – as next generation fuel for electricity generation.

The synergy in LNG area will support Thailand’s policy on free market LNG trade. EGCO Group also obtained LNG Shipper License from the Energy Regulatory Commission under the policy mentioned above. Meanwhile, JERA operates an integrated energy business in Japan with expertise in LNG industry. JERA is also one of the EGCO Group’s shareholders which indirectly owns approximately 12% shareholding through TEPDIA Generating B.V.

“EGCO Group is delighted to join forces with our long-standing partnership JERA to explore new possibilities in the energy industry. The company believes that such collaboration will lead to the development of LNG business throughout the national and international supply chains. This collaboration would allow EGCO Group to use hydrogen and ammonia for electricity generation as well. The move also emphasizes EGCO Group’s commitment to strengthen our fuel and infrastructure business and extend our clean energy boundaries with an aim to leap with ongoing energy transition and move toward low-carbon society,” stated Mr. Thepparat.

In response to energy transition, Thailand’s National Energy Plan and low-carbon society trend, EGCO Group established the direction “Cleaner, Smarter and Stronger to Drive Sustainable Growth” aiming to reduce carbon emission intensity by 10% within 2030 and achieve carbon neutral within 2050. To pursue such a business direction, the Company has striving to seek investment opportunities in clean energy, while stretching its arms into related business. To date, the Company owns renewable energy capacity as high as 1,364 MW or approximately 23% out of its 5,959 MW total equity contracted capacity.