Rama 9 Data Center raided for unlicensed diesel storage

Khaosod•Economy•8d ago

Reader Briefing

The Department of Energy Business is pursuing legal action against a Rama 9 data center for storing 200,000 liters of diesel without a permit.

•A data center on Rama 9 Road was found storing approximately 200,000 liters of unlicensed diesel fuel.
•The Department of Energy Business ordered the immediate removal of the fuel following complaints about fuel smells causing illness.
•Legal action will be filed on September 3 based on the Fuel Control Act 1999.
•The Ministry of Energy will propose new zoning and safety criteria for data centers on September 4.

Overview

•Residents and operators near a data center on Rama 9 Road reported fuel smells for over 2 months, causing some individuals to experience dizziness and vomiting.
•Thitiphat Chotidechachainan, Secretary to the Minister of Energy, inspected the data center located near Rama 9 Hospital.
•The Department of Energy Business found approximately 200,000 liters of diesel stored for emergency generators without a legal permit.
•The data center, a joint venture between Thai and Eastern foreign investors, has since pumped the oil out of the tanks.
•The Department of Energy Business prepares to file a complaint on September 3 for violations of Section 65 of the Fuel Control Act 1999.
•On September 4, the Ministry of Energy will propose that the National Economic and Social Development Council, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, electricity, and water authorities create zoning and safety standards for data centers.
•The Ministry of Energy warned operators to delay similar projects until new criteria are clarified.

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Key Quotes

Ministry of Energy

"The Ministry of Energy, together with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, has a clear position that it will not allow the establishment of fuel storage for emergency generators of Data Centers in urban community areas."

กระทรวงพลังงานร่วมกับกรุงเทพมหานครมีจุดยืนชัดเจนว่า จะไม่อนุญาตให้จัดตั้งสถานที่เก็บน้ำมันสำหรับสำรองเดินเครื่องกำเนิดไฟฟ้าฉุกเฉินของ Data Center ในพื้นที่ชุมชนเมือง

Key Entities

Person

Thitiphat Chotidechachainan(ฐิติภัสร์ โชติเดชาชัยนันต์)

Secretary to the Minister of Energy who inspected the data center on Rama 9 Road.

Organization

Ministry of Energy(กระทรวงพลังงาน)ℹ️

The government body overseeing energy regulations and proposing new data center zoning criteria.

Department of Energy Business(กรมธุรกิจพลังงาน)

The agency that inspected the fuel storage and is filing legal charges against the data center.

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️

The city administration collaborating with the Ministry of Energy on urban fuel storage positions and zoning.

Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council(สำนักงานสภาพัฒนาการเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

The agency requested to help develop zoning and safety standards for data centers.

Place

Rama 9 Road(ถนนพระราม 9)ℹ️

The location where the unlicensed fuel storage was found.

Rama 9 Hospital(โรงพยาบาลพระราม 9)

A landmark located adjacent to the data center under inspection.

Law

Fuel Control Act 1999(พ.ร.บ.ควบคุมน้ำมันเชื้อเพลิง พ.ศ. 2542)

The law under which the data center is being prosecuted for illegal fuel storage.