Tap water supplier in Eastern region expects strong demand from EEC
Universal Utilities Group, which supplies tap water in the Eastern region of Thailand, plans to invest an average of Bt200 million a year to develop water-treatment systems, especially in Chachoengsao, Rayong, and Chon Buri provinces, to serve expected strong demand from the Eastern Economic Corridor. The company is a subsidiary of Eastern Water Resources Development and Management. Acting managing director Cherdchai Pitiwacharakul said in an interview on April 3 that the company this year would invest Bt263 million. He said that if the EEC project is a success, the demand for water in the area would be more than five times what it is now. Therefore, the company needs a business plan to serve the long-term demand growth by budgeting for investment costs of up to Bt200 million a year.
