MFU opens a Sub-electric Station on Campus
Thursday May 1, 2014, marked a new down in the history of power supply as Mae Fah Luang University (MFU) cerebrated the inauguration of a new on campus sub-power station. The occasion was graced by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanchai Sirichana, the President of Mae Fah Luang University who in his address to administrators, staff members and thousands of students, called upon the MFU family to use power efficiently.
Mae Fah Luang University (MFU) has since its 16 years of existence, undergone significant expansion in a bid to absorb the growing demand for tertiary education both on the local and international scene. This expansion has had a corresponding need for reliable and sustainable sources of energy. It is against this background that in 2012, MFU embarked on a multimillion Sub-Power Station Project with an aim to increase its efficiency.
The construction period of a Sub-electric Station was divided into two fiscal years; 2012 and 2013 with budget allocations of 44 and 29 million Baht respectively (About US$1.4 million and US$1 million). The Sub-electric Station can help to convert electric currents flow from high electric potential to low electric potential that is suitable for MFU. It was envisaged that MFU would reduce the cost of electricity by about 7-10 percent per year once the sub-station project is operational thereby off-setting its increased energy demand emanating from the expansion programme. Some of the recently constructed facilities at MFU include office buildings and MFU Medical Center.