MEA held a public awareness event about its underground electricity cable project to enhance Bangkok's power grid and urban landscape.
The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) organized a special lecture for the Lions Club of Bangkok Metropolitan, focusing on its ongoing project to convert overhead power lines to underground cables.
This initiative is vital for improving the stability and efficiency of the electricity distribution system, enhancing urban aesthetics, and supporting the economic and tourism development of the country.
Fast Facts
·Event: Public awareness lecture on underground cable project
·Date: June 2, 2026
·Speaker: Apichai Pongsananurak, Assistant Governor of MEA
·Project type: Conversion of overhead power lines to underground cables
·Key benefits: Enhanced power system stability, increased safety, improved urban landscape, economic and tourism support
·Resource management: Repurposing old utility poles for mangrove protection and donating unused conduits for border infrastructure
·Service areas: Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and Samut Prakan
