17 May 1964

Bhumibol Dam cuts power bills

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej officially opened the Bhumibol Dam in Yanhee, Tak province, in a ceremony that marked the completion of the second of the three dams being built for irrigation purposes in the Chao Phraya River Basin. Provinces in the north and central plain benefited from the project, with increased irrigation for farmers and cheap electricity for Bangkok residents.

A month after the official opening, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority announced that it would cut electricity rates by eight percent due to the availability of cheap power from the Yanhee hydroelectricity plant (the original name for the Bhumibol Dam).

The plant cost 2,257,000 baht and opened with a capacity to produce 560,000 kilowatts of electricity. Impounding the Ping River created the country’s largest lake, covering an area of 300 sq km.

17 May 1964

Bhumibol Dam cuts power bills

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej officially opened the Bhumibol Dam in Yanhee, Tak province, in a ceremony that marked the completion of the second of the three dams being built for irrigation purposes in the Chao Phraya River Basin. Provinces in the north and central plain benefited from the project, with increased irrigation for farmers and cheap electricity for Bangkok residents.

A month after the official opening, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority announced that it would cut electricity rates by eight percent due to the availability of cheap power from the Yanhee hydroelectricity plant (the original name for the Bhumibol Dam).

The plant cost 2,257,000 baht and opened with a capacity to produce 560,000 kilowatts of electricity. Impounding the Ping River created the country’s largest lake, covering an area of 300 sq km.