30 มกราคม 2541
The signing of the Amendment to Power Purchase Agreement
No. EGCO 310/030
January 30, 1998
Attn : President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Subject : The signing of the first amendment to Power Purchase Agreement
According to Rayong Electricity Generating Company Limited (REGCO) and
Khanom Electricity Generating Company Limited (KEGCO),which are 99.99% held
by Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCOMP), have executed
Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with the Electricity Generating Authority of
Thailand (EGAT), these PPAs became effective on December 7,1994 and June 19,
1996 , respectively. Then on July 2, 1997, the Ministry of Finance (MOF)
issued a Notification providing that the value of the Baht would be set by
conditions in the foreign exchange market, with the Bank of Thailand buying
and selling currency to maintain the stability of Baht.
The notification by the MOF has the effect to the cost of financing of REGCO
and KEGCO under the PPAs. Therefore, EGAT agrees to consider giving the
compensation by adjusting the capacity rate formula for the foreign content
portion, which are Debt Financing Charge (DFC) by the foreign debt ratio in
each year and Major Maintenance Parts Charge (MMPC), using the exchange rate
for the last business day of each billing period on the base foreign
exchange of Baht 28 for the rest of projects' life. REGCO and KEGCO have
signed the amendments to the PPA on January 30, 1998. These amendments
shall be effective retroactively to the billing period of July 1997.
Sincerely yours,
Worawit Khamkanist
Managing Director