Thai power producer ELECTRICITY Generation Plc (EGCO) plans to invest about 30 billion Thai baht ($944 million) in three overseas projects under construction.

The three overseas power projects in the pipeline have total equity contracted capacity of 544 megawatts (MW).

The first two are the 160MW Xayaburi power plant in Laos, and the 223 MW San Buenaventura power plant in the Philippines, with both projects to be finalized and start commercial operations in 2019.

EGCO said that the third project, the 161MW Nam Theun 1 power plant in Laos, will be finalized and begin commercial operations in 2022.