MEA to bury 127km of power lines by 2020
The Metropolitan Electricity Authority says it will continue putting power lines underground, expecting to bury another 127 kilometres by 2020. The agency plans several other power line projects in addition to those already initiated, said MEA governor Somchai Roadrungwasinkul. The first phase of the plan, spanning 39 roads in Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Nonthaburi, was granted an investment budget of 48.7 billion baht earlier this year. Mr Somchai said 90km of the total 127km are on roads located on the routes of the newly approved electritrain lines, which will facilitate the construction of the underground power lines when they start developing the electric train lines.
