THE INVESTMENT IN EASTW

No. EGCO 310/498 Date October 12, 2000 Attn : The President of the Stock Exchange of Thailand Subject:The Investment in Eastern Water Resources Development and Management Public Company Limited Pursuant to Section 246 of the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 and Regulations of the Stock Exchange of Thailand Re: Rules, Conditions and Procedures Governing the Disclosure of Information or any Act of a Listed Company, Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCOMP) would like to inform that EGCOMP purchased 15,736,400 shares of Eastern Water Resource Development and Management Public Company Limited (EASTW) in the Stock Exchange of Thailand being equivalent to 15.74% of EASTW's total issued shares. Yours sincerely, Machima Kunjara Na Ayudhya Deputy MD-Finance Acting Managing Director