Electricity Generating Public Company Limited or EGCO Group approved the interim dividend payment from the first-half-year operation of 2021 at 3.25 baht per share to be paid on 10 September 2021. The dividend payment was driven by rising operating profits in the first half of 2021.

Mr. Thepparat Theppitak, EGCO Group’s President, revealed, “EGCO Group’s Board of Directors’ meeting dated 16 August 2021 resolved to make an interim dividend payment of 3.25 baht per share from the performance in the first half of 2021. The total interim dividends that will be paid to all shareholders is about 1,711 million baht. The Record Date for the right to receive the dividend is scheduled on 30 August 2021. The interim dividend payment is set to be made on 10 September 2021. Dividend yield is approximately 3.7% based on EGCO’s share price at 176.50 baht closing in a morning trading session of 16 August 2021.” 

“EGCO Group has a policy to maintain the dividend payment rate and pay dividend in a steady manner. Despite the business challenges in the first half of 2021, EGCO Group has strong performance and higher operating profits compared to the same period last year. Considering such performance, we can consistently pay the interim dividend and will be a part to help the shareholders to ease expense burden during the new wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, EGCO Group is committed to continuous seeking new investments in the future to create sustainable growth and long-term value for the shareholders.

About EGCO Group
EGCO Group has currently a total equity contracted capacity of 6,016 MW. This includes 29 commercially operating power plants with total equity contracted capacity of 5,695 MW, and two power plants under construction representing total equity contracted capacity of 321 MW. These power plants are located in eight countries, namely Thailand, Lao PDR, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan and USA. EGCO Group’s power plants use various fuel sources, including natural gas, LNG, coal, biomass, hydropower, solar power, wind power, thermal power, and fuel cells. In addition, it has energy-related businesses, including oil pipeline extension to the northeastern region project and EGCO Rayong Industrial Estate Project, and has obtained the shipper license to source and supply Liquefied Natural Gas in Thailand.