IRPC ignores protest

Banchorn Chavansil, an advisor to IRPC, said in a press statement issued on Tuesday that the protesters did not demand a "negotiation" but an "ultimatum".

 "They only thing they want is to have Piti Yimprasert (CEO) confirm that IRPC would not join the power generating bidding. IRPC considers that this is unfair to the company which acts on honesty and in line with the government's policy. Thus, we cannot honour the "ultimatum" despite our concerns for Rayong people who join the protest," Banchorn said.

IRPC's facility in Rayong has been blocked by over 10,000 protesters since Monday. The protesters demanded the company to drop its plan to join the independent power producer (IPP) bidding whereby private power generators are welcomed to bid to generate 3,200 megawatts.

- The Nation