Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO Group) and Khanom Learning Center jointly excite the National Science and Technology Fair 2023 with the country’s first and only power plant barge to the exhibition featuring fun under the “Scientific Innovation Discovery Journey: Future Energy for Life” theme. Young students are encouraged to explore and discover scientific and innovative inspirations on this floating power plant and in the immersive theatre showing the amazing energy transition from the past to the future and towards a low-carbon society. Visitors to the booth will also enjoy generating electricity from hydrogen and meeting with the six EGCO Rangers who will save the world from the Dark Devil. All the fun has begun at IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani, Hall 11, from 11-20 August 2023.

Mr. Thepparat Theppitak, EGCO Group’s President, said that Khanom Learning Center, Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, was established and run by EGCO Group with an aim to be an out-of-class learning center where interested persons can learn more about electricity generation, energy, the environment, and the harmonious living between power plants and local communities. The learning center realizes that it is important to promote education and capabilities of young people in terms of science, technology, and energy. Therefore, it has organized the annual Science Week event since 2019. This year is the first time the center was invited by the National Science Museum (NSM) under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) to organize an exhibition at the National Science and Technology Fair. The invitation confirms that the center is recognized for its capability as an out-of-class learning center, which plays a significant role in disseminating knowledge about energy and science among the wider general public.

EGCO Group and Khanom Learning Center’s exhibition, designed under the “Scientific Innovation Discovery Journey: Future Energy for Life” concept, comprises three zones:

• Zone 1: Cleaner, Smarter, and Stronger to Drive Sustainable Growth: In this zone, technicians from Khanom Power Plant and the locals from Khanom are waiting to greet visitors. They will introduce the concept of the importance of energy security and balance in driving low-carbon society development, the importance of electricity, energy innovation, and the environment, which are keys to address the global climate change issue.
• Zone 2: Discover the Journey of Future Energy for Life: Visitors will explore the energy world in the immersive theatre where a story about how Thai energy industry has been transformed from the past to the present and towards a low-carbon society in the future.
•  Zone 3: Energy Transition for Better World: Clean energy that is important to support energy transition is featured in this zone. Visitors will enjoy an experiment of generating electricity from hydrogen and learn more about different kinds of renewable energy in this “Renewable Lightbox”.

In addition, the six EGCO Rangers who will save the world from the Dark Devil will be waiting to entertain visitors. Other activities, including quizzes, are both fun and educational. Let’s have fun at the “Scientific Innovation Discovery Journey: Future Energy for Life” exhibition in the National Science and Technology Fair 2023 from 11-20 August 2023 between 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani, Hall 9-11 (EGCO Group and Khanom Learning Center’s exhibition is in Hall 11). Interested persons may watch live broadcast of the event on Khanom Learning Center facebook page (www.facebook.com/khanomlearningcenter).

“EGCO Group and the Khanom Learning Center are glad to welcome young people and interested persons to join us in exploring the future energy world on this amazing floating power plant. We will bring our 31 years of experience and knowledge in the energy industry to share with visitors to promote good understanding of electricity generation, energy and the environment during the period when the entire world is observing energy transition towards clean energy. The exhibition is a perfect learning experience for young people who will grow up and play important roles in developing their communities and the country in the future. This clearly reflects our belief that “The Good Start Will Bring Greater Result”,” said Mr. Thepparat.

After the National Science and Technology Fair 2023 ends, EGCO Group will move its exhibition to Khanom Learning Center, Khanom District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. Young people in southern Thailand with special interest in science and technology visiting the center will have chances to enjoy learning about electricity generation, future energy innovation, and the environment from this special exhibition between 4-13 September 2023.