CSR Thaioil : CSR ระดับประเทศ

"Building on the clean energy project and opening up learning opportunities for hilltribe villagers for community and social sustainability"

Further to the extension of power grid from the Huay Poo Ling plant to Ban Khun Ya School (with more than 70 students), we cooperated with E for E in another GEM activity in March 2011 by organizing a trip for more than 30 volunteering employees to work with Ban Khun Ya villagers in constructing the 50th Anniversary Thaioil Group Building at Ban Khun Ya School, Amphoe Chom Thong, Chiang Mai. This new building replaced an old one, which had been in use for 35 years.

The new single-storey building consists of two classrooms, one computer room and one teachers' room. We also supplied the school with computers, an internet system and long-distance learning via satellite to develop this new building into a learning center and raise community awareness of the values of forest and water resources, which are critical factors for secure and sustainable clean energy that all community members can use. In addition, we provided learning and sports equipment to enhance the learning capacity of students of Ban Khun Ya School.

"Villagers in the valley of Amphoe Chom Thong now have sustainable power supply."

The Huay Poo Ling community hydropower plant at Tambon Ban Luang, Amphoe Chom Thong, Chiang Mai, is a community-based hydropower plant implemented by Thaioil Group in cooperation with E for E, Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) and Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP). A concrete weir with a water intake was constructed in Huay Poo Ling to feed water via pipes to a 22-kilowatt (kW) hydroturbine generator in the plant.

We also took part in extending the project to reap full potential of the water resource and maximize the plant's capacity. A grid was installed to expand the coverage of power supply from one to three villages, totaling 113 households. The extension also included Ban Khun Ya School, the educational center of this area. The availability of electricity has improved the villagers' quality of life and given educational opportunities to students in this remote community. The project has also raised villagers' awareness about the value of conservation of watersheds, the source for their power supply.

"Each year, over 4,800 trees at Amphoe Mueang Pan can still survive."

The stove modification for tea leave steaming project at Amphoe Mueang Pan, Lampang, was developed and implemented under GEM to promote efficient consumption of energy. Ban Pa Miang villagers generally produce and sell steamed tea leaves. They used to steam the leaves for 90 minutes and use 25 kilograms of firewood, while, using energy-efficient tea leave steaming stoves, they now need only 60 minutes and 7-10 kilograms of firewood for the same quantity of leaves, thus saving 60% of fuel. At present, over 120 households in Ban Pa Miang are using energy-efficient stoves to reduce forest encroachment and save over 4,800 trees while decreasing carbon dioxide emission by 15,000 tons a year.

In May 2010, we brought 30 employees to work with the Ban Pa Miang community on installing energy-efficient tea leave steaming stoves.

The hydropower plant project at Wat Champa Thong and Champa Thong Waterfall Park, Tambon Ban Tam, Amphoe Mueang Phayao, Phayao, is another GEM project that we undertook with E for E, DEDE and DNP. The project consists of weir construction and diversion of water from the Champa Thong waterfall to power a 7.5-kW hydroturbine generator.

Power supply from the plant supports Wat Champa Thong's Buddhism mission and the national park's watershed conservation efforts by making them less dependent on diesel generators and reducing their fuel expenses. The project has also become a model for small hydropower technology.

In mid-May 2010, we organized a CSR merit-making activity to offer robes and other needed items to monks to commemorate this community hydropower plant project. Our executives and volunteering employees participated and planted trees, while replacing light bulbs with energy-saving ones in many temple buildings. The contributions collected from merit-making would be used by the temple to set up a maintenance fund for the power plant and lodgings for religious practitioners.

This GEM project was undertaken with E for E and the DEDE. Ban Pian Hydropower Plant Project is located at Tambon Thep Sadet, Amphoe Doi Saket, Chiang Mai. The old village is located in a remote area without access to public utilities.

Thaioil installed a 3-kW hydroturbine generator and a power generator to supply electricity to 10 households to transfer power generation technology from a small hydropower plant run by the community. Since the power generator requires a constant water flow, community members would automatically feel the need for watershed conservation and reduce tree felling. Aside from improving their quality of life, education, public health and creating better livelihoods, the project has strengthened cooperation among community members since they have had to set up rules and collect electricity fees to manage the power plant for sustainability.

The 35th Ranger Regiment Hydropower Plant Project is located at Amphoe Khlong Lan, Kamphaeng Phet. Thaioil conducted this project in April 2010 with E for E and DEDE by installing a 3-kW hydroturbine generator and a grid to the office of the regiment. The regiment used to have only power supply from solar cells, which was not enough for its communication equipment, thus hindering its work. So, the project has contributed to the regiment's narcotic suppression and border security missions, as well as promoting the morale of its personnel.

"Biogas, clean energy, from Thaioil to communities"

Biogas from pig farm project at Ban Nares, Amphoe Don Chedi, Suphan Buri, is another GEM project with E for E to promote the use of naturally available energy or energy produced from agricultural surplus. In this case, biogas is produced in a 100-cubic-meter fixed-dome pit filled with pig manure. The project installed the main pipe system along village roads to distribute biogas to 23 households. This way, Ban Nares villagers can save their fuel expenses by using the biogas for their cooking in favor of LPG. The project also reduces unpleasant sights, pig farm odors, unhygienic environment and disease-spreading insects, as well as global warming.