The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is studying small modular reactor (SMR) designs from 18 countries as it pushes ahead with plans to deploy “a sustainable alternative for Thailand’s green future” that helps boost the country’s competitiveness with affordable energy prices.
Egat governor Thepparat Theppitak said in a press briefing on Monday that one of the designs Thailand is studying for potential deployment is China’s 125 MW Linglong One, or ACP100.
Construction of China’s first Linglong One plant began in July 2021 on a site next to the existing Changjiang nuclear power station in the island province of Hainan, southern China.
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