The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) will promote green cooling technologies that are energy efficient and use natural refrigerants with the 320 million Thai baht (€8.3 million) from the ‘RAC NAMA Fund’.

 “On behalf of the Thai government, EGAT has taken responsibility for managing the fund to promote the production and use of energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling technologies,” said Kodshayut Boriboonchatuporn, deputy governor of power plant development at EGAT. “The four main products include domestic refrigerators, commercial refrigerators, chillers and air conditioners.”

The fund will spend 120 million baht (€3.1 million) of the total 320 million baht on “production line conversion, testing equipment and training facilities” and 200 million baht (€5.2 million) on market awareness to encourage households and commercial end users “to use green cooling products,” according to EGAT’s Boriboonchatuporn.