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4. The Environment

PEA considers responsibility to the environment
in every work process, because electricity is a basic public
utility for the nation. In addition, power plants, power
transportation and distribution system constructions are
considered major projects requiring high budgetary
expenditures and causing signifcant effects on the

environment and society. Therefore, before commencing
the aforementioned projects, PEA prepares Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) reports and strictly complies with
related laws such as the Enhancement and Conservation of environmental impacts. The aforementioned project
of National Environment Quality Act of B.E. 2535 (1992 A.D.) carries out environmentally friendly offce activities such

and PEA needs to receive permission from the government as reducing electricity, fuel and water consumption, reusing
agencies involved and approval from the Council of Ministers. and recycling to reduce waste, reducing and discontinuing
In 2016, many projects held public hearings such the use of hazardous products or chemicals in offces to
as the project to produce power from waste disposal in the reduce release of pollution to the environment in addition to
municipality of Phra Nakorn Si Ayutthaya Province. In this reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore,
project, PEA was assigned by the Ministry of Interior to offce supply procurement considers certifcation of

invest in the construction of power plants to produce power environmentally friendly products such as products with
from waste disposal by the municipality of Phra Nakorn green labels, No. 5 energy conservation labels and high
Si Ayutthaya Province in order to produce electricity. The effciency labels, including offce employment, which must
project is expected to be able to dispose of community select personnel or outside agencies with quality or
waste at 300 tons per day. achievement of specifc standards in environmental

In constructing power transmission stations and management for concurrence with green offce criteria.
power distribution systems, PEA has standards concurrent The Green Offce Project was created with the unity of
with engineering and safety principles. Furthermore, PEA every employee to modify behaviors and create 24
refers to national and international standards for designing Green Offces of PEA. Thus, PEA received an award
stations, transmission systems and distribution systems (G: Gold) for outstanding agencies meeting standard
such as standards of the International Electrotechnical Green Offce criteria created by the Department of
Commission (IEC), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Environment Quality Promotion, Ministry of Natural

Engineers (IEEE) and the Engineering Institute of Thailand Resources and Environment. Furthermore, PEA was able
(EIT). to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from offces in
In addition, PEA has prepared the Green Offce 2014 – 2016 by 4,454.76 tons of carbon dioxide
Project of the Department of Environment Quality Promotion to equivalents (tCO e) and received outstanding awards
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promote and support every agency under PEA to use resources for 3 consecutive years (2014 – 2016). In 2014, PEA’s

with knowledge of values, environmental friendliness, reduced offces received awards for 4 offces, 12 offces in 2015
greenhouse gas emissions and prepare offces to become and 24 offces in 2016 or a total of 40 offces. In the
environmentally friendly at the international level in addition to future, PEA is determined to expand the effects of the
sustainably modifying employee behaviors with awareness Green Offce Project to cover PEA offces in every province.

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