Bangkok--22 May--PTT
Mr. Chaivat Churitti, Senior Executive Vice President Oil Business Group of PTT Public Company Limited (PTT), revealed that this year, PTT will again organize “the Generation P Energy Conservation Camp” and “the School Energy Conservation Competition” to provide and create knowledge and understanding on energy, sources of supply, and benefits of energy as well as to create consciousness of wise energy consumption amongst the youth who are the country’s future.
Thus, the youth who is interested to join the program must be in grade 10 or 11 and team up a group of 4 together with 1 counselor (teacher). The team has to come up with a plan on “energy conservation and alternative fuel development in school and community” and submit to PTT. Successful candidates will be selected to join “the Generation P Energy Conservation Camp 2007” which will be held between June 27-29, 2007 at Princess Sirinthorn Medicinal Plant Garden in Rayong Province.
Mr. Chaivat added that successful candidates will have to share their energy-saving knowledge gained from the camp to their friends in school and neighborhood. Meanwhile, the proposed “School Energy Conservation Program” must be put into practice for six months, and the report progress must be submitted to PTT once a month. PTT will evaluate and award the 3 winning teams of which the winner will be awarded Baht 50,000 and the plaque from PTT; the runner up will be awarded Baht 30,000 with the plaque; and the third prize winner will received Baht 10,000 award with the plaque from PTT as well. Moreover, the youth of the winning teams will be eligible for the acceptance to further their education in Khon Kaen University’s Engineering Department too.
For last year’s winners who were up on the stage today to receive their awards (Baht 30,000 for Top Winner, Baht 20,000 for Second Prize Winner, and Baht 10,000 for Third Prize Winner) would also eligible for the enrollment in Khon Kaen University’s Engineering Department too. The 2006’s winners were as follows:
Winner: Prachaksilpakarn School, Udonthani Province (Project: the Youth Research Center On Bio Diesel)
Mr. Thebporn Thebbupong
Mr. Phanupong Nam-arsa
Mr. Thawatchai Sapang-ngern
Second Prize Winner: Sikew Sawasphadung Wittaya School, Nakornratchasima
Province (Project: Energy Saving Cooker)
Miss Patinya Loychantuek
Miss Jiraporn Wongsawaeng
Miss Sarocha Sathilchareonkul
Mr. Nattapong Itthi-apibovorn
Third Prize Winner: 60 Phansa Wittayakom School, Ubonratchathani Province (Project: Bio Gas From Beans)
Miss Siriporn Singhakum
Miss Prathaithip Karwan
Miss Sinjai Pholkaew
Miss Suphaporn Charookhamool
For more information, please call 0-2537-2568 or e-mail us at [email protected] Application form can also be printed from www.pttplc.com Submission of the project can be sent to Corporate Public Relations Division Oil Business Group, PTT Public Company, 555 Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900. Closing date is June 8, 2007.