Thailand is lending Japan a generating facility to help cover an electricity shortage caused by the damage to the Fukushima nuclear plant. The facility has two gas-turbine generators that together produce 240,000 kilowatts of electricity. That's enough for 80,000 to 240,000 households depending on demand. The facility was built by a Japanese firm near Bangkok in 1995. It's been used for emergency generation during electricity shortages. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand is lending it to Japan after a request from Tokyo Electric Power Company. Each of the generators and associated equipment weigh more than 500 tons. The Thai generating authority and the Japanese manufacturer will start dismantling the plant on Saturday and ship the parts to Japan later this month. The plant is expected to start running at a Tokyo Electric site as early as August.
(Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand) "It's an honor for Thailand to help Japan in its crisis."