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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTFINANCIAL POSITION (CONSOLIDATED)(Unit : Million Baht)20<strong>08</strong> 2007 2006Total Revenue 33,854 33,011 33,992Operating Revenue 33,724 32,266 32,593- IPP Business 10,859 10,162 10,705- Cogen Business 22,864 22,104 21,888EBITDA 7,294 8,605 9,052EBIT 4,850 5,654 5,933Normalized Net Profit 3,784 4,314 4,602Total Assets 70,<strong>08</strong>3 54,024 54,609Total Liabilities 39,885 25,053 28,169Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ Equity 30,198 28,971 26,440Dividend Per Sh<strong>ar</strong>e (Baht) 1.654 (1) 1.575 (2) 2.850 (3)Note :(1) 1.054 Baht / sh<strong>ar</strong>e paid from 2007 results, 0.60 Baht / sh<strong>ar</strong>e paid from 20<strong>08</strong> results (interim)(2) 0.975 Baht / sh<strong>ar</strong>e paid from 2006 results, 0.60 Baht / sh<strong>ar</strong>e paid from 2007 results (interim)(3) 2.250 Baht / sh<strong>ar</strong>e paid from 2005 results, 0.60 Baht / sh<strong>ar</strong>e paid from 2006 results (interim)8 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


35,00030,00025,00020,00015,00033,72432,266 32,593(Unit ; Million Baht)CogenBusinessIPPBusiness5,0004,0003,0002,0003,7844,314(Unit ; Million Baht)4,60280,00070,00060,00050,00040,00030,00070,<strong>08</strong>3(Unit ; Million Baht)54,024 54,60910,0005,0001,00020,00010,000020<strong>08</strong>20072006020<strong>08</strong> 2007 2006020<strong>08</strong> 2007 2006OPERATING REV<strong>EN</strong>UE NORMALIZED NET PROFIT TOTAL ASSETSKey P&L performance indicator for Glow is Normalized Net Profit (NNP)• IPP business has an outstanding loan in USD which will be repaid by USD linked operating cash flows.• Under Thai GAAP the outstanding USD loan is converted at ye<strong>ar</strong>-end in THB at the current exchange rate.Any difference in THB outstanding loan amount due to using a difference exchange rate comp<strong>ar</strong>ed to last ye<strong>ar</strong> leads to anunrealized FX gain (THB appreciation) or loss (THB depreciation).• Since the USD loans in IPP business <strong>ar</strong>e served by USD linked cash flows the Unrealized FX gains / losses should, in Glow’s view, beignored from an economic point of view.• Glow’s management has always and consistently focused on NNP ignoring unrealized FX gains / losses (substance over form).Glow Energy Public Company Limited9


G<strong>EN</strong>ERAL INFORMATIONGLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office address : 195 Empire Tower 38 th Floor - P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120Plant LocationHomepageType of BusinessTel. (66 2) 670 1500 - 33 Fax (66 2) 670 1548 - 9: Glow Phase 2 - Central Utilities Cogeneration Plant3, 5, I - 4 Road, Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Muang District, Rayong 21150Tel. (038) 684 078 - 80 Fax (038) 684 – 789 and: Glow Phase 4 - Central Utilities Cogeneration Plant: 11, I - 5 Road, Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Muang District, Rayong 21150Tel. (038) 698 400 - 10 Fax (038) 684 789: www.glow.co.th: Supply utilities (electricity, steam, cl<strong>ar</strong>ified and demineralized water)SUBSIDIARY COMPANY THAT THE COMPANY HOLDS SHARES OF MORE THAN 50%1. GLOW COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office address : 195 Empire Tower 38 th Floor - P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120Type of BusinessTel. (66 2) 670 1500 - 33 Fax (66 2) 670 1548 - 9: Provide management services, consultant services and management advisory for related companies2. GLOW IPP COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office address : 195 Empire Tower 38 th Floor - P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120Tel. (66 2) 670 1500 - 33 Fax (66 2) 670 1548 - 9Plant Location: Glow IPP Power Plant42 Moo 8, CIE - 8 Road, Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Chonburi Industrial Estate, Sriracha District, Chonburi 20230Tel. (038) 345 900 - 5 Fax (038) 345 906Type of Business: Generate and Supply Electricity3. GLOW SPP 1 COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office address : 195 Empire Tower 38 th Floor - P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120Tel. (66 2) 670 1500 - 33 Fax (66 2) 670 1548 - 9Plant Location: Glow SPP 1 Plant - Central Utilities Cogeneration Plant10, Soi G - 2, Pakornsongkrawhrat Road, Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Eastern Industrial Estate (Map Ta Phut),Huaypong, Muang District, Rayong 21150Tel. (038) 685 589 Fax (038) 685 104Type of Business: Generate and Supply Utilities including electricity, steam and demineralized water for industrial use4. GLOW SPP 2 COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office address : 195 Empire Tower 38 th Floor - P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120Tel. (66 2) 670 1500 - 33 Fax (66 2) 670 1548 - 9Plant Location: Glow Phase 3 - Hybrid Cogeneration Plant11, I - 5 Road, Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Map Ta Phut, Muang District, Rayong 21150Tel. (038) 698 400 – 10 Fax (038) 684 789Type of Business: Generate and Supply Utilities including electricity and steam for industrial use10 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


5. GLOW SPP 3 COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office address : 195 Empire Tower 38 th Floor - P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120Tel. (66 2) 670 1500 - 33 Fax (66 2) 670 1548 - 9Plant Location: Glow Phase 3 - Hybrid Cogeneration Plant11, I - 5 Road, Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Map Ta Phut, Muang District, Rayong 21150Tel. (038) 698 400 – 10 Fax (038) 684 789Type of Business: Generate and Supply Utilities including electricity, steam cl<strong>ar</strong>ified and demineralized water forindustrial use6. GLOW DEMIN WATER COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office address : 195 Empire Tower 38 th Floor - P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120Tel. (66 2) 670 1500 - 33 Fax (66 2) 670 1548 - 9Plant Location: 9, Soi G - 2, Pakornsongkrawhrat Road, Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Eastern Industrial Estate (Map Ta Phut),Huaypong, Muang District, Rayong 21150Tel. (038) 685 589 Fax (038) 685 104Type of Business: Generate and supply demineralised water for industrial use7. GLOW IPP 3 COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office address : 195 Empire Tower 38 th Floor - P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120Tel. (66 2) 670 1500 - 33 Fax (66 2) 670 1548 – 9Type of Business: Investment and Development of power generation projects8. GLOW IPP 2 HOLDING COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office address : 195 Empire Tower 38 th Floor - P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120Tel. (66 2) 670 1500 - 33 Fax (66 2) 670 1548 – 9Type of Business: Investment in power generation companies9. GHECO-ONE COMPANY LIMITEDHead Office / Plant Location : 11, I-5 Road, Map ta Phut Industrial Estate, Map Ta Phut, Muang District, Rayong 21150Tel. (038) 698 400 - 10 Fax (038) 684 789Type of Business: Generate and Supply Electricity• Number of Employeesas of 31 December 20<strong>08</strong>• Registered Capitalas of 31 December 20<strong>08</strong>• Paid up Capitalas of 31 December 20<strong>08</strong>OTHER REFER<strong>EN</strong>CESBondholder’s RepresentativeAuditor: 490 persons120 persons <strong>ar</strong>e located at Bangkok and 370 persons at Plant: 14,828,650,350 baht: 14,628,650,350 baht: Siam Commercial Bank Public Company LimitedTower 2, 3 rd Floor, 1060 New Petchaburi Road, Makkasan, Rajatevee Bangkok 10400Tel. (66 2) 256 2323 - 27: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Jaiyos Audit Company Limited183 Rajanak<strong>ar</strong>n Building 25, 26, 28 th Floor, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok 10120Glow Energy Public Company Limited11


MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMANIn 20<strong>08</strong> Glow Group (‘the Company’) achieved significantcommercial successes which will ensure future profitable growthfor both its cogeneration and its IPP Business, an achievement wecan be proud of. Despite a difficult environment which hasnegatively impacted our profitability, the Company managed todeliver satisfactory financial results.In 20<strong>08</strong>, Glow Group recorded consolidated total revenues ofBaht 33,751 million, a 4.33 percent increase from 2007. Ournormalized net profit (‘NNP’ – net profit before unrealized foreignexchange gains and losses) was Baht 3,784 million, a 12.27percent decrease which was mainly due to an increase in fuelwhich was not accompanied by a corresponding increase inelectricity t<strong>ar</strong>iff, as well as a reduction in demand of our industrialcustomers during the last qu<strong>ar</strong>ter due to the economic downturn.12 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


However, the outlook for our business is very promising. Oursubsidi<strong>ar</strong>y, GHECO-One, was one of the winning bidders in the2007 IPP solicitation. In 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-One, a 660 MW coal-firedproject, obtained its EIA license and executed a Power PurchaseAgreement with Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand(‘EGAT’). The construction of the plant began in mid 20<strong>08</strong> and iscurrently progressing on schedule with a t<strong>ar</strong>get commercialoperation by the end of 2011. This plant will be the most efficientand environmentally friendly coal-fired power plant in Thailandand will support Thailand’s fuel diversification policy as well ascontribute in providing stable and affordable electricity prices toconsumers.Our CFB3 cogeneration project is progressing, is on schedule andshould reach commercial operation by the end of this ye<strong>ar</strong>.Additionally, we st<strong>ar</strong>ted construction of Phase 5, a 382 MWgas-fired cogeneration plant, in second half of 20<strong>08</strong>, which shouldcome into operation in the second half of 2011. These two plantswill provide power and steam to several petrochemicalcustomers expanding their production as p<strong>ar</strong>t of third expansionphase of Map Ta Phut.In p<strong>ar</strong>allel to our focus on growth, the Company continues tofocus on the need to develop social welf<strong>ar</strong>e within thesurrounding communities and strong protection of environment.Maintaining sustainable relationships and contributing to theimprovement of the quality of life within our communities is anintegral p<strong>ar</strong>t of our corporate culture. Our new plants utilize stateof the <strong>ar</strong>t emission control technologies and we <strong>ar</strong>e also furtherimproving the emission control systems of our existing plantswhich at this point already fulfill all Thai regulations and WorldBank guidelines.On behalf of the Company’s Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors, I would like toexpress my gratitude to all executives and employees of theCompany for their dedication and h<strong>ar</strong>d work tow<strong>ar</strong>ds the successof our company as well as their contributions to society. I wouldalso like to thank our sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders, customers, investors, financialinstitutes, public and private sectors including the localcommunities for the trust and continued support of our business.Mr. Guy RichelleChairman of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>dGlow Energy Public Company Limited13


14 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>MESSAGE FROM THE CEO


FINANCIAL RESULTS(Unit : Million Baht) (Unit : Million Baht) (Unit : Million Baht)- CogenBusiness- IPPBusinessOPERATING REV<strong>EN</strong>UE EBITDA NORMALIZED NET PROFITDue to mainly external circumstances 20<strong>08</strong> was a challenging ye<strong>ar</strong>to Glow, throughout the ye<strong>ar</strong>, we were facing a situation wheregross m<strong>ar</strong>gin was reduced as a result of increasing fuel prices andlimited increase in Ft. We implemented v<strong>ar</strong>ious cost savingmeasures and our financial results for the first three qu<strong>ar</strong>ters ofthe ye<strong>ar</strong> were still in line with the previous ye<strong>ar</strong>. However,because of weakening demand from our industrial customers dueto economic downturn combined with effects from unplannedoutage of some of our plants in the last qu<strong>ar</strong>ter of 20<strong>08</strong>, our NNP(Normalized Net Profit) for the ye<strong>ar</strong> dropped to 3,784 MTHB, adecrease of 12.27% from 2007.Glow Energy Public Company Limited15


THE STRATEGY OF GLOWGlow’s objectives remain balanced between achieving long-term and short-term financial t<strong>ar</strong>gets, both accounting and cash, whileprudently taken into consideration the bound<strong>ar</strong>y conditions for proper and sustainable business including corporate socialresponsibility.CashSh<strong>ar</strong>eholders Value Creation - Long Term, risk adjustedFree Cash Flow - Short Term, dividend policyE<strong>ar</strong>ningsEBITDA and NNP (Thai GAAP)Reduce e<strong>ar</strong>ning volatilityActions• Commercial• Financial• Operational• Human Resources• SocialBound<strong>ar</strong>y ConditionsRisk Management(Legal and Corporate) Compliance Commodityrisk management (FX, interest, gas, coal)Managerial FundamentalsQuality management (Reliability of decision-makingand reporting based on stand<strong>ar</strong>dized documentedprocesses, automated tools / systems and highlyqualified & motivated workforce who adheres tovalues & culture of Glow)Social ResponsibilityStrengthen educational support, government relations,community relations, environmental c<strong>ar</strong>e16 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


KEY TARGET 2009 : IMPLEM<strong>EN</strong>TATIONOF EXPANSIONSWe have currently three major expansions projects underconstruction :• 115 MW coal-fired cogeneration project (CFB 3)• 660 MW coal-fired IPP project (GHECO-One)• 382 MW gas-fired cogeneration project (Phase 5)These three projects will increase our generation capacity byapproximately 60% after entering into commercial operation in2009 (CFB 3) and 2011 (GHECO-One and Phase 5).GHECO-One will sell all of its capacity to EGAT under 25-Ye<strong>ar</strong>Power Purchase Agreement signed in September 20<strong>08</strong>. CFB 3 andPhase 5 projects will serve industrial customers in Map Ta Phut<strong>ar</strong>ea and all of CFB 3 capacity is already contracted as well asmost of the Phase 5 capacity.The construction of all of these projects is currently progressing inaccordance with the planned time schedule and budget.We trust that with commitment of dedicated and professionalemployees, support from our long standing customers andsuppliers and co-operation with authorities and localcommunities, we will manage to complete these expansions asplanned and develop our business further in a sustainablemanner.Mr. Esa HeiskanenChief Executive OfficerGlow Energy Public Company Limited17


VISION, MISSION,CORPORATE CULTUREVISIONGlow vision changes to include expansions outside Thailand.OPERATIONAL EXCELL<strong>EN</strong>CE• Focus on reliability and improvement of heat rates• Reduce production costs and increase productivity• Improve fuel management and efficiency• Focus on completing expansions, meet the t<strong>ar</strong>getedschedule and performance• Reduce cost of capital• Improve reporting and management tools and processes• Improve customer intimacy and satisfactionPROFITABLE GROWTH• Expand Cogen businesses in Thailand by selling steam andelectricity to high-load industrial customers who valuereliability• Expand IPP business in Thailand• Expand business in Laos and seek new business in Cambodia• Follow key customers when they pursue petrochemicalprojects in ASEAN countries, to the extent that a fulloperational integration in Glow’s activities makes sense andallows for synergies18 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


MISSIONGlow mission focuses on value creation for sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder’s and customers and on environmental and social responsibilityCREATE VALUE FOR OUR SHAREHOLDERS AND CUSTOMERS IN A SUSTAINABLE MANNER THROUGH:a) Reliable products and servicesb) Operational excellencec) Profitable growthd) Committed and knowledgeable employeese) A network of expertisePERFORM THE BUSINESS IN A SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE <strong>EN</strong>VIRONM<strong>EN</strong>T AND WITH THE SOCIETY:a) Environmentally responsible projectsb) Develop the quality of life of communities in <strong>ar</strong>eas where we do businessesc) A prime focus on environment health and safety for our employee, contractors and the surrounding communitiesd) Provide expertise and support to the development of the Thai energy sector if valued by the authoritiesCORPORATE CULTURE : CACSS1. Communication : Openly communicate with bosses / subordinates and internal / external customers2. Adaptability : Adjust and thrive in an environment where tasks, assignments, priorities and surrounding do change3. Commitment : Finish what you st<strong>ar</strong>t and commit to tasks assigned and take accountability and responsibilities whenproblems <strong>ar</strong>ise4. Social P<strong>ar</strong>tnership : Develop and maintain a sustainable relationship with the environment, community and society5. Sustainable Business <strong>Relations</strong> : Develop and maintain a long-term relationship and commitment to all business p<strong>ar</strong>tners(suppliers, customers, equity investors) through loyal, honest, and sincere conduct.Glow Energy Public Company Limited19


GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCEThe Company follows the prudent supervision control principlesaccording to guidelines prescribed by the Stock Exchange ofThailand as follows:RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERSThe Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors of the Company has established thecorporate governance policies concerning the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’s basicrights as follows:1. Rights to buy, sell or transfer sh<strong>ar</strong>es2. Rights to sh<strong>ar</strong>e in the profit of the company3. Rights to have access to the company’s information in atimely fashion and on a regul<strong>ar</strong> basis4. Rights to p<strong>ar</strong>ticipate and vote in the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders meetingincluding the rights to• Elect or remove members of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d• Propose and approve the appointment of external auditor• P<strong>ar</strong>ticipate in the decision making of any transactionsthat affect the Company and/or the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders in amaterial mannerThe Company has facilitated the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders during eachsh<strong>ar</strong>eholder’s meeting by prep<strong>ar</strong>ing the appropriated meetingvenues which correspond to the number of sh<strong>ar</strong>eholdersp<strong>ar</strong>ticipating in the meeting. The Company also sends eachsh<strong>ar</strong>eholder a letter of invitation to the meeting together with anagenda and cle<strong>ar</strong>, complete and adequate information to be usedwith each agendum 7 days in advance of the meeting date. Eachagendum also has commendations of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors ofthe Company. Moreover, the Company prep<strong>ar</strong>es the accurate andcomplete minutes of each meeting to be made available forinspection by the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders on the website of the Company.The Company has also developed a process allowing thesh<strong>ar</strong>eholders to propose agenda or questions to the company orcontact person for the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting through Companywebsite.20 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


In 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company has <strong>ar</strong>ranged 1 Annual General Meeting ofSh<strong>ar</strong>eholders and 1 Extraordin<strong>ar</strong>y General Meeting of Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholdersNo.1/20<strong>08</strong>. During the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting, the Chairman of themeeting allows every sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder to equally examine businessoperations of the Company. Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders were welcome to voiceany queries, express their opinions and make other suggestions.EQUITABLE TREATM<strong>EN</strong>T OF SHAREHOLDERSUnder the Company’s Corporate Governance Policy, it is the dutyof the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors to facilitate the minority sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders topropose, in advance of the meeting date, any issues forconsideration in the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders meeting. The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directorshas established a procedure to allow the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders to makeproposals including a procedure to nominate candidates. Thedetailed procedures and criteria can be found on the Companywebsite.The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has approved the Insider Trading Policy toprevent the abusive use of inside information and hascommunicated this policy to everyone in the company via theCompany website. Moreover, when directors and certainexecutives of the Company, who <strong>ar</strong>e considered as being in theposition of an Informed Function, buy/sell sh<strong>ar</strong>es of theCompany, they <strong>ar</strong>e required to submit a report on ownership(Form 59-2) to the SEC within 3 days.ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERSThe Company acknowledges and is fully aw<strong>ar</strong>e of the rights of thestakeholders. It is the Company’s policy to encourage thecooperation between the Company and the Stakeholder inenhancing the mutual interests as well as ensuring that thestakeholders have been protected and treated well. TheCompany places importance on the rights of all stakeholdersgroups such as employees, customers, business p<strong>ar</strong>tners, businesscompetitors and the overall societies. The operating guidelines forthe directors, executive officers and employees <strong>ar</strong>e cle<strong>ar</strong>lydefined as the business practice in the Code of Conduct sectionof the Corporate Governance Policy.The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has also established The Audit Committeeto examine the key operations of the company. The AuditCommittee’s duties shall involve auditing/governing theCompany’s operations, financial reports and internal controlsystems, the selection of auditors, and the consideration ofconflicts of interest, including risk management. The AuditCommittee scope and responsibilities <strong>ar</strong>e described in the AuditCommittee Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter.The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has approved the Environmental Policy toensure continuous and sustainable development of its corebusiness, without compromising the ability of the current and thefuture generation to enjoy the environment. In addition, TheBo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has also approved the Health and Safety Policyso that the Company pays full attention to the health and safetyconcerns that affect our employees, clients and the community.DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPAR<strong>EN</strong>CYInformation related to the Annual General Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder Meeting,Ethics Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter, Health, Safety & Environmental Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter, Code OfConduct, Insider Trading, Ethic Officer contact details, Ethical andSocial policies and other relevant information approved by theBo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors, have been provided through v<strong>ar</strong>ious channelssuch as the company’s annual reports and website.Glow Energy Public Company Limited21


In addition to disclosing information, as specified in relevant regulations, through the channel of the SET, Form 56-1, and annual reports,the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has designated the Finance & <strong>Investor</strong>s Relation Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment to disseminate information to sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders and otherstakeholders and to equitably and appropriately assist investors and securities analysts to understand the company and its business.Information posted in the company’s website is both in Thai and English. In addition, Communication Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment has been assigned towidely publicize timely corporate information and performance data via v<strong>ar</strong>ious media.The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors is responsible for the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies aswell as the financial information as appe<strong>ar</strong>s in the Company’s annual report. Such financial statements <strong>ar</strong>e prep<strong>ar</strong>ed in accordance withthe generally accepted accounting principles of Thailand by using the appropriate accounting policies, by adhering to them constantlyand by c<strong>ar</strong>efully using the best judgment. The important information is adequately disclosed in the note to the financial statements. TheBo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has established an effective internal control system to ensure that the report and the accounting information <strong>ar</strong>eaccurate, complete and adequate enough to maintain the assets and to prevent the loss, dishonest conduct or other ill-operationswhich might result in damage to the Company.The Company has disclosed the roles and responsibilities of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors together with these of the committees in the DirectorsCh<strong>ar</strong>ter of Corporate Governance Policy. In 20<strong>08</strong>, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has <strong>ar</strong>ranged 4 ordin<strong>ar</strong>y meetings and 7 extraordin<strong>ar</strong>y meetings.The p<strong>ar</strong>ticipation of each director can be summ<strong>ar</strong>ized as follows:THE ATT<strong>EN</strong>DANCE OF THE DIRECTORS IN 20<strong>08</strong>NAME POSITION HOLDING PARTICIPATION / TOTAL MEETINGORDINARY MEETING EXTRA-MEETING TOTAL1. Mr. Guy Richelle 30 April 20<strong>08</strong> 4/4 6/7 10/112. Mr. Peter Valere Germain Termote 1 30 April 20<strong>08</strong> 2/4 5/7 7/113. Mr. Esa Heiskanen 2 7 October 20<strong>08</strong> 1/4 0/7 1/114. Mr. Kovit Poshyananda 25 April 2007 4/4 6/7 10/115. Mr. Vitthaya Vejjajiva 30 April 20<strong>08</strong> 4/4 7/7 11/116. Mrs. Supapun Ruttanaporn 25 April 2007 4/4 6/7 10/117. Mr. Dirk Achiel M<strong>ar</strong>c Beeusaert 25 April 2007 2/4 1/7 3/118. Mr. Guido Geeraerts 25 April 2007 2/4 0/7 2/119. Mr. Johan De Saeger 28 April 2006 3/4 5/7 8/1110. Mr. Rajit Nanda 3 28 April 2006 2/4 4/7 6/1111. Mr. Michel J. G. Gantois 4 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009 0/0 0/0 0/012. Mr. Philip De Cnudde 5 28 April 2006 1/4 0/7 1/1113. Mr. Pierre Jacques Weulersse 6 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009 0/0 0/0 0/014. Mr. Anut Chatikavanij 30 April 20<strong>08</strong> 3/4 7/7 10/1115. Mr. Brendan G. H. Wauters 28 April 2006 3/4 5/7 8/11Note : 1. Resigned from the company’s director and Chief Executive Officer on 7 October 20<strong>08</strong>.2. Replaced Mr. Peter Valere Germain Termote in his position as Director and Chief Executive Officer on 7 October 20<strong>08</strong>.Was an Executive Vice President and Chief Projects Development and IPP Business from 3 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 2005.Was an Executive Vice President and Chief Projects Government Affairs from 1 September 2004.3. Resigned from the company’s director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.4. Replaced Mr. Rajit Nanda as Director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.5. Resigned from the company’s director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.6. Replaced Mr. Philip De Cnudde as Director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.The process of setting and evaluating the objectives related to the determination of the remuneration of the Executive Vice Presidentsand the CEO (not individual remuneration) will be disclosed to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors in the annual report and the website. The disclosedremuneration figures of directors and management in the annual report will remain aggregated and will not be individualized. The individual22 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


emuneration of the Executive Vice Presidents and CEO will bedisclosed to the remuneration committee.RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD1. BOARD STRUCTURE• The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has an adequate and appropriatenumber of directors according to the size and the operationof the Company by having a total of 12 directors, consistingof 1 director who is in a management position, and 11non-management directors. Of all directors, 3 <strong>ar</strong>e independent.The number, definition, role and responsibilities of Bo<strong>ar</strong>d ofDirectors shall be complied the rule and regulations to beissuance.• The term of service of directors has been cle<strong>ar</strong>lystated in Glow’s Corporate Governance policy as follows:- Bo<strong>ar</strong>d members will be elected for a period of three (3)ye<strong>ar</strong>s, after which the members need to resign.- Resigned member may be nominated again.- During any rotation period, no more than one third ofthe directors should be rotated to ensure continuity.- During the implementation phase, some members mayserve an additional ye<strong>ar</strong> to ensure that the rotationpolicy could be implemented effectively.• As specified by Glow’s Corporate Governance Policy,directors must be independent according to the SEC’snotification reg<strong>ar</strong>ding the qualifications and scope ofwork of the Audit Committee, including other qualificationsas required by the Company. This is to enable thedirectors to work for the best interest of all sh<strong>ar</strong>eholderson an equitable basis and to prevent conflicts of interestbetween the Company and management of majorsh<strong>ar</strong>eholder(s) or other companies having management/major sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders in common. In addition, directorsmust also be able to express their opinion independently.• According to The Direct Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter of the Glow CorporateGovernance Policy, each Director shall dedicate thenecess<strong>ar</strong>y time and attention to fulfill his duties. Shoulda Director propose to accept another Directorship inaddition to that (or those) held at the time of hisappointment (with the exception of such position withan unlisted group company), this fact has to be broughtto the attention of the Chairman of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d’s Committeein ch<strong>ar</strong>ge of appointments with whom they <strong>ar</strong>e to assesswhether such new responsibilities would leave themthe time necess<strong>ar</strong>y to be devoted to their Directorresponsibilities. In addition, each Director shall informthe Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors completely and beforehand ofany real or potential conflict of interest, direct orindirect, which they may have. Any Director with such aconflict must not p<strong>ar</strong>ticipate in any discussion of anysuch topic and on voting on it.• The roles and responsibilities of the Chairman <strong>ar</strong>edifferent from those of the CEO. As described by theGlow’s Corporate Governance Policy, the bo<strong>ar</strong>d shouldsep<strong>ar</strong>ate the roles and responsibilities of both positionsGlow Energy Public Company Limited23


so that the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d, under the guidance of the Chairman,has authority and is able to control the management’soperations effectively and efficiently.• The Company’s Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has assigned the VicePresident - Finance & <strong>Investor</strong> <strong>Relations</strong> as the companysecret<strong>ar</strong>y to serve the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors in <strong>ar</strong>eas oftaking c<strong>ar</strong>e of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d’s activities and monitoringcompliance to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d’s resolutions.2. COMMITTEESThe Company’s Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has appointed thesub-committee to help with supervising the Company’sbusiness operations as follows:AUDIT COMMITTEEThe Audit Committee consists of 3 directors. A member ofthe Audit Committee may serve for a maximum of 6consecutive ye<strong>ar</strong>s, counting for practical purposes as of 1 April2005 listing. To ensure continuity, a maximum of one thirdmay be replaced in any given 24 months period. All of theAudit Committee members <strong>ar</strong>e independent directors. TheAudit Committee shall hold at least 4 meetings per ye<strong>ar</strong>. In20<strong>08</strong>, there were 7 audit meetings.The Audit Committee is comprised of 3 committee membersas follows :NAMEPOSITION1. Mr. Kovit Poshyananda Chairman of the Audit Committee2. Mr. Vitthaya Vejjajiva Audit Committee Members3. Mrs. Supapun Rattanaporn Audit Committee MembersScope of Authority and Responsibilities of the Audit Committee• To review the sufficiency, credibility and objectivity of thefinancial reporting by coordinating with the external auditorsand management responsible for prep<strong>ar</strong>ing the qu<strong>ar</strong>terlyand ye<strong>ar</strong>ly financial reports and to suggest issues or mattersto be included for review or audit by the external auditorsduring its audit of the company.• To review the adequacy and effectiveness of internalcontrol systems and internal audit functions by coordinatingwith the external auditors and internal auditors.• To review compliance with the Securities and ExchangeActs, Regulations of the SET, and any other relevant laws ofThailand.• To consider and advise the appointment of the externalauditors including the audit fee by considering thecredibility, the adequacy of its resources, the volume ofengagements, and the experience of its supervisory andprofessional staff.• The Audit Committee should also keep the nature the nonauditservices under review. The Audit Committee shouldset and apply a formal policy specifying the types of nonauditservices;- Not permissible;- Permissible after the review of the Audit Committee; and- Permissible without the referral to the Audit Committee.• To consider the appropriate disclosure of all connectedtransaction and any conflict-of-interests matters inconformity of relevant rules and regulations.• To take c<strong>ar</strong>e of other matters assigned to it by the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d ofDirectors and agreed to by the Audit Committee.• To report the activities of the Audit Committee in thecompany’s annual report, which shall be signed by theChairman of the Audit Committee.• To act as the Corporate Governance Committee to ensurethat the Company has in place and effectively complieswith a corporate governance framework to protect thereputation of the company and the interest of allstakeholders.THE NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEEThe Nomination and Remuneration Committee, comprises of 3members of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d, of which 1 is an independent director.The Nomination and Remuneration committee’s role is toselect appropriate candidates to be proposed for the positionsof director and CEO. The nomination process shall be set upin accordance with certain criteria and shall be transp<strong>ar</strong>ent.The Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall alsoconsider the guidelines for the remuneration of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d, theCEO and the executives directly reporting to the CEO, toensure that the basis is fair and reasonable for submission tothe Bo<strong>ar</strong>d and the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting for approval. TheNomination and Remuneration Committee’s scope andresponsibilities <strong>ar</strong>e described in the Nomination andRemuneration Committee Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter.24 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is comprised of3 committee members as follows :NAMEPOSITION1. Mr. Guy Richelle Chairman of the Nominationand Remuneration Committee2. Mr. Dirk Achiel M<strong>ar</strong>c Beeuwsaert Member3. Mr. Vitthaya Vejjajiva MemberOverall Purpose / Objectives• The role of the Nomination and Remuneration Committeeis to propose to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors (“the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d”), in thefirst instance, any new appointments, whether of executiveor of non-executive directors, and recommend a successorto the Chief Executive Officer when considered necess<strong>ar</strong>y.The Committee will review Bo<strong>ar</strong>d membership on a regul<strong>ar</strong>basis, considering inter alia the length of service ofmembers, their contribution to the work of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d andthe breadth of expertise of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d as a whole.• The Committee is also responsible for recommending tothe Bo<strong>ar</strong>d the remuneration <strong>ar</strong>rangement for non-executiveand independent members of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d.• In performing its duties, the Committee will maintaineffective working relationships with the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d, and eachCommittee member will obtain an understanding of thedetailed responsibilities of Committee membership asspecified in this Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter under the Corporate GovernancePolicy.• The Committee shall define on behalf of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d ofDirectors (“the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d”) and the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders, Glow’sremuneration policy for the Chief Executive Officer andExecutive Vice Presidents (“senior executives”), and todetermine their specific remuneration, benefits and termsof employment including pension rights and anycompensation payments and to monitor implementation ofGlow’s human resources vision and strategy.Authority• The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d authorises the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee, within the scope of its responsibilities, topropose candidates with proper qualifications to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d,and make all decisions relevant to this Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter (other thanwhere Bo<strong>ar</strong>d approval is specifically required).• The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d authorises the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee, within the scope of its responsibilities, to makeall decisions relevant to its Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter (other than where Bo<strong>ar</strong>dapproval is specifically required) and have access toprofessional advice inside and outside Glow at Glow’sexpense, subject to the prior approval of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d.Roles and ResponsibilitiesNomination• Review and recommend the criteria for Bo<strong>ar</strong>d membershipand required qualifications.Glow Energy Public Company Limited25


• Review the composition, size and experience of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>don a regul<strong>ar</strong> basis, including current and futurerequirements, having reg<strong>ar</strong>d in p<strong>ar</strong>t to regulatory constraints.• Make recommendations to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of candidates withproper qualifications for the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d to submit forappointment to the annual general sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders meeting.• Seek proposals of individuals for appointment asindependent members of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d.• Ensure that new members to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d p<strong>ar</strong>ticipate in theorientation program for new directors.• Review and recommend to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d the remuneration<strong>ar</strong>rangements for non-executive and independent membersof the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d, including their responsibilities for Committeeactivities, for subsequent approval by sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders.• Make recommendations to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d for the successorto the Chief Executive Officer when considered necess<strong>ar</strong>y.• Develop a succession plan for the Chief Executive Officerthat considers both potential internal and externalcandidates.Remuneration• Review Glow’s annual remuneration strategy andrecommend strategy to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d for endorsement.• Establish guidelines for remuneration on the initialappointment of the CEO and the Executive Vice Presidentsof Glow.• Ensure that a proper system of long and short-termcompensation is in place to provide performance-orientedincentives to management.• Monitor implementation of Glow’s human resources visionand strategy, including management development programsfor senior executives.• Evaluate the Chief Executive Officer’s performance basedon a personal development plan, which incorporates shorttermand long-term objectives together with performancet<strong>ar</strong>gets linked to Glow’s strategy. Determine the sal<strong>ar</strong>y andbenefits annually at the end of each financial ye<strong>ar</strong>.• Ensure that Glow’s remuneration packages <strong>ar</strong>e competitivein view of industry practices, and judge where to positionGlow relative to other simil<strong>ar</strong> companies with respect tosal<strong>ar</strong>ies and relevant performance of comp<strong>ar</strong>able banks.• Provide a remuneration policy and package designed toattract, retain and motivate staff of outstanding ability andof the quality required but, the Committee should avoid,where possible, paying more than is necess<strong>ar</strong>y for thispurpose.26 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


• With respect to e<strong>ar</strong>ly retirements for the Chief ExecutiveOfficer and senior executives, the Committee should avoidrew<strong>ar</strong>ding poor performance, while dealing fairly with caseswhere dep<strong>ar</strong>ture is not due to poor performance.• Ensure that succession plans for CEO and EVPs <strong>ar</strong>e reviewedperiodically, through assessment of specific senior executivepositions and qualified potential replacements.Sal<strong>ar</strong>y and Benefits of CEO and EVPs.• Review the sal<strong>ar</strong>y and benefits of the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) and on the recommendation of the CEO, review thesal<strong>ar</strong>ies, and benefits of the Executive Vice Presidents (EVPs)individually, at the end of each financial ye<strong>ar</strong>.Bonus of CEO and EVPs.• Operate an annual performance related bonus schemefor the Chief Executive Officer and Executive VicePresidents. Approve the objectives and the compensation(which for Executive Vice Presidents is proposed by theCEO). Annual performance bonus should be a percentageof base sal<strong>ar</strong>y and depend upon the achievement ofindividual performance t<strong>ar</strong>gets which reflect Glow’sstrategic objectives and the individual’s contribution tosuch objectives. Bonuses should be aligned to give theChief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Presidentsincentives to perform at the highest levels.Sh<strong>ar</strong>e Options issued by Glow• Make recommendations to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d on executive sh<strong>ar</strong>eoptions in Glow.Pensions and Life Assurance of CEO and EVPs• Assess reasonableness of pensions and life assurancebenefits for the Chief Executive Officer and EVPs. In general,pensionable sal<strong>ar</strong>y should not include annual bonuses orthe value of other contingent benefits.Aggregate Sal<strong>ar</strong>y and bonuses of VP and SVP• Review the aggregate sal<strong>ar</strong>y, benefit and bonus package ofthe Vice Presidents (VPs) and Senior Vice Presidents (SVPs)of the company with a review of individual package thatexceed the maximum level under the applicable Glowgrading system.Notice Period for Resignation of CEO and EVPs• Establish notice periods for the Chief Executive Officer andEVPs at initial appointment. Notice periods should not beless than 3 months.• Approve the terms and conditions of e<strong>ar</strong>ly retirementsfor the Chief Executive Officer and EVPs.3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD• The Company’s Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has cle<strong>ar</strong>ly specified theroles, duties and responsibilities of the directors and themanagement. The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has appointed thePresident to be responsible for management of the dailyoperations of the Company. The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d shall approve thevision, mission, strategy, goals, business plan and budget ofthe Company presented to it by the management. Inaddition, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has the internal controlmechanism for supervising, monitoring and evaluating theGlow Energy Public Company Limited27


operational results of the management by using operatingobjectives bases in measuring the operations of themanagement and the employees.• The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has set up policies to encouragethe business undertaking for maximum benefits in p<strong>ar</strong>allelwith the encouragement of business undertaking withethics. In order to create an organization with stand<strong>ar</strong>dizedplans and operations and to ensure that all p<strong>ar</strong>ties will betreated equally and fairly, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors hasestablished the Code of Conduct of the directors, themanagement and the employees for their acknowledgement,compliance and adherence in performing the Company’sbusiness missions.• In order to prevent the occurrence of conflicts of interest,the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has established the policies andoperating guidelines to prevent directors and employees ofthe Company from exploiting for personal benefits by notallowing the directors and the employees to perform anyrelated transaction, which might cause conflicts of interestof the Company. In cases where it is necess<strong>ar</strong>y to performthe related transaction, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has specifiedthat such operation must be in accordance with criteriaspecified by the SET by having the price and conditions as ifit was making the transaction with third p<strong>ar</strong>ties.Furthermore, the directors or the employees who willbenefit from such transaction shall not be allowed top<strong>ar</strong>ticipate in the approval process.• The Company’s Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has the internal controlsystems in place that cover all aspects such as finance,operations and management so as to be in accordance withthe related laws, rules and regulations. There <strong>ar</strong>e also theauditing and balance of power mechanisms which <strong>ar</strong>eeffective enough to protect and oversee the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’capital and company’s assets. The delegation of authorityand responsibilities of the management and the employeesis prescribed in an orderly manner.• The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has established a risk managementpolicy to cover all activities of the Company. Business risks<strong>ar</strong>e assessed twice a ye<strong>ar</strong>. Also, risks <strong>ar</strong>e discussed duringBo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors’ meetings and monthly managementmeetings.4 BOARD MEETINGS• The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors has at least 4 fixed and confirmedmeetings a ye<strong>ar</strong> during the months of Febru<strong>ar</strong>y, May, Augustand November to consider and approve the qu<strong>ar</strong>terlyfinancial statements and extraordin<strong>ar</strong>y meetings may be<strong>ar</strong>ranged if and when necess<strong>ar</strong>y. For each meeting, a cle<strong>ar</strong>agenda is specified with correct, complete and adequatesupporting documents submitted to each director at least 7days in advance of the meeting so that the director canhave time to study the information before attending themeeting. Each director can openly discuss and express his/her opinion. The Chairman will collect all comments andsumm<strong>ar</strong>ize information gathered from the meeting.28 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


• The Company’s secret<strong>ar</strong>iat shall record the minutes of themeeting in writing. Minutes of meeting of the previousmeetings, which have been approved from the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d ofDirectors’ meeting, shall be kept and made available forthe directors and concerned p<strong>ar</strong>ties to inspect at any time.5 BOARD SELF ASSESSM<strong>EN</strong>T• Every ye<strong>ar</strong>, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d will undertake a formal and rigorousannual evaluation of its own performance and that of itscommittees and individual directors.• The Chairman of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee ensures that every 2 ye<strong>ar</strong>s, the members of theBo<strong>ar</strong>d will assess the performance of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d and itsmember committees as a whole or specifically to theissues, not to any director. Over a period of time, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>dwill develop a benchm<strong>ar</strong>k of its performance ye<strong>ar</strong>-on-ye<strong>ar</strong>.• The Chairman of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee ensures that every 2 ye<strong>ar</strong>s each individual Bo<strong>ar</strong>dmember is evaluated in its capacity as a member of theBo<strong>ar</strong>d or member of one of its committees. Individualevaluation is aimed to show whether each directorcontinues to contribute effectively and to demonstratecommitment to the role (including commitment of time forBo<strong>ar</strong>d and committee meetings and any other duties).• The chairman (of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d) will act on the results of theperformance evaluation by recognizing the strengths andaddressing the weaknesses of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d and, whereappropriate, proposing new members to be appointed tothe Bo<strong>ar</strong>d or seeking the resignation of directors.• In the annual report, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d will disclose that theperformance evaluation of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d, its committees andits individual directors has been conducted. Evaluations willnot be disclosed. The non-executive directors, led by thesenior independent director, should be responsible for theperformance evaluation of the Chairman of the Nominationand Remuneration Committee, taking into account theviews of the executive directors.6 REMUNERATION• The Company has established the Nomination andRemuneration Committee whose main roles <strong>ar</strong>e to proposeto the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors, in the first instance, any newappointments, whether of executive or of non-executivedirectors, and recommend a successor to the ChiefExecutive Officer when considered necess<strong>ar</strong>y. TheCommittee will review Bo<strong>ar</strong>d membership on a regul<strong>ar</strong>basis, considering inter alia the length of service ofmembers, their contribution to the work of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d andthe breadth of expertise of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d as a whole.• The Committee is also responsible for recommending tothe Bo<strong>ar</strong>d the remuneration <strong>ar</strong>rangement for non-executiveand independent members of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d. The Committeeshall define on behalf of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors and thesh<strong>ar</strong>eholders, Glow’s remuneration policy for the ChiefExecutive Officer and Executive Vice Presidents and todetermine their specific remuneration, benefits and termsof employment including pension rights and anycompensation payments and to monitor implementation ofGlow’s human resources vision and strategy.7 BOARD AND MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T TRAINING• New directors shall be provided with a Directors Package sothat they may perform their duty effectively. They shallalso attend a Directors training within 6 months of takingtheir post.Glow Energy Public Company Limited29


GLOW IS PROUDTO PLAY VITAL PART IN COMMUNITYAND SOCIAL DEVELOPM<strong>EN</strong>TGlow Group has been implementing social development programsin the communities ne<strong>ar</strong>by its plants since the st<strong>ar</strong>t of operationsover 15 ye<strong>ar</strong>s ago.Social p<strong>ar</strong>tnership and conducting our business in sustainablemanner <strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>t of our culture. We c<strong>ar</strong>e about the people, thecommunities and the natural environment where we conduct ourbusiness.30 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


Some of the Corporate Social Responsibility activities weundertook in 20<strong>08</strong> were :1. COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL DEVELOPM<strong>EN</strong>TACTIVITIES• Glow Group together with Energy Assistance and the Officeof Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn’s Projectsdeveloped the mini hydropower to produce power in theBan Kong Po Tai, Omkoi District, Chiang Mai. Aftersuccessfully operating the power plant, there is a need tofurther develop an irrigation system which water comefrom mini hydropower plant. This project will make thevillagers there having water for agricultural purpose all ye<strong>ar</strong>round. In 20<strong>08</strong>, Glow continued to support ruraldevelopment projects in collaboration with the Office ofHer Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn. In p<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong>, theCompany supported both technically and financiallyinstallation of mini hydropower plant for hill tribe village inChiang Mai. This project is continued with study onimmigration project downstream from the mini hydropowerplant. The construction phase will be st<strong>ar</strong>ted in 2009.• The Company has contributed throughout the ye<strong>ar</strong> to theEnergy funds for the development of the localcommunities ne<strong>ar</strong> to its power plants.• The Company has worked together with the Quality of Lifeand Environment Development Foundation to help todevelop communities in Map Ta Phut and Ban Chang.• The Company has supported together with ‘Strong RayongFoundation’ projects developing agriculture, industry andtourism in Rayong.• The Company has supported recycling project in Map TaPhut Muslim community.2. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES• Glow, in collaboration with Rayong Province and theIndustrial Estate Authority of Thailand, jointly <strong>ar</strong>ranged‘Rayong English Camp 20<strong>08</strong>’ for students in Map Ta Phutand Ban Chang.• Glow together with Rayong Province, Map Ta PhutMunicipality and the Office of Rayong Education ServiceZone 1 jointly <strong>ar</strong>ranged tutoring program for local highschool students prep<strong>ar</strong>ing for university entranceexamination. The program included pre-entry test andreview of O-Net and A-Net subjects.• Glow granted two schol<strong>ar</strong>ships for undergraduate studentsselected from p<strong>ar</strong>ticipants to 2007 session of tutoringprogram for university entrance examination.• Glow launched new website “www.glowfamily.in.th” basedcommunication channel between Glow and the youth whop<strong>ar</strong>ticipate in v<strong>ar</strong>ious educational projects. It serves toupdate on educational information and other activities<strong>ar</strong>ranged by Glow Group.Glow Energy Public Company Limited31


• Glow Group also continually contribute to the Childrenand Youth Development Fund in Remote Areas under theOffice of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn’s Projects.In 20<strong>08</strong>, Glow Group contributed to the development ofMae Wah Luang School, Tak province in the amount of780,000 Baht for educational development of the hill tribeyouth who live in the remote <strong>ar</strong>eas.• Activities to disseminate information on new power plantproject• The Company supported Wat Nong Fab temple’sComputer Le<strong>ar</strong>ning Center which provides access to use ofcomputers to people from local community, includingstudents, monks and novices.3. HEALTH CARE AND SPORT ACTIVITIES• Glow organized Mobile clinic providing doctors and nursesfrom leading hospital for medical check-up in localcommunities surrounding Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate.• Glow sponsored young boxers from Rayong as well asother local sport events.4. <strong>EN</strong>VIRONM<strong>EN</strong>TAL ACTIVITIES• The Company <strong>ar</strong>ranged together with Takuan-Aow Pradoofishermen a program supporting breeding of aquaticanimals under the project of “Aquatic animal releasing sealives program”.• The Company <strong>ar</strong>ranged sea pine planting and monthlybeach cleaning to create the collaboration with thecommunity to clean the beach by picking g<strong>ar</strong>bage andwaste from seaside.• The Company donated proper g<strong>ar</strong>bage collectionequipment to local communities the greate to enhancethe recognition of the throwing g<strong>ar</strong>bage, accuratelysep<strong>ar</strong>ating waste and to create the aw<strong>ar</strong>eness of wastereduction to students and people.32 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


<strong>EN</strong>VIRONM<strong>EN</strong>T, HEALTH& SAFETY MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>TEnvironment, health and safety have been focus of the Companythroughout its 15 ye<strong>ar</strong>s of operation. The emissions from ourplants as well as safety incidents have consistently been betterthan t<strong>ar</strong>geted and meeting the applicable regulations.We continuously strive to improve our EHS practices and some ofthe major EHS programs initiated in 2009 were :• The Company linked Continuous Emission MonitoringSystems (CEMS) plants in Rayong with the InformationCenter of Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate Office. TheInformation Center of Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of Industrial Works toprovide on-line information of its emissions to authorities.• Glow SPP3 st<strong>ar</strong>ted testing co-firing of biomass together withcoal t<strong>ar</strong>geting to reduced CO 2 emissions.• Glow Energy renewed its ISO14001 certificate.• The Company included safety t<strong>ar</strong>gets as criteriadetermining the v<strong>ar</strong>iable bonus of its employees.The EHS management of the Company is c<strong>ar</strong>ried out in compliancewith Thai regulations, its Environmental Impact Assessmentapprovals and GDF SUEZ Environmental Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter.Glow Energy Public Company Limited33


GHECO-ONEPOWER PLANT PROJECTGHECO-One Company Limited is a joint venture between GlowEnergy Public Company Limited, Thailand’s l<strong>ar</strong>gest privateproducer of electricity and industrial utilities and Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Landand Development Public Company Limited, Thailand’s leadingdeveloper of the industrial estates. The JV was formed with theobjective of producing and supplying electricity to ElectricityGenerating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) under the IndependentPower Producers (IPP) program. To obtain approval to developthe new power plant project, and in accordance with newlyintroduce Thai regulations in Map Ta Phut, Glow Group mustreduce NO x and SO 2 emission at Glow’s existing facilities, wherebythe NO x and SO 2 emission of the GHECO-One project may notexceed 80% of the amounts reduced. GHECO-One is utilizinghighly efficient supercritical boiler technology and state-of-the-<strong>ar</strong>temission reduction equipment. The plant will be one of the mostefficient and cleanest coal-fired power plant when commissionedin 2011. Its emission level could comfortably meet existing Thaiand World Bank stand<strong>ar</strong>ds, as well as EU stand<strong>ar</strong>ds which <strong>ar</strong>eamong the most stringent in the world.34 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


<strong>EN</strong>VIRONM<strong>EN</strong>TALLY – FRI<strong>EN</strong>DLY ELECTRICITY G<strong>EN</strong>ERATINGPROCESS1. Imported high-quality Bituminous coal will be transferredfrom the project’s coal receiving h<strong>ar</strong>bor by the enclosedconveyor to coal stocky<strong>ar</strong>d.2. Coal will be pulverized before injecting into high efficiencyboiler to burn and generate heat energy by using burnersdesigned for optimum combustion and low nitrogen oxideemissions (Low NO x Burner).3. Heat energy will be passed into boiler to make high pressuresteam which will then go to steam turbine to drive generatorand generate electricity.4. Steam that has passed through the steam turbine will becooled using sea water for reuse. The temperature of coolingsea water will be controlled to legal limits before disch<strong>ar</strong>ginginto the sea. This avoids use of fresh water that can be usedfor agriculture and residential use.5. Hot gas from combustion in boiler will be sent throughemission reduction and control system, comprising SelectiveCatalytic Reduction (SCR) for NO x removal, ElectrostaticPrecipitator (ESP) for dust removal and Flue GasDesulphurization (FGD) for SO 2 removal before emitting theair into atmosphere through 150 meter high stack. Thesesystems make this the cleanest coal fired power plant inThailand and one of the cleanest in the world.6. All coal ash residues from the combustion process will becollected in a silo before transporting to the cement industry/ready mixed concrete industry where it will be recycled.7. GHECO-One Power Plant will be operated at internationalstand<strong>ar</strong>ds, using high quality coals and state-of-the-<strong>ar</strong>tand environmentally friendly technology including the use ofSupercritical Pulverized Coal Boiler Technology (a first forThailand), a high efficiency boiler system that can reduceconsumption of fuel, thus reducing all emission.8. There is continuous environmental monitoring programthroughout the project lifetime. In addition, Glow Group is thefirst private power company in Thailand to install an EmissionDisplay Bo<strong>ar</strong>d which is showing real time emissions comp<strong>ar</strong>edto stand<strong>ar</strong>ds, testimony to Glow’s transp<strong>ar</strong>ency andenvironment c<strong>ar</strong>e preoccupation.9. The Company can use some p<strong>ar</strong>ts of its existing utilities andinfrastructures; consequently this will reduce environmentalimpact.B<strong>EN</strong>EFITS FROM THE PROJECT – NATIONAL LEVEL• Cheap electricity t<strong>ar</strong>iff (aw<strong>ar</strong>d was based on competitivebidding).• Diversification of fuel risk.• Introduction of a “model” coal-fired plant, one of thecleanest in the world.• Increase competitiveness of Thailand.B<strong>EN</strong>EFITS FROM THE PROJECT – LOCAL AND COMMUNITYLEVEL• Cleaner air due to net NO x and So 2 emission reduction asa result of the expansion.• Generate income to the local community via employmentand taxes.• Contribution to the Surrounding Community DevelopmentFund Project:- During construction period: approximately Baht 33million a ye<strong>ar</strong>.- During operation: approximately Baht 100 million a ye<strong>ar</strong>Community Fund Management is comprised of representativesfrom community, qualified experts, representatives fromgovernment sector and power plant operators. The communitywill control the use of the fund. The Fund is prim<strong>ar</strong>ily for thebenefit of the communities within 5 kilometers from the Map TaPhut industrial estate bound<strong>ar</strong>y. The fund may be utilized for thefollowing objectives:• Promote and develop c<strong>ar</strong>eer and life quality for thecommunities.• Support education, local folk and culture.• Support activities reg<strong>ar</strong>ding health, hygiene and environment.• Support social activities.Glow Energy Public Company Limited35


BOARD OF DIRECTORS *Mr. Esa HeiskanenDirector and Chief Executive OfficerMr. Guy RichelleChairman of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>dMr. Kovit PoshyanandaIndependent Director andAudit CommitteeMr. Vitthaya VejjajivaIndependent Director andAudit CommitteeRem<strong>ar</strong>k : *As of M<strong>ar</strong>ch 23, 200936 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


Mr. Dirk Achiel M<strong>ar</strong>c BeeuwsaertDirectorMrs. Supapun RuttanapornIndependent Director andAudit CommitteeMr. Guido GeeraertsDirectorMr. Johan De SaegerDirectorMr. Michel J. G. GantoisDirectorMr. Anut ChatikavanijDirectorMr. Pierre Jacques WeulersseDirectorMr. Brendan G. H. WautersDirectorGlow Energy Public Company Limited37


Management TeamMr. Esa HeiskanenChief Executive OfficerMrs. Sriprapha SumruatruampholExecutive Vice President andChief Commercial OfficerMr. Heikki PudasExecutive Vice President – ProjectDevelopment and BusinessMr. Pajongwit PongsivapaiExecutive Vice President andChief Operating OfficerMr. Suthiwong KongsiriExecutive Vice President andChief Financial Officer38 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


NAMEPOSITION1. Mr. Peter Termote Chief Executive Officer (until 6 October 20<strong>08</strong>)2. Mr. Esa Heiskanen Chief Executive Officer (since 7 October 20<strong>08</strong>)3. Mrs. Sriprapha Sumruatruamphol Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer4. Mr. Heikki Pudas Executive Vice President – Project Development and Business5. Mr. Pajongwit Pongsivapai Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer6. Mr. Suthiwong Kongsiri Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer7. Mr. Svend Erik Jensen Senior Vice President - Construction & EPC Management8. Mr. Kanit Thangpetchr Senior Vice President - Rayong Facilities Management9. Mr. Louis Stephen Holub Senior Vice President – Operations Support Services10. Mr. Michael J. W. Reiff Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Controller11. Mr. Wisit Srinuntawong Senior Vice President – Engineering12. Mr. N<strong>ar</strong>ongchai Visutrachai Senior Vice President - Government & Public Affairs13. Mrs. Chamaiporn Soonthorntasanapong Vice President - Legal & Insurance14. Ms. Sirichan Chotchaisathit Vice President - Industrial Sales15. Mr. Prateep Phuthamrugsa Vice President – Supply Chain Management16. Mr. Chin Beng Tong Vice President - Coal & Biomass Management17. Mr. Somchai Klinsuwanmalee Vice President – Public <strong>Relations</strong>18. Mrs. Mantana Kunakorn Vice President - Human Resources & Administration19. Mr. Renaud Louis Albert Pilleul Vice President - Industrial Customer <strong>Relations</strong>20. Ms. Suttasinee Pengsupaya Vice President - Accounting21. Mr. Chaiwut Rattanapornsinchai Vice President - Information Technology22. Mr. Thomas J. M. Ranschaert Vice President – Business Quality & Internal Audit23. Mrs. Unchana Kittipiyakul Vice President – Budgeting & Business Controlling24. Dr. Somgiat Dekrajangpetch Vice President – Asset Optimization25. Mr. Nattaphatt Tanboon-ek Vice President - Finance & <strong>Investor</strong> <strong>Relations</strong>26. Mr. Ak<strong>ar</strong>in Prathuangsit Vice President – Cogeneration M<strong>ar</strong>keting Development27. Mr. Anut<strong>ar</strong>achai Natalang Plant Manager – Glow Energy Site (Phase 1 & 2)28. Mr. Apich<strong>ar</strong>t Jamjuntr Plant Manager – Glow SPP2/ SPP3, Glow Energy Site (Phase 3 & 4)29. Mr. Apidech Siriphornoppakhun Plant Manager – Glow SPP1 and Glow Demin Water site30. Mr. Suratchai Bangluang Facility Manager – Glow IPPGlow Energy Public Company Limited39


BUSINESSOVERVIEWWe <strong>ar</strong>e one of the l<strong>ar</strong>gest private electricity generators andproviders of industrial utilities in Thailand. We operate IPP andcogeneration facilities (most of which operate as SPPs underThailand’s SPP program) and our core business is to produce andsupply electricity to EGAT and electricity and steam to industrialcustomers in the MIE Area. We have operated in Thailand since1993 and our five principal production facilities <strong>ar</strong>e located inRayong and Chonburi provinces on the industrial eastern seabo<strong>ar</strong>dof Thailand. On December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, we had a total generatingcapacity of 1,7<strong>08</strong> MW of electricity and 967 tons per hour ofsteam.40 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


Electricity generation and sales is the most important componentof our business, accounting for 86.1 percent of our total revenuesin 20<strong>08</strong>. Generation and sales of steam is also a significant p<strong>ar</strong>t ofour business, accounting for 12.5 percent of our total revenues in20<strong>08</strong>. We currently own and operate five principal productionfacilities, four of which generate electricity. Our productionfacilities and their operating ch<strong>ar</strong>acteristics as of December 31,20<strong>08</strong>, <strong>ar</strong>e:• Glow IPP plant, which operates in the Chonburi IndustrialEstate and can generate 713 MW of electricity;• Glow Energy plant, which operates in the MIE and cangenerate 358 MW of electricity, 687 tons per hour of steamand 3,320 cubic meters per hour of processed water;• Glow SPP 1 plant, which operates in the EIE and cangenerate 124 MW of electricity, 90 tons per hour of steamand 70 cubic meters per hour of processed water;• Glow SPP 2 / SPP 3 plant, which operates in the MIE andcan generate 513 MW of electricity, 190 tons per hour ofsteam and 150 cubic meters per hour of processed water;• Glow Demin Water plant, which operates in the EIE and cangenerate 120 cubic meters per hour of processed water.In 20<strong>08</strong>, we had total revenues of Baht 33,854.0 million and a netprofit of Baht 3,539.4 million. As of December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> we hadtotal assets of Baht 70,<strong>08</strong>3.0 million.Glow Energy Public Company Limited41


STRUCTURE OF REV<strong>EN</strong>UESREV<strong>EN</strong>UESWe derive our revenues prim<strong>ar</strong>ily from sales of electricity to EGAT and sales of electricity, steam and cl<strong>ar</strong>ified and demineralizedwater to industrial users in the MIE Area. The following table breaks down our revenues by source for the periods indicated:REV<strong>EN</strong>UES2006YEAR <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,2007 20<strong>08</strong>(BAHT MILLIONS) (%) (BAHT MILLIONS) (%) (BAHT MILLIONS) (%)Revenues from Sales of Goods andRendering of ServicesElectricitySales to EGAT by IPP 10,705.0 31.5 10,161.8 30.8 10,859.5 32.1Sales to EGAT by SPPs 9,640.6 28.4 9,323.5 28.2 10,337.8 30.5Sales to Industrial Customers 7,877.2 23.2 8,224.8 24.9 7,954.1 23.5Total 28,222.8 83.1 27,710.1 83.9 29,151.4 86.1Steam 4,029.9 11.9 4,219.2 12.8 4,244.7 12.5Processed water 340.4 1.0 336.6 1.0 327.7 1.0Total 32,593.1 96.0 32,265.8 97.7 33,723.8 99.6Other Income 1,398.7 4.0 745.4 2.3 130.2 0.4Total Revenues 33,991.9 100.0 33,011.3 100.0 33,854.0 100.042 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


BUSINESS STRATEGIES1. OVERVIEWOur vision is to optimize profitability through operationalexcellence and value-creating growth in Thailand andneighboring countries. We have crafted a business strategythat takes into account four perspectives: commercial,operational, financial and human resources. We have balancedour short- and long-term objectives to create a well - definedset of priorities and action plans for our company. For ourexisting operations, this involves enhancements in utilization,efficiency and reliability of the existing units, achieving overallcost reductions, timely completion of construction of newfacilities within budget, optimizing our cost of capital andstrengthening internal reporting systems and procedures. Webelieve that our business strategies will prep<strong>ar</strong>e us for growthopportunities with new and/or existing industrial customers aswell as position ourselves favorably for a new round of IPPbidding if and when such opportunities <strong>ar</strong>ise. With theassistance of GDF SUEZ S.A., we plan to continue to developa highly motivated and competent Thai management teamand workforce to support these efforts.2. COMMERCIAL PERSPECTIVEFrom a commercial perspective, our focus is on (a) growingour core business, (b) proactively managing our clientrelationships, (c) optimizing fuel costs and securing our fuelsupply, and (d) maintaining and enhancing our localknowledge and relationships.(a) Pursue growth of our core businessWe intend to grow our core business by both increasingour capacity to meet growing industrial demand forelectricity and steam and by positioning ourselves tocompete successfully for opportunities to install newgenerating capacity in Thailand. For example, in 2005,we have completed the first and second stage of GlowEnergy’s capacity expansion in the MIE, allowing us toproduce an additional 77 MW of electricity and 137 tonsper hour of steam. We <strong>ar</strong>e now constructing i) a new CFBwith a net capacity of 115 MW and scheduled to begincommercial operation by the end of 2009 and ii) a newgas-fired cogeneration unit of Glow Energy’s capacityexpansion in the MIE (Phase 5) with a net capacity of 382MWeq and scheduled to begin commercial operations bythe end of 2011 for supply to industrial customers.In addition, we have been aw<strong>ar</strong>ded by the Ministry OfEnergy for new IPPs which EGAT already signed thepurchase agreement with us and we <strong>ar</strong>e now constructinga 660 MW coal fired IPP plant with schedule commercialoperations by the end of 2011. We will consider, inaddition to these projects, further opportunities toexpand and strengthen our ability to serve industrialcustomers (See Expansion and Potential section). Weintend to continue to seek opportunities to acquire newhigh-value industrial customers and grow to follow thedemand of our existing customers (both in Thailand andSouth East Asia). In addition, we will focus on maintainingGlow Energy Public Company Limited43


and enhancing our operations, continuing to provide highquality,reliable service, performing our obligations underour EGAT power purchase agreements and strengtheningour institutional relationships within Thailand (includingwith our regulators), all of which, we believe, has put usin a favourable position to bid for new electricity generationprojects in Thailand that may <strong>ar</strong>ise in the future.(b) Proactively manage our industrial customerrelationshipsOur industrial customer base is a key component of ourbusiness. Our industrial customers <strong>ar</strong>e principally involvedin the petrochemical production process, which reliesupon stable supply of electricity and steam to avoid st<strong>ar</strong>tupcosts associated with interruption during production.As such, our focus is on strengthening our relationshipswith existing customers, not only by providing them witha reliable supply of electricity and industrial utilities, butby working closely with them to further understand theirneeds and to develop ways in which to further improveour levels of service. We focus on v<strong>ar</strong>ious action plans toimprove customer satisfaction by improving supplyreliability, communication, incident handling and problemsolving and firmly believe that customer satisfaction is thekey to customer retention and acquisition of newcustomers or new contracts from existing customers. Webelieve that our service reliability sets us ap<strong>ar</strong>t from ourcompetitors and positions us favourably as the electricityand industrial utility supplier of choice in our m<strong>ar</strong>kets. Wet<strong>ar</strong>get steam customers and high-load electricity customerswho value reliability of supply.(c) Optimize our fuel management by reducing fuelcost and ensuring supply availabilityFuel is our major cost item and our business is exposedto fluctuations in price and availability of fuel (and inp<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong> coal). We commit significant resources to fuelmanagement and will continue to do so. We seekopportunities to enhance our coal procurement<strong>ar</strong>rangements to reduce our coal and freight costs, whichdirectly affect our profitability. We continue to examineour open positions on fuel costs and, in connection withour ongoing efforts to protect our company from fuelprice fluctuations, we may in the future enter intohedging <strong>ar</strong>rangements from time to time. Our prim<strong>ar</strong>y fuelsupply <strong>ar</strong>rangements seek to maintain a sufficient supplyof fuel that is critical to our ability to operate ourbusiness and we also seek to maintain prudent levels ofback-up fuel supplies.(d) Maintain and enhance local knowledge andrelationshipsWe have a long-term commitment to Thailand and ourcore business is to generate and supply electricity andsteam to customers in Thailand. We focus on identifyingkey individuals for us to train to lead our company incoming ye<strong>ar</strong>s as well as on strengthening our institutionalrelationships with EGAT, the government and governmentauthorities and our regulators.44 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


3. OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVEFrom an operational perspective, our focus is on (a) tomaintain and improve reliability and availability of ourgenerating units, (b) improving our fuel efficiency, (c) reducingour operating costs and (d) effectively managing our projectsunder construction.(a) Maintain and improving reliability and capacityutilizationOur plant capacity utilization can be improved throughcapacity enhancement measures and reducing theamount of unplanned outage or reducing the daysneeded for scheduled maintenance. We continually seekto improve our performance in all <strong>ar</strong>eas through v<strong>ar</strong>iousmeasures, such as condition and performance monitoring,preventive and effective maintenance and reduction offorced outages through root cause analysis and enhancedoperating procedures.(b) Improving fuel efficiencyFuel is a major cost item for us and our fuel efficiencyis an important driver of our profitability. We seekto continually improve our operational efficiency byoptimizing dispatch, critical equipment performancemonitoring, work processes and energy loss monitoringand mitigation.(c) Reduce operational costsWe seek to minimize our operational and maintenancecosts without compromising fulfilling contractual obligationsto supply to customers or reliability of the plants bycreating transp<strong>ar</strong>ency in the manner and timing at whichthe costs <strong>ar</strong>e incurred and by exercising good judgmentwith respect to the need for those expenses. We have afocus on cost management through reliable systems andcontrol procedures. In the future, we hope to be able toenter into a long term p<strong>ar</strong>ts agreement with the originalequipment manufacturer for supplying gas turbine p<strong>ar</strong>tsto Glow IPP which would result in cost reductions. Ourrelationship with and technical support from GDF SUEZS.A. and the increase in number of gas turbine unitswithin the group enables us negotiate effectively withsuppliers and to source equipment and p<strong>ar</strong>ts oncompetitive terms.(d) Execute projects effectivelyWe <strong>ar</strong>e, on an ongoing basis, either constructing newpower plants to serve new customers’ demand,implementing projects to enhance performance and/orconstructing distribution lines to our customers. Theseprojects <strong>ar</strong>e handled by a dedicated team of employeesin an organized and prudent manner in order to avoiddelay, poor performance and the financial consequencesthereof.Glow Energy Public Company Limited45


4. FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVEMaintain and improve our financial positionOur internal focus on excellence includes financialmanagement. We actively evaluate opportunities to minimizethe weighted average cost of capital by optimizing our capitalstructure while reducing our exposure to financial risks. Weseek to mitigate foreign exchange risk by matching thecurrency of costs and debt service payments with thecurrency of free cash flow. We have a prudent but flexibleinterest rate risk management system which is supported bythe expertise of the GDF SUEZ S.A. finance dep<strong>ar</strong>tments whoassist us in determining the amount and timing of fixing ofinterest rates. We seek to improve our management reportingsystems and procedures by improving the reliability of thesystems and reviewing and documenting the processes. Wecontinue to implement a sustainable program of InternalControl (also referred to as the CODIS or Control DisclosureProgram), which applies to our company as a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>yof GDF SUEZ S.A. The appropriate implementation, withinthe Group, of the methodology developed ensures thecompliance of GDF SUEZ S. A. with the French “Loi de SécuritéFinancière” (“LSF”) and the related French regulatoryauthority (AMF) recommendations and, from 20<strong>08</strong>, with theEuropean Union regulation (7 th and 8 th European Directives).The aforementioned laws and regulations seek to promotecorporate responsibility, increase public disclosure, andimprove the quality and transp<strong>ar</strong>ency of financial reportingand auditing. They also make the company executivesexplicitly responsible for establishing, evaluating, and monitoringthe effectiveness of their company’s internal controlstructure. In addition, we will actively monitor our cashbalance, in conjunction with our capital expenditure plans, sothat in the long run, sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders value is maximized. Forfurther details on the CODIS Program, see the “InternalControl” section.COMPETITIVE STR<strong>EN</strong>GTHSWe believe that our principal competitive strengths <strong>ar</strong>e thefollowing:1. CRITICAL SCALE AND RELIABILITY OF OPERATIONSWe believe that we have a critical scale of operations inThailand. Glow IPP has two electrical generators and ourcogeneration facilities have an aggregate of 20 electricalgenerators. This size is critical to our competitiveness sincewe have interconnected our cogeneration facilities to providea reliable supply of electricity and steam to our industrialcustomers. We have a steam network which substantiallyreduces the risk of supply interruption and pressure loss inthe event that any one unit fails. The interconnection of ourfacilities provides us with a number of advantages: we <strong>ar</strong>eable to dispatch our lowest-cost generating units and improvethe reliability of our electricity and steam supply to ourcustomers, we have greater flexibility to coordinate androtate maintenance schedules and we <strong>ar</strong>e able to providegreater flexibility to our customers in scheduling maintenanceoutages and in supplying peak st<strong>ar</strong>t-up demand. Overall,these factors have allowed our cogeneration facilities tomaintain high reliability rates as well as to reduce operatingcosts.46 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


We do not believe that the scale of our cogenerationoperations can be replicated in the ne<strong>ar</strong> term, which webelieve limits our competitors’ opportunities to grow theirbusiness. The scale of our operations allows us to capitalizeon synergies between our v<strong>ar</strong>ious businesses, includingsystem redundancies, economies of scale, sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>tsmanagement, operational expertise, automated systems,procedures, qualified and trained personnel and leveragewith reg<strong>ar</strong>d to suppliers. Our size and long-term presence alsoallows us to attract a highly motivated and competentworkforce and provides us with key m<strong>ar</strong>ket know-how andcredibility as a long-term player in the Thai energy industry.We operate IPP and cogeneration facilities (most of whichoperate as SPPs under Thailand’s SPP program), giving us amajor presence in two distinct sectors of the Thai electricitysupply m<strong>ar</strong>ket and a diverse business “footprint” in Thailand.In addition, we have full or ne<strong>ar</strong>-full ownership and soleoperational control of our key assets, which allows us tocontrol strategic business decisions and react quickly and in acoordinated manner to m<strong>ar</strong>ket developments. We believethat these factors, in turn, position us to capture newbusiness in the future.2. STRATEGIC LOCATION AND ASSETSIn addition to a critical scale of operations, we believe thatthe location and concentration of our assets also provides uswith a key competitive advantage. We <strong>ar</strong>e the principalprivate electricity supplier in the MIE, which is the l<strong>ar</strong>gest andmost important industrial estate for petrochemical companiesin Thailand, and one of the l<strong>ar</strong>gest industrial utilities suppliersin the MIE Area. We operate a centralized utility p<strong>ar</strong>k that hasallowed us to apply our strategic resources in a focusedmanner to achieve operational strength (including in terms ofsystem redundancies and infrastructure connections) in anefficient and effective manner. Our presence in the MIE Areaprovides us with an established presence and businessinfrastructure in a key <strong>ar</strong>ea of Thailand and has afforded us anopportunity to develop important business relationships withsome of the l<strong>ar</strong>gest companies in Thailand. Our facilities <strong>ar</strong>elocated centrally within the MIE and <strong>ar</strong>e surrounded byseveral key petrochemical producers. Additionally, we haveinvested in a supply infrastructure that connects our facilitiesto our clients via an underground electrical network and anabove-ground steam pipe network. Industrial activity in theMIE Area is expanding, which we believe will provide us withattractive opportunities for growth. We <strong>ar</strong>e able to use ourexisting property and facilities to expand our operations.Glow Energy Public Company Limited47


We operate IPP and cogeneration facilities (most of whichoperate as SPPs under Thailand’s SPP program), giving us amajor presence in two distinct sectors of the Thai electricitysupply m<strong>ar</strong>ket and a diverse business “footprint” in Thailand.Our assets <strong>ar</strong>e also diversified in the sense that we (i) operateboth gas- and coal-fired generating units, (ii) sell to industrialcustomers as well as to EGAT, (iii) sell material amounts ofboth electricity and steam and (iv) operate IPP, SPP and non-SPP cogeneration facilities. This diversified portfolio ofproducts, customers and plants gives us a major presence inthe Thai energy supply m<strong>ar</strong>ket.3. ESTABLISHED TRACK RECORD AS A RELIABLESUPPLIER FOCUSING ON CUSTOMER SATISFACTIONWe have operated in Thailand since 1993 and believe that wehave established a reputation as a reliable provider ofelectricity and steam offering a high level of service to ourcustomers. Reliability of supply is p<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong>ly important toour industrial customers operating in the petrochemicalsindustry, and we have focused on developing our reliability ofsupply and quality of service in order to differentiate ourselvesfrom our competitors. In the MIE Area, our generating p<strong>ar</strong>k iscentralized and interconnected and we have a dedicatedtransmission network. Reliability of supply to industrialcustomers is further enhanced through implementation ofcritical redundancies and through underground cabling forelectricity customers. We focus on customer satisfaction as akey driver of customer retention and acquisition. We believethat our track record, p<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong>ly with our industrial customersin the MIE Area, has strengthened our reputation and positionsus well to compete successfully going forw<strong>ar</strong>d to capturefuture growth.Further, in contrast to certain of our competitors, generationand supply of electricity and steam is our core business. Thisallows us to focus our management resources on businessdevelopment and operational excellence and to capitalize onsupport from GDF SUEZ S.A., which is also principally engagedin electricity and industrial utilities production and supply.48 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


4. RELATIONSHIP WITH GDF SUEZ S.A.We <strong>ar</strong>e a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y of GDF SUEZ S.A., a worldwide groupwhose expertise spans most major <strong>ar</strong>eas of the globalelectricity and gas industries. This provides us with access tocritical experience and technical know-how and allows us tocapitalize on and benefit from group-wide relationships. Wehave formalized certain aspects of this relationship in asponsor support agreement that Glow Co., Ltd. has signedwith a wholly-owned subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y of GDF SUEZ S.A. which,among other things, provides us with access to control,operational and project consulting support from GDF SUEZS.A. We have signed a sep<strong>ar</strong>ate agreement with GDF SUEZ S.A.in which it has agreed not to directly compete with us in theelectricity generation business in Thailand. As GDF SUEZ S.A.’ssole vehicle for investment in the electricity generationbusiness in Thailand, we believe that we will continue tobenefit from this relationship going forw<strong>ar</strong>d, under the termsof these agreements and otherwise.5. STABILITY OF REV<strong>EN</strong>UES AND CASH FLOWSMost of our sales of electricity and steam <strong>ar</strong>e made underlong-term sales contracts with durations of approximately 15ye<strong>ar</strong>s for our industrial customers and between 21 and 25ye<strong>ar</strong>s for sales to EGAT. Most of our current contracts withindustrial customers expire between. 2012 and 2014, whilethe EGAT power purchase agreements expire between 2016and 2025 for our SPPs and in 2028 for Glow IPP. This providesour business, as a whole, an element of stability andpredictability and affords us some level of insulation fromcompetition. In addition, most of our industrial customers <strong>ar</strong>ein the petrochemical industry and, due to the nature ofpetrochemical production processes, have relatively high loadfactors and relatively stable levels of demand.HISTORYGlow Energy was incorporated as The Cogeneration PublicCompany Limited in October 1993. SUEZ Tractebel S.A.(currently “GDF SUEZ S.A.”) acquired its initial interest in GlowCo., Ltd in September 1997 and acquired its initial interest inGlow Energy in November 2000 (and subsequently de-listedit). Our company was formed through the combination ofGlow Energy and Glow Co., Ltd. in December 2004. In thereorganization, Glow Energy acquired Glow Co., Ltd. from GDFSUEZ S.A. on a book value basis for a net purchase price ofBaht 7,114.8 million, bringing Glow IPP, Glow SPP 1 and GlowDemin Water into our corporate group. In Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2005, wechanged our name from “Glow SPP Public Company Limited”to “Glow Energy Public Company Limited”.In 2007, we also set up Glow IPP2 Holding, Glow IPP3 andGHECO-One. Glow IPP2 Holding and Glow IPP3 (formerly GlowHem<strong>ar</strong>aj Energy Co., Ltd.) <strong>ar</strong>e holding companies whileGHECO-One is an operating company. These companiesprinciple business is developing power generation projects inThailand and certain neighbouring countries under the ThaiIndependent Power Producer Program and future simil<strong>ar</strong>programs for the purchase of power from independent powerproducers by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand(“EGAT”) or any successor of EGAT and cogeneration businessto supply industrial customers in certain neighboringcountries. In September 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-One signed a long termpower purchase agreement with EGAT and st<strong>ar</strong>tedconstruction of a 660 MW coal fired project. Glow Groupowns a 65% sh<strong>ar</strong>e in GHECO-One and Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land andDevelopment Plc owns 35%.Glow Energy Public Company Limited49


THE FOLLOWING DIAGRAM SETS OUT OUR CURR<strong>EN</strong>T ORGANIZATIONAL AND OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE :Minority Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders30.89%GDF SUEZ S.A.169.11%Glow Energy100%100% 100% 100%100%GlowGlow SPP2Glow SPP3Glow IPP2HoldingGlow IPP3100% 100% 95%65% 35%Hem<strong>ar</strong>ajGlow SPP1 Glow Demin Water Glow IPP GHECO-One5%Note :(1) GDF SUEZ S.A. holds its interest in Glow Energy through its wholly-owned subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y, SUEZ-Tractebel Energy Holdings Cooperative U.A.and GDF SUEZ Energy (Thailand) Co., Ltd.50 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


THE FOLLOWING TIMELINE SETS OUT KEY STEPS IN GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY’S HISTORY AND DEVELOPM<strong>EN</strong>TOctober 1993: Glow Energy was incorporated under the name “The Cogeneration Public Company Limited”.Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 1996 : The Cogeneration Plc. listed its sh<strong>ar</strong>es on the SET.April 1996: The Cogeneration Plc.’s cogeneration plant began initial commercial operation.M<strong>ar</strong>ch 1999: The Glow SPP 2 / Glow SPP 3 hybrid plant began commercial operation.November 2000 : GDF SUEZ S.A. acquired a 62 percent stake in The Cogeneration from Sithe Pacific Holdings LimitedFebru<strong>ar</strong>y / M<strong>ar</strong>ch 2001 : GDF SUEZ S.A. increased its sh<strong>ar</strong>eholding in The Cogeneration to 99 percent by purchasing Banpu’s sh<strong>ar</strong>esand conducting a tender offer for remaining outstanding sh<strong>ar</strong>es.August 2002: The Cogeneration’s sh<strong>ar</strong>es were delisted from the SET.May 2003: Change of company name from The Cogeneration Plc. to Glow SPP Plc.December 2004 : Glow SPP acquired 100 percent of Glow Co., Ltd from GDF SUEZ S.A.Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 2005: Phase 4 Stage 1 began full commercial operation.Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2005 : Change of company name from Glow SPP Plc. to Glow Energy Plc.April 2005: Glow Energy listed its sh<strong>ar</strong>es on the SET.December 2005 : Phase 4 Stage 2 became commercially operational.December 2007 : GHECO-One was selected as the preferred bidder for a 660 MW coal fired project in the new round ofIPP bidding.September 20<strong>08</strong> : Signed Power Purchase Agreement with EGAT and st<strong>ar</strong>ted Construction of GHECO-One project in October 20<strong>08</strong>.The following timeline sets out key steps in the history of Glow Co., Ltd. beginning with GDF SUEZ S.A.’s initial investment in Glow Ltd:September 1997 : GDF SUEZ S.A. formed a joint venture with Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land and Development Plc. (“Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj”), in whicheach p<strong>ar</strong>ty had a 50 percent interest with respect to Glow Co., Ltd. (formerly H-Power Company Limited).H-Power at the time owned 100 percent of Glow SPP 1 (formerly Industrial Power Company Limited) and51 percent of Glow IPP (formerly Bowin Power Company Limited).Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 1998 : Glow SPP 1’s 124 MW cogeneration plant began commercial operation.May 1999: Glow Co., Ltd. acquired the remaining 49 percent interest in Glow IPP from International Generating Co., Ltd.bringing its interest to 100 percent.June 2000: GDF SUEZ S.A. increased its interest in Glow Co., Ltd. to 75 percent.2000-2004 : GDF SUEZ S.A. progressively increased its interest in Glow Co., Ltd. to 100 percent in a series of transactionsthat involved an indirect sale of a five percent interest in Glow IPP to Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj.Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 2003: Glow IPP’s 713 MW plant began commercial operation.December 2004 : Glow SPP acquired 100 percent of Glow Co., Ltd’s sh<strong>ar</strong>es from GDF SUEZ S.A.Although our reorganization has changed our corporate structure, it has not resulted in any significant operational changes. Both GlowEnergy and Glow Co., Ltd were previously owned by our major sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder, GDF SUEZ S.A., and they and their respective subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ieswere managed and operated as a single group of companies. This remains the case after our reorganization. Although our key operatingassets <strong>ar</strong>e owned by sep<strong>ar</strong>ate companies within our corporate group, we maintain a single, coordinated management structure for all ofour group companies and assets, which allows us to monitor and coordinate the operations of our production facilities.SUEZ Tractebel Energy, the Selling Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder, is itself a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y of GDF SUEZ S.A., an international industrial and services groupwhich provides electricity, gas, water and waste services solutions worldwide. SUEZ Tractebel Energy, which is headqu<strong>ar</strong>tered inBrussels, Belgium, is a major global energy company, with energy-related businesses throughout North America, South America, Europe,the Middle East and Asia. Our company is p<strong>ar</strong>t of GDF SUEZ’s Electricity & Gas International (“EGI”) division, one of GDF SUEZ’s fourbusiness lines. EGI develops, builds and operates electricity and gas-related energy facilities throughout North America, Latin America,Southeast Asia and the Middle East, including transportation and distribution of liquefied natural gas.Glow Energy Public Company Limited51


PRODUCTS ANDPRODUCTION FACILITIESOur core business is the generation and supplyof electricity to EGAT and the generation andsupply of electricity and steam, with cl<strong>ar</strong>ified anddemineralized water as second<strong>ar</strong>y products, toindustrial customers within the MIE and ne<strong>ar</strong>byindustrial estates..PRODUCTS(A) ELECTRICITYWe produce electricity for sale both to EGAT and toindustrial customers. Electricity sold to EGAT, the singlewholesale buyer of electricity in Thailand, is routed intoEGAT’s national transmission system. EGAT sells thiselectricity to PEA and MEA, which distribute it throughtheir respective distribution networks to end usersthroughout Thailand. We own and operate aninterconnected system of supply sources and transmissionlines and the v<strong>ar</strong>ious companies within our legal grouphave entered into contracts to sell electricity toindustrial customers in the MIE Area. While the contractsof Glow Energy, Glow SPP 2 and Glow SPP 3 <strong>ar</strong>eprincipally with industrial customers in the MIE, they alsohave other industrial customers elsewhere in the MIEArea. Glow SPP 1 sells to industrial customers in the EIE.We supply the electricity that we sell to our customersthrough dedicated transmission lines. This electricity isused by our industrial customers for a v<strong>ar</strong>iety ofindustrial purposes, prim<strong>ar</strong>ily relating to petrochemicaland petrochemical-related manufacturing and productionprocesses.52 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


(B) STEAMWe supply steam to industrial users in the MIE Area.Glow Energy, Glow SPP 2 and Glow SPP 3 principally sellto industrial customers in the MIE and AIE, while GlowSPP 1 sells to industrial customers in the EIE. The steamthat we sell to our customers, at v<strong>ar</strong>ying levels ofpressure, is used for a v<strong>ar</strong>iety of industrial purposes.Because of inherent limitations on the ability totransport steam over long distances, most of our steamcustomers <strong>ar</strong>e located within four kilometers of oursteam generating facilities.(C) PROCESSED WATERWe also sell cl<strong>ar</strong>ified and demineralized water toindustrial users in the MIE Area, which is not a corebusiness line in itself (although the production and saleof demineralized water is Glow Demin’s core business).However, it is complement<strong>ar</strong>y to our electricity andsteam generation businesses, and we entered into thebusiness in order to be able to internally generate thewater that we need for our own production purposes.We sell excess processed water that we produce toindustrial customers.Glow Energy Public Company Limited53


PRODUCTION FACILITIESThe following table sets out certain information, including key capacity statistics, relating to our production facilities as of December 31,20<strong>08</strong>:PRODUCTION CAPACITYPLANT NAME LOCATION ELECTRICITY STEAM(MW) (TONS/HR)PROCESSED WATER(CU.M/HR)COMMERCIALOPERATION DATECLARIFIED DEMINPRODUCTION FACILITIESGlow IPP CIE 713 - - - Jan. 2003Glow Energy Phase 1 MIE - 250 1,110 230 Jul. 1994Glow Energy Phase 2 MIE 281 300 900 280 Apr. 1996Glow Energy Phase 4 MIE 77 137 600 200 Jan. 2005Glow SPP 1 EIE 124 90 - 70 Feb. 1998Glow SPP 2/ SPP 3 MIE 513 190 - 150 M<strong>ar</strong>. 1999Glow Demin Water EIE - - - 120 Nov. 1999Total 1,7<strong>08</strong> 967 2,610 1,050Source : Glow Energy.Although ownership of our plants rests with sep<strong>ar</strong>ate legal entities within our corporate group, we manage all of them centrallythrough a single, coordinated management structure. This allows us to monitor the operations of our facilities, coordinate theiroperation and implement policy on a group-wide basis.54 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


(A) GLOW IPP PLANTThe Glow IPP plant is a natural gas-fired combined cycleplant that began commercial operation in Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 2003.The plant operates as an independent power producingfacility under Thailand’s IPP program, generating andselling electricity to EGAT. The Glow IPP plant, as ofDecember 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, had an electricity generatingcapacity of 713 MW.(B) GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PHASE 1 PLANTThe Glow Energy Phase 1 plant, consisting of a naturalgas-fired “D” type boiler for steam generation and awater production plant, began commercial operation inJuly 1994. It is located in the MIE and is capable ofgenerating 250 tons per hour of steam, 1,110 cubicmeters per hour of cl<strong>ar</strong>ified water and 230 cubic metersper hour of demineralized water. Because this facilityuses relatively inefficient boilers for steam generation,we do not enter into long-term steam supply contractswith respect to this facility, but rather use it to satisfyshort - term demand, st<strong>ar</strong>t - up demand and excesscapacity and to strengthen our overall system reliability.We principally sell the processed water generated bythis facility to industrial customers in the MIE.(C) GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PHASE 2 PLANTThe Glow Energy Phase 2 plant is a combined cyclenatural gas - fired cogeneration plant that begancommercial operation in April 1996. As of December 31,20<strong>08</strong>, the plant, located in the MIE, had an electricitygenerating capacity of 281 MW and a steam generatingcapacity of 300 tons per hour. Electricity generated bythe Glow Energy plant is sold both to EGAT and toindustrial customers in the MIE and steam is sold toindustrial customers in the MIE. In addition, the GlowEnergy Phase 2 plant also has water treatment facilitiesthat can produce 900 cubic meters per hour of cl<strong>ar</strong>ifiedwater and 280 cubic meters per hour of demineralizedwater for consumption within the Glow Energy Phase 2plant and for sale to industrial customers in the MIE andne<strong>ar</strong>by industrial estates.(D) GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PHASE 4 PLANTThe Glow Energy Phase 4 plant is a natural gas - firedcogeneration plant that began commercial operation inJanu<strong>ar</strong>y 2005. As of December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, the plant,located in the MIE, had an electricity generating capacityof 77 MW, a steam generating capacity of 137 tons perhour, cl<strong>ar</strong>ified water generating capacity of 600 cubicmeters per hour and demineralized water generatingcapacity of 200 cubic meters per hour. We sell electricity,steam and processed water from the plant to industrialcustomers in the MIE and ne<strong>ar</strong>by industrial estates.Glow Energy Public Company Limited55


(E) GLOW SPP 1 PLANTThe Glow SPP 1 plant is a natural gas-fired combinedcycle cogeneration facility that began commercialoperation in Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 1998. The plant is located in theEIE and as of December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> had an electricitygenerating capacity of 124 MW, a steam generatingcapacity of 90 tons per hour and a demineralized waterproduction capacity of 70 cubic meters per hour. We sellelectricity generated by the Glow SPP 1 plant to EGATand to industrial customers in the EIE. We sell steam andprocessed water from the plant to industrial customersin the EIE and also use this processed water internallyfor steam production and for sale to Glow Demin Water.(F) GLOW SPP 2/ SPP 3 PLANTThe Glow SPP 2/ SPP 3 plant is a hybrid natural gas- andcoal-fired cogeneration facility located in the MIE thatbegan commercial operation in M<strong>ar</strong>ch 1999. Technically,although we consider the plant to be a single generationfacility, the gas-fired generation portion of the facility isowned by Glow SPP 2 and the coal-fired portion isowned by Glow SPP 3. The plant is divided in two p<strong>ar</strong>ts:(i) two 35 MW gas-fired gas turbine units and two heatrecovery units and (ii) two 222 MW hybrid cogenerationunits, each comprising a steam turbine and coal-firedcirculating fluidized bed boiler. The Glow SPP 2/ GlowSPP 3 plant had, as of December 31 20<strong>08</strong>, an electricitygenerating capacity of 513 MW, a steam generatingcapacity of 190 tons per hour and a demineralized waterproduction capacity of 150 cubic meters per hour. Wesell electricity generated by the Glow SPP 2/ Glow SPP 3plant to EGAT and to industrial customers in the MIEArea. We also sell steam and processed water from theplant to industrial customers in the MIE and ne<strong>ar</strong>byindustrial estates.(G) GLOW DEMIN WATER PLANTThe Glow demineralized water plant, located in the EIE,began commercial operation in November 1999. Theexpansion of 40 cubic meters per hour of demineralisedwater was completed in 2007. It is capable of producinga total of 120 cubic meters per hour of demineralizedwater. We sell processed water produced by the GlowDemin plant to industrial users in the EIE.56 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


THE FOLLOWING MAP SHOWS THE LOCATIONS OF OUR HEAD OFFICE ANDOUR PRODUCTION FACILITIES.MyanmerLaosTHAILANDBangkokChonburiRayongGulf of ThailandCambodiaVietnamHead officeGlow IPPGlow EnergyGlow SPP1Glow SPP2/SPP3Glow Demin WaterGlow Energy ExpansionGHECO-OneMalaysiaGlow Energy Public Company Limited57


RISK FACTORSRISKS RELATING TO US AND OUR BUSINESSWE ARE EXPOSED TO FLUCTUATIONS IN FUEL PRICESFuel is our most significant operating cost, accounting for 81.7percent of our total expenses in 20<strong>08</strong>. Whether and to whatextent we can pass fuel price fluctuations through to ourelectricity and steam customers depends on the specific terms ofour sales agreements.• Under the terms of Glow IPP’s power purchase agreementwith EGAT, which accounted for 32.1 percent of our totalrevenues in 20<strong>08</strong>, our fuel costs <strong>ar</strong>e fully passed through toEGAT at contracted heat rates.• Under the terms of our SPP power purchase agreementswith EGAT relating to our gas-fired facilities, which togetheraccounted for 23.0 percent of our total revenues in 20<strong>08</strong>,our fuel costs <strong>ar</strong>e passed through to EGAT at contractedheat rates.• Under the terms of our SPP power purchase agreementswith EGAT relating to our coal-fired facilities (of which there<strong>ar</strong>e two, in respect of 90 MW contracted capacity each),which together accounted for 7.5 percent of our totalrevenues in 20<strong>08</strong>, our fuel costs <strong>ar</strong>e only p<strong>ar</strong>tially passedthrough to EGAT as the freight ch<strong>ar</strong>ges relating to ourpurchase of coal, which <strong>ar</strong>e an important component offuel costs, <strong>ar</strong>e not passed through to EGAT. Overall coalcosts, including freight costs, have increased significantlyover the past two to three ye<strong>ar</strong>s, which has had an adverseeffect on our profit m<strong>ar</strong>gins.58 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


• Under the terms of our power supply agreements withindustrial customers, which together accounted for 23.5percent of our total revenues in 20<strong>08</strong>, we generally sellelectricity at prices that <strong>ar</strong>e based on the retail electricityt<strong>ar</strong>iff ch<strong>ar</strong>ged by the Provincial Electricity Authority ofThailand (the “PEA”), the electricity distribution utility forthe <strong>ar</strong>eas of Thailand in which we operate. Although thePEA t<strong>ar</strong>iff is designed to reflect fluctuations in fuel pricesthrough a fuel transfer ch<strong>ar</strong>ge (the “Ft”), it does so byreference to a fuel index maintained by EGAT which is notdesigned to reflect our actual fuel costs and only factors incoal costs (which we also use to generate up to 120 MW ofelectricity that we supply to our industrial customers) to avery limited extent. We <strong>ar</strong>e also constructing a 115 MWcoal fired plant to supply power and steam to industrialcustomers with scheduled COD at the end of 2009. Thiswill increase fuel diversification but also coal commodityrisk. In addition, the Ft does not always function asdesigned. See “—We price a portion of our electricity salesby reference to the PEA t<strong>ar</strong>iff, which does not reflect ouractual costs and may not be adjusted as designed toreflect fluctuations in, among other things, fuel costs andinflation”.• Under the terms of our steam supply agreements withindustrial customers, which together accounted for 12.5percent of our total revenues in 20<strong>08</strong>, we sell steam basedon prices that <strong>ar</strong>e indexed to fluctuations in the price ofnatural gas, but not coal (which we also use to producethe steam that we sell). In addition, the natural gasindexation in our steam t<strong>ar</strong>iffs does not fully reflect ouractual natural gas costs.Because we cannot pass through all of the changes in our fuelcosts to our customers, we <strong>ar</strong>e exposed to increases in the pricesof fuel (and in p<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong> coal). If there <strong>ar</strong>e material increases inour cost of fuel and we <strong>ar</strong>e unable to pass these increasesthrough to our customers, this will directly reduce our profitm<strong>ar</strong>gins and could have a material adverse effect on our business,results of operations, financial condition and prospects.WE PRICE A PORTION OF OUR ELECTRICITY SALES BYREFER<strong>EN</strong>CE TO THE PEA TARIFF, WHICH DOES NOTREFLECT OUR ACTUAL COSTS AND MAY NOT BEADJUSTED AS DESIGNED TO REFLECT FLUCTUATIONSIN, AMONG OTHER THINGS, FUEL COSTS AND INFLATIONUnder the terms of our power supply agreements with ourindustrial customers, which together accounted for 23.5 percentof our total revenues in 20<strong>08</strong>, we generally sell electricity atprices that <strong>ar</strong>e based on the retail t<strong>ar</strong>iff ch<strong>ar</strong>ged by the PEA (suchprices <strong>ar</strong>e typically expressed as a percentage discount to the PEAt<strong>ar</strong>iff). The PEA’s t<strong>ar</strong>iffs <strong>ar</strong>e determined by the Thai governmentand take into account the electricity generation, purchase,transmission and distribution costs of the PEA, the MetropolitanElectricity Authority of Thailand (the “MEA”) and EGAT, the majorelectricity utilities in Thailand. Therefore, the PEA t<strong>ar</strong>iff rates, andconsequently the prices at which we sell electricity to ourindustrial customers, do not necess<strong>ar</strong>ily reflect our actual costs ofproducing and supplying this electricity.The PEA t<strong>ar</strong>iff is designed to reflect fluctuations in fuel prices,inflation, foreign exchange rates and other factors by applicationof the Ft. However, the most significant component of the Ft, thefuel cost component, refers to a general fuel index that does notGlow Energy Public Company Limited59


necess<strong>ar</strong>ily reflect our actual fuel costs and only factors in coalcosts, which we use to p<strong>ar</strong>tially generate up to 120 MW ofelectricity that we supply to our industrial customers, to a verylimited extent. In addition, the Ft does not always function asdesigned. When the Ft adjustment is not applied or not fullyapplied to the PEA t<strong>ar</strong>iff in a rising fuel cost environment, it meansthat the prices at which we sell electricity to our customers <strong>ar</strong>enot increased to reflect higher prevailing fuel prices, andconsequently, our profit m<strong>ar</strong>gins <strong>ar</strong>e reduced. For the foregoingreasons, our reliance on the PEA t<strong>ar</strong>iff could have a materialadverse effect on our business, results of operations, financialcondition and prospects.WE ARE HIGHLY DEP<strong>EN</strong>D<strong>EN</strong>T ON EGATEGAT is our l<strong>ar</strong>gest and most important customer and iscommitted to purchasing electricity from us under our EGATpower purchase agreements, which <strong>ar</strong>e long-term contracts withdurations from 21 to 25 ye<strong>ar</strong>s. The EGAT power purchaseagreements <strong>ar</strong>e material to our business, accounting for 62.6percent of our revenues in 20<strong>08</strong>. EGAT is the dominant p<strong>ar</strong>ticipantin the Thai electricity m<strong>ar</strong>ket. In addition to being the singlewholesale buyer and controlling all of the wholesale transmissionof electricity in Thailand, EGAT is also Thailand’s l<strong>ar</strong>gest electricitygenerator. A number of our important contracts contain uncle<strong>ar</strong>terms which have led to disagreements with EGAT reg<strong>ar</strong>ding theoperation of our business, as discussed below in “—We have hada number of significant disputes with EGAT in the past” and whichcould result in further disputes in the future. Any materialdisputes or disagreements that we have with EGAT could have amaterial adverse effect on our business, results of operations,financial condition and prospects.WE ARE HIGHLY DEP<strong>EN</strong>D<strong>EN</strong>T ON A SMALL NUMBER OFINDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS CONC<strong>EN</strong>TRATED IN THEPETROCHEMICALS SECTORIn addition to EGAT, we <strong>ar</strong>e also highly dependent on a smallnumber of industrial customers. Our ten l<strong>ar</strong>gest industrialcustomers (which, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes EGAT)accounted for 28.5 percent of our total revenues in 20<strong>08</strong>. Adisruption of our relationship with one or more of our industrialcustomers could have a material adverse effect on our business,results of operations, financial condition and prospects. Inaddition, many of our contracts with industrial customers haveterms that <strong>ar</strong>e unfavorable to us, which could result in l<strong>ar</strong>gecontractual claims against us or e<strong>ar</strong>ly termination of thesecontracts. Further, our industrial customers <strong>ar</strong>e highly concentratedboth geographically and in terms of industrial classification. Mostof our industrial customers <strong>ar</strong>e located in the MIE or elsewherewithin the MIE Area. This exposes us to increased risk of anaccident, natural disaster, infrastructure or other failure orbreakdown disrupting the facilities of the MIE, the other industrialestates in which our industrial customers <strong>ar</strong>e located or the MIEArea generally.In addition to their geographic concentration, many of ourindustrial customers <strong>ar</strong>e companies operating in petrochemical orpetrochemical-related industries. This exposes them, and indirectlyus, to the performance of the petrochemical sector. Manypetrochemical products <strong>ar</strong>e commodities and the petrochemicalindustry is highly competitive. In addition, significant price fluctuationsand business cyclicality <strong>ar</strong>e common in many petrochemicalrelatedindustries. These factors may affect our ability toconclude new agreements with these customers or negatively60 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


affect our demand and load factor, customer creditworthiness,the timing of our customers’ expansions and thereby the termson which we <strong>ar</strong>e able to reach any such new agreements andmay, for these reasons or otherwise, have a material adverseeffect on our business, results of operations, financial position andprospects.Despite that, we have successfully extended long term contractswith industrial customers that were due to expire in coming 2 to 3ye<strong>ar</strong>s, we can not assure you that we will be able to retain thosecustomers whose contract <strong>ar</strong>e expiring in medium term or findnew customers to replace them on commercially reasonableterms when our sales agreements with them expire. In addition, itis important to our business to maintain minimum levels of steamsales in order to meet applicable generating efficiency requirements(and failure to do so could result in termination of certain of ourEGAT power purchase agreements). If we <strong>ar</strong>e unable to retain ourcustomers or to find new customers to replace them oncommercially reasonable terms and along the product lines thatwe require, this could have a material adverse effect on ourbusiness, results of operations, financial position and prospects.WE FACE SIGNIFICANT COMPETITIONWe face significant competition, p<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong>ly in respect to oursupply of electricity and steam from our cogeneration facilities toindustrial customers in the MIE Area. Although our customers <strong>ar</strong>ep<strong>ar</strong>ty to long-term agreements with us, we compete with PEA andthe utility business units of both PTT Chemical Public Co., Ltd., amerged company between Thai Olefins Plc (our existing industrialcustomers) and National Petrochemical Plc (which is the owner ofthis utility business) and PTT Utility Company Limited (“PTTUtility”), which <strong>ar</strong>e both affiliates of PTT. PTT Utility is a jointventure of PTT with its affiliates PTT Chemical and PTT Aromaticsand Refining that is located in the vicinity of the MIE andgenerates electricity and steam. PTT Chemical utility businessunit, PTT Utility and PEA have certain competitive advantagesover us. PTT Chemical and PTT Utility <strong>ar</strong>e affiliated with PTT, theprincipal natural gas supplier in Thailand and, through thisrelationship, with a number of companies in the MIE Area(including many of our important customers). PTT also has anequity interest in a number of our industrial customers (mostsignificantly PTT Chemical (previously known as “Thai OlefinsPlc”) and PTT Aromatics and Refining (previously known as“Aromatics (Thailand) Plc”), sales to which accounted for 11.2percent of our total revenue from electricity sold to industrialcustomers, 27.3 percent of our total revenue from sales of steamand 6.5 percent of our total revenues in 20<strong>08</strong>. PEA, on the otherhand, does not require its customers to enter into long-termcontracts.According to m<strong>ar</strong>ket information as of December 20<strong>08</strong>, PTT Utilityis aimed at supporting the future growth of the petrochemicalbusiness of the PTT group of companies, but may also serve theutilities needs of ne<strong>ar</strong>by factories in the MIE Area. We believe thatthis project will maintain or increase the level of competition thatwe face for industrial customers, p<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong>ly in the followingrespects: (i) certain of our important customers <strong>ar</strong>e PTT affiliatesand (ii) certain of our existing customers already do business withPTT and its affiliates. See “Business-Competition” for morediscussion of the competitive risks that we believe PTT Utilityposes to our business.Glow Energy Public Company Limited61


WE ARE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTUAL RISKSUNDER OUR SPP POWER PURCHASE AGREEM<strong>EN</strong>TSEGAT is our l<strong>ar</strong>gest and most important customer, and sales toEGAT from our SPPs accounted for 30.5 percent of our totalrevenues in 20<strong>08</strong> (see “—We <strong>ar</strong>e highly dependent on EGAT”).EGAT is the sole purchaser of wholesale electricity in Thailand.Due in p<strong>ar</strong>t to the foregoing, our SPP power purchase agreementswith EGAT <strong>ar</strong>e stand<strong>ar</strong>d form contracts that we were not given anopportunity to negotiate. This means that these contracts <strong>ar</strong>e nottailored to our specific operating circumstances and contain anumber of ambiguous provisions. Certain of the terms of ourexisting SPP power purchase agreements that we believe presentrisks to our business <strong>ar</strong>e as follows:• In contrast to our IPP power purchase agreement, our SPPpower purchase agreements only provide for very limitedinstances in which penalties or liquidated damages <strong>ar</strong>eEGAT’s principal remedy for our failure to perform ourcontractual obligations. This means that any such failuresby us <strong>ar</strong>e more likely to constitute events of default underour SPP power purchase agreements and, upon expirationof relevant cure periods, give EGAT the right to terminatethese agreements;• A power purchase agreement may be terminated beforethe end of its term due to the default of either p<strong>ar</strong>ty andour only remedy may be to bring a claim in <strong>ar</strong>bitration andprove damages;• Although the power purchase agreements do not includeliquidated damages provisions, penalties <strong>ar</strong>e imposed inthe form of reduced capacity or energy payments fromEGAT or refunds by us where (i) we supply less than thecontracted capacity, (ii) we provide electricity for less than7,0<strong>08</strong> hours in a ye<strong>ar</strong>, (iii) the cogeneration efficiency is lessthan 45 percent or (iv) thermal energy accounts for lessthan 10 percent of our total energy sold;• If a force majeure event affecting EGAT or a governmentalforce majeure event (as defined in the power purchaseagreement) prevents us from supplying electricity to EGAT,EGAT will continue to make its capacity payment (thepayment that is designed to allow us to recover our fixedcosts for constructing and operating the power generatingfacility over the life of the contract) to us for only up to sixmonths. In addition, failure by PTT to deliver gas to us isnot considered to be a governmental force majeure eventfor these purposes, so in the event of a PTT supply failureEGAT will only pay us for capacity actually made availableand energy actually delivered; and• Our SPP power purchase agreements with EGAT containonly a general commitment for both p<strong>ar</strong>ties to negotiate ingood faith to amend to our contractual <strong>ar</strong>rangement inresponse to any adverse change in law, including changesin environmental stand<strong>ar</strong>ds, which provides us with onlylimited change-in-law protection. This is p<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong>lyrelevant if new laws were to impose more stringentenvironmental conditions on our existing facilities, whichcould require significant opex and capex.These contractual risks could have a material adverse effect onour business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.WE OPERATE IN A HIGHLY REGULATED INDUSTRY THATIS SUBJECT TO CHANGEThe regulatory framework applicable to electricity generatingcompanies in Thailand has undergone significant structuralchanges in the past and may undergo significant changes in thefuture. In addition, there have been a v<strong>ar</strong>iety of proposals forreform of the Thai electricity industry in the past which, oncemade, have subsequently been delayed, cancelled, or significantlymodified prior to their implementation.Thailand has been considering deregulation of the electricityindustry for a number of ye<strong>ar</strong>s, including privatization of EGAT,MEA and PEA. EGAT began the process of privatization, but thisprivatization process was cancelled. However, the EGAT powerpurchase agreements for our SPPs do not contain any provisionsdealing with the potential future privatization of EGAT or therestructuring of the electricity sector. We <strong>ar</strong>e unable to predictwhat impact deregulation or privatization would have on ourcontractual <strong>ar</strong>rangements and on the electricity sector in Thailandin general. If such deregulation were to have the impact ofabolishing the PEA price, for example, which is the reference pricethat we use to price our electricity sales to industrial customers,we would likely have to attempt to renegotiate the pricingstructure with our industrial customers, which we may not beable to do on reasonable commercial terms or at all.Because we operate a number of SPPs (and our companiesaccount for a material portion of all SPP electricity sold to EGAT),62 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


which <strong>ar</strong>e higher-cost wholesale electricity generators comp<strong>ar</strong>edto IPPs and many of EGAT’s generating facilities, we <strong>ar</strong>e exposedto regulatory changes that seek to increase generating efficiencyor to penalize high-cost generating facilities. This could take theform of changes in law and many of our key sales contracts donot contain specific mechanisms for compensating us in the eventof adverse changes in law.To facilitate continued reform, the Energy Industry Act waspublished on the 10 th of December 2007. Under such act, a newindependent regulatory body, the Energy Regulatory Commission(“ERC”), has already been established on Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 20<strong>08</strong> inorder to regulate both the electricity and natural gas supplyindustries and to ensure fair competition. This agency’s keyresponsibilities will include:• Prim<strong>ar</strong>ily regulating the electricity supply industry and thegas supply industry (GSI);• Regulating t<strong>ar</strong>iffs, stand<strong>ar</strong>ds and service quality;• Ensuring competition and preventing abuse of monopolypower;• Protecting consumers and dealing with consumer complaints;• Promote economical and efficient use of energy;• Provide comment on the power development plan, theinvestment plans of the electricity industry, the natural gasprocurement plan and the energy network systemexpansion plan for submisson to the minister.These or other regulatory or structural changes affecting the Thaielectricity industry could require us to significantly change theway that we operate our business and could have a materialadverse effect on our business, results of operations, financialcondition and prospects. Presently, the ERC announced the newregulation for the power industry, which is resulting that theexisting power generators have to apply the generationdistribution and sales licenses.WE HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT DISPUTES WITH EGAT INTHE PASTEGAT is our l<strong>ar</strong>gest and most important customer. We have beeninvolved in a number of significant disputes with EGAT in the past,including disputes relating to important components of ourbusiness operations. Most significantly, in 2004, EGAT challengedthe interconnection of our v<strong>ar</strong>ious cogeneration facilities, whichwe believe is central to the reliability and quality of our service,as a violation of our power purchase agreements and challengedthe compliance of our Glow SPP 2 / SPP 3 hybrid plant withapplicable operating efficiency criteria established underThailand’s SPP regulations. Although we have resolved thesedisputes in a satisfactory manner and amended our relevant EGATpower purchase agreements to reflect our agreements with EGAT,we agreed as p<strong>ar</strong>t of the settlement to make financial concessionsto EGAT (although we do not consider the amounts of theseconcessions to be material). We can not assure you that we willnot become involved in further disputes with EGAT, or that if wedo, we will be able to resolve any such disputes on satisfactoryterms.Glow Energy Public Company Limited63


In the past, we have been involved in discussions with EGATreg<strong>ar</strong>ding important aspects of our business, including thereference index for coal prices that we <strong>ar</strong>e permitted to passthrough to EGAT under our power purchase agreements and thesynchronization of our non-SPP generating units to the EGAT grid.Although we do not ch<strong>ar</strong>acterize these as disputes, we believethat, because of the structure of the Thai electricity supplyindustry and the nature of our power purchase agreements, wewill likely continue to maintain an ongoing dialogue with EGAT toresolve these and simil<strong>ar</strong> types of issues in order to continue tocl<strong>ar</strong>ify certain aspects of our contractual relationship. There is thepotential for disputes to <strong>ar</strong>ise in connection with any such issuesor points of discussion. Because EGAT is our most importantcustomer and disputes with EGAT may involve some of our mostimportant contracts, any disputes that we may have with EGAT inthe future may require us to materially change the way in whichwe operate our business and could have a material adverse effecton our business, results of operations, financial condition andprospects.OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS ARE DEP<strong>EN</strong>D<strong>EN</strong>T ON THEAVAILABILITY OF FUELOur business operation <strong>ar</strong>e dependent on the availability of fuel,in p<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong> natural gas and coal. In 20<strong>08</strong>, purchases of naturalgas accounted for 76.9 percent of our cost of sales and purchasesof coal accounted for 7.0 percent of our total cost of sales.Shortages in natural gas or coal, or an inability of our suppliers toprovide these fuels to us, could prevent some or all of ourfacilities from being able to generate electricity and steam, whichcould prevent us from fulfilling our contractual obligations.We have entered into long-term natural gas supply agreementswith PTT. Because of the structure of the Thai fuel supplyindustry, PTT currently operates as an effective monopoly and isthe only entity that is able to supply us with natural gas to allowus to operate our business. In the event that PTT fails to supplyus with adequate quantities of natural gas under our gas supplyagreements, we could face significant disruptions to our business.Although there is a compensation provision in the gas supplyagreements between our SPPs and PTT which require PTT tocompensate us for its inability to deliver contracted quantities ofnatural gas to us, this compensation only extends to natural gasthat we use to produce electricity to sell to EGAT and not to ourindustrial customers. Most of our gas-fired facilities <strong>ar</strong>e designedto be able to run on diesel fuel as an alternative fuel source, butwe could incur significant costs and operating inefficiencies inswitching to and operating by using diesel fuel. Moreover, ourcogeneration facilities may not be able to operate on diesel fuelfor sustained periods of time, as, when operating on diesel fuel,we consume diesel fuel faster than we <strong>ar</strong>e able to re-fill ourdiesel fuel storage tanks.There is a risk of natural gas supply disruption resulting fromdefects in or the requirement for maintenance of the pipeline,over which we have no control. The current limitations on thesupply of natural gas to the <strong>ar</strong>eas in which we operate, or anydisruption in the supply of natural gas, could have a materialadverse effect on our business, results of operations, financialcondition and prospects.We have entered into a long-term coal supply agreement withBanpu International Limited (“Banpu”) for supply of coal to our64 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


Glow SPP 3 plant, which is our only coal-fired facility. Our currentpolicy states that we will source approximately 50 - 52 percent ofour coal requirements from Banpu, and approximately 38 - 40percent under medium term contracts with other internationalsupplier(s) and the remainder through spot purchase. Therefore,there is a risk of coal supply disruption resulting from v<strong>ar</strong>iouscircumstances, including a situation where our long-term coalsupplier could not fulfill its obligations and we could not<strong>ar</strong>range substitute supply from our medium-term coalsuppliers and/or spot m<strong>ar</strong>ket. In such situation, we also cannot assure that the cost of substitute supply would becommercially competitive.WE ARE HIGHLY DEP<strong>EN</strong>D<strong>EN</strong>T ON PTTAs discussed under “—Our business operations <strong>ar</strong>e dependent onthe availability of fuel”, we rely heavily on PTT for the supply ofnatural gas to our operating facilities. Purchases of natural gas,which were almost all purchased from PTT, accounted forapproximately 76.9 percent of our total cost of sales in 20<strong>08</strong>. Inaddition to being a key supplier, PTT has an equity interest in PTTChem and PTT Utility, two of our principal competitors (asdiscussed above under “—We face significant competition”). PTTalso has an equity interest in a number of our industrialcustomers (most significantly PTT Chemical, previously known asThai Olefins Plc and PTT Aromatics and Refining, previously knownas Aromatics (Thailand) Plc). Sales to these two customersaccounted for 11.2 percent of our total revenue from electricitysold to industrial customers (in MWh), 27.3 percent of our totalrevenue from sales of steam and 6.5 percent of our totalrevenues in 20<strong>08</strong>. See “—We face significant competition”.If our competitive position with PTT adversely affects its willingnessto, or the terms on which it will, enter into new agreements tosupply natural gas to us, or if our relationship with PTTdeteriorates for any other reason, this could have a materialadverse effect on our business, results of operations, financialcondition and prospects.WE ARE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT CONTRACTUALRISKS UNDER OUR SPP GAS SUPPLY AGREEM<strong>EN</strong>TSWITH PTTPTT is our l<strong>ar</strong>gest and most important fuel supplier (see “-We <strong>ar</strong>ehighly dependent on PTT”). PTT is majority-owned by thegovernment and currently has an effective monopoly with respectto supply of natural gas in Thailand. Due in p<strong>ar</strong>t to the foregoing,our gas supply agreements with PTT <strong>ar</strong>e stand<strong>ar</strong>d form contractsthat we were not given an opportunity to negotiate. This meansthat, among other things, our gas supply agreements with PTT <strong>ar</strong>enot tailored to our specific operating circumstances and contain anumber of ambiguous provisions. Although the terms of our PTTgas supply agreements v<strong>ar</strong>y from each other, certain of the termscontained in at least some of our PTT gas supply agreements thatwe believe present risks to our business <strong>ar</strong>e as follows:• A gas supply agreement may be terminated before the endof its term due to the default of either p<strong>ar</strong>ty and our onlyremedy may be to bring a claim in <strong>ar</strong>bitration and provedamages (rather than allowing us to require PTT tocontinue to supply gas to us during resolution of thedispute);• PTT only undertakes to use its “best efforts” to deliver thespecified daily quantity and is not under an absoluteobligation to deliver gas to us;Glow Energy Public Company Limited65


• The terms relating to PTT’s requirement to compensate usif PTT fails to deliver gas meeting contractually-designatedspecifications <strong>ar</strong>e uncle<strong>ar</strong> and in any case the amount ofany compensation that it would pay to us is capped; and• Non-compliance with any term in a gas supply agreementby either p<strong>ar</strong>ty that is not remedied within 60 days of anotice of default thereof constitutes an event of defaultand enables the non-defaulting p<strong>ar</strong>ty to terminate the gassupply agreement.These contractual risks could have a material adverse effect onour business, results of operations, financial condition andprospects.WE ARE <strong>EN</strong>GAGING IN NUMBERS OF EXPANSIONPROJECTS, THEREFORE, ARE EXPOSED TO RISKSASSOCIATED WITH COMPLETION OF SUCH PROJECTS.We <strong>ar</strong>e currently engaging in 3 major expansion projects; 115 MWcoal-fired cogeneration plant, 660 MW coal-fired IPP plant, and382 MW gas-fired cogeneration plant. The 115 MW coal-firedcogeneration plant is scheduled to st<strong>ar</strong>t commercial operation bythe end of 2009, and we have contracted to sell all of its capacityto industrial customers. The 660 MW coal-fired plant hasscheduled commercial operation date at November 9, 2011, andwe have entered into Power Purchase Agreement with EGATunder IPP program. The 382 MW gas fired cogeneration plant isscheduled to st<strong>ar</strong>t commercial operation in 3 rd qu<strong>ar</strong>ter of 2011,and we have contracted to sell majority, but not all, of itscapacity. We can not ensure that all capacity of the 382 MW gasfired cogeneration facility will be sold before scheduled COD. Thiscould have a material adverse effect on the business, results ofoperation, financial conditions and prospects.,All the projects mentioned <strong>ar</strong>e under construction. We can notensure that we would ultimately be able to complete theconstruction of above-mentioned projects within the scheduleand/or within the budget. Also, we can not ensure that we wouldultimately be able to source funding as required for completionof construction of the projects, and that the cost of such fundingwould be on competitive basis. Substantial delay in completionof these projects could have a material adverse effect on thebusiness, results of operation, financial conditions and prospects.<strong>EN</strong>VIRONM<strong>EN</strong>TAL OPPOSITION TO EXPANDING MAP TAPHUTSome NGO’s, local communities and politicians claim that theindustrial expansion of the petrochemical complex in Map TaPhut is not sustainable from a health and environmental point ofview. Several measures restricting environmental permits havebeen made, including: no new environmental impact assessmentapprovals unless NOx, SO 2 and TSP emissions from existing plants<strong>ar</strong>e reduced by 125% of the emissions of any planned new plant.Our EIA for the 2 new projects – GHECO-One and new cogenerationproject – were approved based on the abovementioned principal.We need to invest and improve our existing facilities to reducethe emission by 125 percent of the amount emitted by the newplants in order to do the expansion project. There could also be66 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


new more stringent emissions stand<strong>ar</strong>ds applicable in Map TaPhut or Thailand on existing power plants or new power plants.There could also be a decision to develop the petrochemicalbusiness further in a new Southern Seabo<strong>ar</strong>d. This could have amaterial adverse effect on the business, results of operation,financial conditions and prospects for future expansions.WE ARE EXPOSED TO FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISKWe <strong>ar</strong>e exposed to foreign exchange risk in a number of respects.Many of our operating costs <strong>ar</strong>e denominated in US doll<strong>ar</strong>s andother currencies. Most of our US doll<strong>ar</strong>-denominated operatingcosts can be serviced by US doll<strong>ar</strong>-linked income. However, wealso purchase p<strong>ar</strong>ts and equipment for our plants in US doll<strong>ar</strong>s,and Glow IPP incurs a significant amount of Swiss francdenominatedcosts relating to maintenance. Moreover, our coaland coal freight costs, although l<strong>ar</strong>gely denominated in Baht, <strong>ar</strong>eUS doll<strong>ar</strong>-based and we can not fully pass the fluctuations inthese costs (including as a result of currency fluctuations) throughto our customers. Further, while our revenues <strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>tially linkedto the US doll<strong>ar</strong>, a significant amount of our indebtedness is Bahtdenominated.We have in the past t<strong>ar</strong>geted a substantial degreeof US doll<strong>ar</strong> content or linkage in cash flows (and thus normalizednet e<strong>ar</strong>nings) available to distribute to sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders and, if wecontinue to do so, any appreciation of the Baht comp<strong>ar</strong>ed to theUS doll<strong>ar</strong> would reduce the Baht amount of dividend paymentsto our sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders. For these reasons, significant fluctuations inexchange rates could have a material adverse effect on ourbusiness, results of operations, financial condition and prospects.OUR INSURANCE COVERAGE MAY NOT ADEQUATELYPROTECT US AGAINST POSSIBLE RISK OF LOSSOur operations <strong>ar</strong>e subject to operating and other risks typicallyassociated with electricity generation. Insurance m<strong>ar</strong>kets <strong>ar</strong>ecyclical. As a result, we may at times be unable to obtainappropriate insurance on commercially reasonable terms or at all,which may subject us to potentially significant financial loss uponthe occurrence of a l<strong>ar</strong>ge uninsurable event.We have all-risk and business interruption, third p<strong>ar</strong>ty liability,terrorism and other insurance coverage. Our principal insurancecovers loss <strong>ar</strong>ising out of physical loss or damage to our plantsand generating machinery as well as financial loss resultingtherefrom, but contains certain custom<strong>ar</strong>y exclusions anddeductibles. If we suffer a l<strong>ar</strong>ge uninsured or excluded loss or anyinsured loss suffered by us significantly exceeds our insurancecoverage, our business, financial condition and results ofoperations may be materially adversely affected.Glow Energy Public Company Limited67


68 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>SHAREHOLDING ANDMANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T STRUCTURE


SHAREHOLDERSThe following table sets out our major sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>.MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS # SHARES %1. GDF Suez-Energy (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (1) 645,259,773 44.112. Suez-Tractebel Energy Holdings Cooperatieve U.A. (2) 365,716,260 25.003. State Street Bank and Trust company for London 59,496,749 4.074. Nortrust Nominees LTD. 53,430,800 3.655. Social Security Office (2 KorRaNee) 22,468,500 1.546. Littledown Nominees Limited 7 20,223,254 1.387. Chase Nominees Limited 1 19,662,600 1.348. Chase Nominees Limited 32 17,200,100 1.189. Government of Singpore Investment Corporation C 12,914,000 0.8810. American International Assurance company, Limited-APEX 11,787,500 0.8111. State Street Bank and Trust Company 11,096,428 0.7612. Littledown Nominees Limited 9 10,128,900 0.6913. HSBC (Singapore) Nominees Pte Ltd. 9,841,400 0.6714. Chase Nominees Limited 9,058,100 0.6215. Boon Rawd Brewery Co., Ltd. 8,000,000 0.5516. Chase Nomimees Limited 42 7,350,400 0.5017. Others 179,230,271 12.251,462,865,035 100.00Note :(1) Suez-Energy (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has been changed the name of the Company to be “GDF SUEZ Energy (Thailand) Company Limited since31 Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 2009(2) Suez-Tractebel Energy Holdings Cooperatieve U.A. and GDF Suez-Energy (Thailand) Co., Ltd. <strong>ar</strong>e the wholly owned subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y of GDF SUEZ S.A.Glow Energy Public Company Limited69


Glow Energy Public Company LimitedBo<strong>ar</strong>d of DirectorsChief Executive OfficerAudit CommitteeExecutive Vice President andChief Financial OfficerSenior Vice President andChief Financial ControllerVice President - AccountingVice President -Information TechnologyVice President - Budgeting andBusiness ControllingVice President -Business Quality & Internal AuditVice President -Finance & <strong>Investor</strong> <strong>Relations</strong>Executive Vice President andChief Commercial OfficerVice President - CogenerationM<strong>ar</strong>keting & DevelopmentVice President -Industrial SalesVice President -Industrial Customer <strong>Relations</strong>Vice President -Coal & Biomass ManagementVice President -Human Resources and AdministrationVice President -Legal and Insurance70 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


Executive Vice President -Project Development and BusinessSenior Vice President -Construction & EPC ManagementSenior Vice President -EngineeringSenior Vice President -Government & Public AffairsVice President - Public <strong>Relations</strong>Executive Vice President andChief Operating OfficerSenior Vice President -Operations Support ServicesSenior Vice President -Rayong Facilities ManagementPlant Manager - Glow SPP1 &Glow Demin Water SitePlant Manager - Glow SPP2,Glow SPP3 & Glow Energy Site(Phase 3 & 4)Plant Manager -Glow Energy Site (Phase 1 & 2)Facility Manager - Glow IPPVice President -Suppy Chain ManagementVice President -Asset OptimizationGlow Energy Public Company Limited 71


The company’s management structure is comprised of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors, the Audit Committee, and the Management Team1. BOARD OF DIRECTORSNAMEPOSITION1. Mr. Guy Richelle Chairman of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d2. Mr. Peter Valere Germain Termote 1 Director and Chief Executive Officer3. Mr. Esa Heiskanen 2 Director and Chief Executive Officer4. Mr. Kovit Poshyananda Independent Director and Audit Committee5. Mr. Vitthaya Vejjajiva Independent Director and Audit Committee6. Mrs. Supapun Ruttanaporn Independent Director and Audit Committee7. Mr. Dirk Achiel M<strong>ar</strong>c Beeuwsaert Director8. Mr. Guido Geeraerts Director9. Mr. Johan De Saeger Director10. Mr. Rajit Nanda 3 Director11. Mr. Michel J. G. Gantois 4 Director12. Mr. Philip De Cnudde 5 Director13. Mr. Pierre Jacques Weulersse 6 Director14. Mr. Anut Chatikavanij Director15. Mr. Brendan G. H. Wauters DirectorMr. Sirote Vichayabhai 7 is the Company secret<strong>ar</strong>y.Mr. Natthapatt Tanboon-ek 8 is the Company secret<strong>ar</strong>y.Note : 1. Resigned from the company’s director and Chief Executive Officer on 7 October 20<strong>08</strong>.2. Replaced Mr. Peter Valere Germain Termote in his position as Director and Chief Executive Officer on 7 October 20<strong>08</strong>.Was an Executive Vice President and Chief Projects Development and IPP Business from 3 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 2005.Was an Executive Vice President Projects Government Affairs from 1 September 2004.3. Resigned from the company’s director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.4. Replaced Mr. Rajit Nanda as Director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.5. Resigned from the company’s director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.6. Replaced Mr. Philip De Cnudde as Director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.7. Resigned from VP Finance and <strong>Investor</strong> <strong>Relations</strong> on 15 July 20<strong>08</strong>.8. Has been VP Finance and <strong>Investor</strong> <strong>Relations</strong> since 20 October 20<strong>08</strong>.The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors’ Meeting on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009 approved the resignation of Mr. Rajit Nanda and Mr. Philip De Cnudde from the position of Directorof the Company and the appointment of Mr. Michel J. G. Gantois and Mr. Pierre Jacques Weulersse to replace the resigned directors for their remainingterm.72 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


Authorized DirectorsMr. Anut Chatikavanij or Mr. Dirk Achiel M<strong>ar</strong>c Beeuwsaert or Mr. Guido Geeraerts or Mr. Esa Heiskanen or Mr. Pierre Jacques Weulersse orMr. Brendan G. H. Wauters or Mr. Johan De Saeger or Mr. Guy Richelle or Mr. Michel J. G. Gantois, 2 of these 9 directors to sign jointlyand affixed Company’s seal.Note :The authorized directors of the Company as referred above with signing authority only after obtaining approval from the Annual GeneralMeeting of Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders of the Company and completion of the filing process with the Ministry of Commerce.Scope of Authority and Responsibilities of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors• The Company’s bo<strong>ar</strong>d of directors must perform its duties in accordance with laws, objectives and <strong>ar</strong>ticles of association of theCompany as well as in accordance with the resolutions of sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meetings. The bo<strong>ar</strong>d of directors may empower one ormore directors or any person to act on its behalf.• The bo<strong>ar</strong>d of directors has the power to make decisions and oversee the operations of the Company, except in the followingcases which require approval from the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting first.• any activity that laws and / or <strong>ar</strong>ticles of association of the Company has specified that require approval from the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’meeting first.• any undertaking of any related transaction according to the regulations of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.• any acquisition and disposal of the assets according to the regulations of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.• The bo<strong>ar</strong>d of directors has the power to decl<strong>ar</strong>e payment of interim dividends from time to time if it deems that the Companyhas enough profit to do so.2. MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T TEAMThe Management Team is comprised of 30 persons as follows :NAMEPOSITION1. Mr. Peter Valere Germain Termote Chief Executive Officer (until 6 October 20<strong>08</strong>)2. Mr. Esa Heiskanen Chief Executive Officer (since 7 October 20<strong>08</strong>)3. Mrs. Sriprapha Sumruatruamphol Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer4. Mr. Heikki Pudas Executive Vice President - Project Development and Business5. Mr. Pajongwit Pongsivapai Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer6. Mr. Suthiwong Kongsiri Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer7. Mr. Svend Erik Jensen Senior Vice President - Construction & EPC Management8. Mr. Kanit Thangpetchr Senior Vice President - Rayong Facilities Management9. Mr. Louis Stephen Holub Senior Vice President - Operations Support Services10. Mr. Michael W. Reiff Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Controller11. Mr. Wisit Srinuntawong Senior Vice President - Engineering12. Mr. N<strong>ar</strong>ongchai Visutrachai Senior Vice President - Government & Public Affairs13. Mrs. Chamaiporn Soonthorntasanapong Vice President - Legal & Insurance14. Ms. Sirichan Chotchaisathit Vice President - Industrial Sales15. Mr. Prateep Phuthamrugsa Vice President - Supply Chain Management16. Mr. Chin Beng Tong Vice President - Coal & Biomass Management17. Mr. Somchai Klinsuwanmalee Vice President - Public <strong>Relations</strong>18. Mrs. Mantana Kunakorn Vice President - Human Resources & Administration19. Mr. Renaud Louis Albert Pilleul Vice President - Industrial Customer <strong>Relations</strong>20. Ms. Suttasinee Pengsupaya Vice President - AccountingGlow Energy Public Company Limited73


NAMEPOSITION21. Mr. Chaiwut Rattanapornsinchai Vice President - Information Technology22. Mr. Thomas J.M. Ranschaert Vice President - Business Quality & Internal Audit23. Mrs. Unchana Kittipiyakul Vice President - Budgeting & Business Controlling24. Dr. Somgiat Dekrajangpetch Vice President - Asset Optimization25. Mr. Nattaphatt Tanboon-ek Vice President - Finance & <strong>Investor</strong> <strong>Relations</strong>26. Mr. Ak<strong>ar</strong>in Prathuangsit Vice President - Cogeneration M<strong>ar</strong>keting and Development27. Mr. Anut<strong>ar</strong>achai Natalang Plant Manager - Glow Energy Site (Phase 1 & 2)28. Mr. Apich<strong>ar</strong>t Jamjuntr Plant Manager - Glow SPP2 / SPP3, Glow Energy Site (Phase 3 & 4)29. Mr. Apidech Siriphornoppakhun Plant Manager - Glow SPP1 & Glow Demin Water Site30. Mr. Suratchai Bangluang Facility Manager - Glow IPPScope of Authority and Responsibilities of the CEOThe CEO shall have the authority to perform the normal business operations of the Company except the following matters whichshall be considered and approved by the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors or recommended to the Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ Meeting for its approval, as the casemay be :• Authorization of internal power of attorneys;• Amendment of the Company’s Articles of Association;• Merger, split up or any modification of the form of the Company;• Dissolution of the Company;• Increase, decrease or transfer of the registered capital of the Company;• Taking of a lien or any other security on the assets of the Company;• Any material change to the main agreements, i.e. Power Purchase Agreement with EGAT, Gas Supply Agreement with PTT, CoalSupply Agreement with Banpu Minerals Co., Ltd. and EPC Contracts;• Negotiation and execution of documents in relation to the opening of credit facilities with banks, for an amount exceeding theamount mentioned in the daily management powers granted by the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors to the CEO;• Commencement or discontinuance of any business;• Removal and appointment of CEO;• Approval of long-term strategic plan; and• Approval of annual budget.74 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


DETAILS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS1. Mr. Guy Richelle (54)Education: Master Degree in Nucle<strong>ar</strong> Engineering, University Liege in Belgium: Master Degree in Business Administration, University of Louvain-la-Neuve in BelgiumSh<strong>ar</strong>holding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Chairman of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d and Director / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Chairman of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d and Director / Glow Group (Except GHECO-One Co.,Ltd)• Director / GHECO-One Co., Ltd.• Chairman of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d and Director, Regional Manager/ President & CEO / GDFSUEZ Energy Asia• Chairman of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d and Director / GDF SUEZ Energy (Thailand)• Director / PTT Natural Gas Distribution Co., Ltd. (PTT NGD)• Director / Huay Ho Power Company (Laos)• Director / Emerald Energy Corporation (Phillippines)• Director / Senoko Power Limited (Singapore)• Director / Senoko Service Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)• Director / Senoko Gas Supply Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)• Director / Senoko Energy Supply Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)• Director / Lion Power Holding Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)• Director / Tractebel Pacific Limited (Hongkong)• Director / SUEZ Energy India Pvt Ltd. (India)• Director / Baymin Enerig AS (Turkey)• Director / Suez-Tractebel S.A. (Dubai)• Director / United Power Company (Oman)• Director / Power Development Company (Oman)• Director / Soh<strong>ar</strong> Power Company (Oman)• Director / Suez-Tractebel Dubai Branch Supervisory Bo<strong>ar</strong>d (Oman)• Director / RLC Power Holding Company Ltd. (United Arab Emirates)• Director / SGA M<strong>ar</strong>afiq Holding WLL (Bahrain)• Director / Ras Girtas Power Company (Qat<strong>ar</strong>)• Director / Jubail Water & Power Company (Saudi Arabia)• Director / Tractebel EGI Middle East (Dubai)2. Mr. Peter Valere Germain Termote (44)Education: Master Degree from H<strong>ar</strong>v<strong>ar</strong>d University with full Schol<strong>ar</strong>ship (Tuition & COL): Master Degree from University of P<strong>ar</strong>is 1 – Sorbonne with full Schol<strong>ar</strong>ship (Tuition & COL): Bachelor Degree in Law (Highest Honors) 1 st of class Aw<strong>ar</strong>d, University of BrusselsSh<strong>ar</strong>holding Proportion (Percent) : 223,200 Sh<strong>ar</strong>es (0.02%)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : 2004 - 20<strong>08</strong> (Resigned from the Company on October 20<strong>08</strong>)• Director and Chief Executive Officer / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Director and Chief Executive Office / Glow GroupGlow Energy Public Company Limited75


3. Mr. Kovit Poshyananda (73)Education: Honor<strong>ar</strong>y Doctorate (Economics), Chulalongkorn University: National Defense College: M.A., Ph.D. from Cornell University: B.A. (Honors) from Cambridge University: NoneSh<strong>ar</strong>holding Proportion (Percent)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Independent Director & Audit Committee / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Independent Director / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd &Gheco-One Co., Ltd.)• Chairman of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Director and the Audit Committee / Sansiri Public Co., Ltd.• Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee / Furukawa Metal (Thailand) Co., Ltd.• Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee / Shangri-La Hotel Public Co., Ltd.• Director / Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd.• Director / Office of the Council of State• Chairman of the Appellate Committee / Thai Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC)4. Mr. Vitthaya Vejjajiva (72)Education: Master Degree of Laws, H<strong>ar</strong>v<strong>ar</strong>d University, USA: Bachelor Degree of Laws, Gray’s – Inn, England: Role of Chairman Program Class 2/2001, Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD)Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Independent Director & Audit Committee / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Independent Director / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd &Gheco-One Co., Ltd.)• President / National Committee United World Colleges• President / K-Line (Thailand) Co., Ltd.• President / Kawasaki-Dowa Co., Ltd.5. Mrs. Supapan Ruttanaporn (67)Education: MBA (Accounting), Michigan State University, USA: Bachelor of Accounting (Second Honor), Chulalongkorn University: Certificate in Director Certification Program (DCP) , Class 15/2002,Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD)Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Independent Director & Audit Committee / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Independent Director / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd &Gheco-One Co., Ltd.)• Independent Director & Audit Committee / Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd.• Member of the Ethic Committee / Federation of Accounting Profession: Past• Chairperson / Thai Accounting Association• Independent Director & Audit Committee / Chiang Mai Frozen Food Public Co.,Ltd.• Member of Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of Accountancy Committee / Faculty of Commerce andAccountancy, Chulalongkorn University76 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


• Member of the subcommittee on the Automatic Adjustment Mechanism Monitoring/ National Energy Policy Office of Thailand• Member of the Accounting and Finance Specialist Committee / Office of CivilService Commission6. Mr. Dirk Achiel M<strong>ar</strong>c Beeuwsaert (61)Education: General Management Programme Cedep, Fontainebleau: Bachelor Degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, University of GhentSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Director / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Director / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd & Gheco-One Co., Ltd.)• Chief Executive Officer / Tractebel Electricity and Gas International• Director / Tractebel Energia (Brazil)• Director / Tractebel Inc. (USA)7. Mr. Guido Geeraerts (55)Education: Master Degree in Organizational Sociology, Gent UniversitySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Director / Glow Energy Co., Ltd.• Director / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd & Gheco-One Co., Ltd.)• Senior Vice President - Trading and Sales / Electricity and Gas International• Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of Organizational Studies / Electrabel N.V. (Belgium)• Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of Organization and Development / Electrabel N.V. (Belgium)• Director / Tractebel Energy M<strong>ar</strong>keting Inc.• Director / Tractebel Energy Services Inc.• Director / Electrabel Nordic AS8. Mr. Johan De Saeger (42)Education: Commercial Engineering, Catholic University of Leuvein, Belgium: Master Degree in Business Administration, Cornell University, USASh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : 57,300 sh<strong>ar</strong>es (0.00%)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Director / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Director / Glow Group• Director / GDF SUEZ Energy Asia Co.,Ltd• Director / GDF SUEZ Energy (Thailand) Co.,Ltd• Director / Senoko Power Limited• Director / Senoko Service Pte. Ltd• Director / Senoko Gas Supply Pte. Ltd• Director / Senoko Energy Supply Pte. Ltd• Director / Lion Power Holding Pte. Ltd• Director / Houay Ho Power Co.,Ltd• Executive Vice President- Head of Business Development Southeast and East Asia,Australia and Southern Africa / GDF SUEZ Energy Southern Africa (PTY) Ltd.: 2002 - 2006• Executive Vice President - Country Manager/ SUEZ Energy InternationalGlow Energy Public Company Limited77


9. Mr. Rajit Nanda (38)Education: Master Degree of Business Administration, Utkal University, India: Bachelor Degree of Commerce, Utkal University, IndiaSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Director / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Director / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd)• Chief Executive Officer / SUEZ Energy International Asia, Middle East & Africa• Director / Tractebel P<strong>ar</strong>ts & Repairs FZE: 2000-2006• Director / SUEZ Group10. Mr. Philip De Cnudde (48)Education: Master Degree in Electrical Engineering from Ghent University: Operational Management in further Degree from Ghent University: General Management Programme CEDEP at INSEAD, FontainebleauSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Director / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Director / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd & Gheco-One Co., Ltd.)• Chief Business Controller / SUEZ Energy International11. Mr. Anut Chatikavanij (42)Education: Bachelor Degree from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA: Certificate in Director Accreditation Program (DAP), Class 38 / 2005, Thai Institute ofDirectors Association (IOD)Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : 415,200 sh<strong>ar</strong>es (0.03%)Family Relation with Management : Relative of Mrs. Sriprapha Sumruatruamphol (Management)5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Director / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Director / Glow Group (Except Gheco-One Co.,Ltd.)• Director / Leading Edge Golf Co., Ltd.• Director / Hunter Mutual Fund Co., Ltd.• Director / Operation Power Services Co., Ltd.12. Mr. Brendan G.H. Wauters (38)Education: Master Degree in Business Administration, University of Brussels: Commercial Engineering Degree of University of Brussels (VUB): Certificate in Director Accreditation Program (DAP), Class 57/ 2006, Thai Institute ofDirectors Association (IOD)Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : 45,000 sh<strong>ar</strong>es (0.00%)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Director / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Director / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd & Gheco-One Co., Ltd.)• Chief Financial Officer / Tractebel Asia• Executive Vice President - Strategy / GDF SUEZ Energy MEAA• Executive Director & Vice President - Commercial / Senoko Power Ltd.78 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


13. Mr. Esa Heiskanen (41)Education: Master Degree in Science (Mechanical Engineering), Helsinki University of Technology,FinlandSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Director and Chief Executive Officer / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Director and Chief Executive Officer / Glow Group: 2004 - 20<strong>08</strong>• Executive Vice President and Chief Project Development & IPP Business /Glow Energy Public Co.,Ltd.• Executive Vice President and Chief Project Development & IPP Business /Glow Group: 2001 - 2004• Senior Business Developer / Tractabel Asia, Bangkok Office14. Mr. Pierre Jacques Weulersse (57)Education: Diploma of Engineering from Ecole Polytechnique, FranceSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Director / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Director / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd. & GHECO-One Co., Ltd.)• Director / GDF SUEZ Energy (Thailand) Co., Ltd.• Executive Vice President and Head of Strategy & Sustainable Development /GDF SUEZ – GDF SUEZ Energy International: Past• Vice President International Business Development / Gaz de France International Division• Executive Consultancy / Sofregaz15. Mr. Michel J.G. Gantois (42)Education: BSc in Finance and MBA, Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Director / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Director / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd)• Director / GDF SUEZ Energy (Thailand) Co., Ltd.• Regional CFO / GDF Suez Middle East, Asia, Africa: 2004• Vice President – Finance / Kelson Energy / Electricity Production• Director / Deloitte Chaina / ConsultingRem<strong>ar</strong>k :Glow Group as per mention in this attachment is1) Glow SPP 2 Co., Ltd. 4) Glow SPP 1 Co., Ltd. 7) Glow IPP 2 Holding Co., Ltd.2) Glow SPP 3 Co., Ltd. 5) Glow IPP Co., Ltd. 8) Glow IPP3 Co., Ltd.3) Glow Co., Ltd. 6) Glow Demin Water Co., Ltd. 9) GHECO-One Co., LtdGlow Energy Public Company Limited79


DETAILS OF MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T TEAM1. Mr. Peter Valere Germain Termote(See description at the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of director profile no. 2)2. Mr. Esa Heiskanen(See description at the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of director profile no. 13)3. Mr. Heikki Pudas (46)Education: M.Sc. Engineering (Energy Economic), Technical University of Lappeenranta, FinlandSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Executive Vice President - Project Development & Business / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Executive Vice President - Project Development & Business / Glow Group: 20<strong>08</strong>• Vice President – Project Development / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Project Development / Glow Group: 2005-2006• Director, Innovations and City M<strong>ar</strong>keting / City of Oulu, Finland: 2002-2005• Chairman of Bo<strong>ar</strong>d / Oulu Innovation Ltd., Finland: 1998-2005• General Manager, International O&M, Regional Director South East Asia,Managing Director / Fortum Power & Heat Oy, Finland• General Manager, International O&M, Regional Director South East Asia,Managing Director / Fortum Service Oy, Finland (based in Bangkok)• General Manager, International O&M, Regional Director South East Asia,Managing Director / Fortum Energy Solutions (Thailand) Co., Ltd.4. Mrs. Sriprapha Sumruatruamphol (45)Education: Master of Business Administration, Syracuse University, New York, USA: Bachelor Degree in Science (Chemical Engineering), Michigan Technological University,Michigan, USASh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : 30,000 Sh<strong>ar</strong>es (0.00%)Family Relation with Management : Relative of Mr. Anut Chatikavanij (Director)5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer / Glow Group• Director / Eastern Fluid Transport Co., Ltd• Vice Chairman and Director / Association of Private Power Producers5. Mr. Pajongwit Pongsivapai (40)Education: Master Degree of Science in Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, USA: Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn UniversitySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : 35,500 Sh<strong>ar</strong>es (0.00%)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer / Glow Group80 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


6. Mr. Suthiwong Kongsiri (38)Education: 2006-2007• Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President – Operations /Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd• Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President – Operations /Glow Group: 2003-2004• Operation Director / S.T.P. & I. Public Co., Ltd.: Master Degree in Business Administration, University of North C<strong>ar</strong>olina, Chapel Hill: Bachelor Degree in Finance & Banking, Assumption University, BangkokSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : 50,000 Sh<strong>ar</strong>es (0.00%)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President /Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President / Glow Group: 2003-2004• Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer /Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer / Glow Group7. Mr. Svend Erik Jensen (51)Education: Master Degree in Business Administration (MBA), Macqu<strong>ar</strong>ie Graduate School ofManagement Sydney, Australia: Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denm<strong>ar</strong>k: NoneSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Senior Vice President - Construction & EPC Management /Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Senior Vice President - Construction & EPC Management / Glow Group: 2001-2003• Project Manager / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Project Manager / Glow SPP 3 Co., Ltd.8. Mr. Kanit Thangpetchr (51)Education: Master Degree in Business Administration, Pathumthani University: Senior Electrical Professional Engineer.: Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Electrical), King Mongkut Institute of Technology(Ladkrabang): NoneSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Senior Vice President - Rayong Facilities Management / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Senior Vice President - Rayong Facilities Management / Glow Group(Except Glow IPP Co., Ltd.): 2002 - 2006• General Manager of Operations of Rayong Facilities / Glow Group(Except Glow IPP Co., Ltd.)Glow Energy Public Company Limited81


9. Mr. Louis Stephen Holub (47)Education: United States Navy Education Programs, City College of Chicago,Dundalk Community College: American University (Tulane & Arizona State) Degree Accreditation Pending: NoneSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Senior Vice President - Operations Support Services / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Senior Vice President - Operations Support Services / Glow Group: 2006-2007• Senior Vice President - Strategic Initiatives / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Senior Vice President - Strategic Initiatives / Glow Group• Vice President - GIPP Facilities Management / Glow IPP Co.,Ltd.: 2002-2006• Senior Vice President - Rayong Facilities Management / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Senior Vice President - Rayong Facilities Management / Glow Group (Except GlowIPP Co., Ltd.)10. Mr. Michael W. Reiff (46)Education: Diploma of Industrial Management, (Master Degree), Industrial Academy Stuttg<strong>ar</strong>t, GermanySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Controller / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Controller / Glow Group: 2004-2006• Corporate Controller / Johnson Electric, Hong Kong: 2000-2003• Operations Development Manager / The Coca-Cola Co., Ltd.11. Mr. Wisit Srinuntawong (46)Education: Master Degree in Business Administration, Bangkok University: Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Electrical Power), King Mongkut Institute ofTechnology (North Bangkok): NoneSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Senior Vice President – Engineering / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Senior Vive President – Engineering / Glow Group: 1999-2004• Vice President – Engineering / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Engineering / Glow Group12. Mr. N<strong>ar</strong>ongchai Visutrachai (42)Education: Master Degree in Science (Economics), University of North Texas, USA: Master Degree in Business Administration, Kasets<strong>ar</strong>t University: Bachelor Degree in Political Science (Public Administration), Chulalongkorn University: NoneSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Senior Vice President – Government & Public Affairs / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Senior Vice President – Government & Public Affairs / Glow Group82 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


13. Mrs. Chamaiporn Soothorntasanapong (48)Education: Master Degree in Liberal Art (Thai – English Translation), Ramkamhang University: Bachelor Degree in Liberal Arts (English), Thammas<strong>ar</strong>t UniversitySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Legal and Insurance / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Legal and Insurance / Glow Group14. Mr. Anut<strong>ar</strong>achai Nathalang (46)Education: Master of Engineering (Electrical), King Mongkut Institute of Technology (Ladkrabang): Bachelor of Science (Physics), Chiangmai UniversitySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Plant Manager / Glow Energy site (Phase 1 & 2): 1994-2006• Operation Planning Manager / Glow Group15. Ms. Sirichan Chotchaisathit (44)Education: Master Degree in Business Administration, Chulalongkorn University: Bachelor Degree in Liberal Arts, Thammas<strong>ar</strong>t UniversitySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Industrial Sales / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Industrial Sales / Glow Group (Except Glow IPP Co., Ltd.)16. Mr. Prateep Puthamrugsa (44)Education: Master Degree in Public Administration, Pathumthani University: Bachelor Degree in Industrial Technology, Srinak<strong>ar</strong>inwirot UniversitySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Supply Chain Management / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Supply Chain Management / Glow Group: 2000-2006• Rayong Administration and Supply Chain Manager / Glow Group(Except Glow IPP Co., Ltd)17. Mr. Chin Beng Tong (43)Education: Bachelor Degree in Science (Electrical Engineering), Kansas State University, USASh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Coal & Biomass Management / Glow Energy Public Co., ltd.• Vice President – Coal & Biomass Management / Glow Group: Past• Lead, Global M<strong>ar</strong>ket Intelligence & Sourcing Analyst /Shell Eastern Petroleum (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.• Regional Procurement Manager / Holcim Group Support (S) Pte. Ltd.Glow Energy Public Company Limited83


18. Mr. Somchai Klinsuwanmalee (43)Education: Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Chulalongkorn UniversitySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Public <strong>Relations</strong> / Glow Energy Public Co., ltd.• Vice President – Public <strong>Relations</strong> / Glow Group: 2003-20<strong>08</strong>• Vice President – Government & Public Affairs / Glow Energy Public Co., ltd.• Vice President – Government & Public Affairs / Glow Group19. Mrs. Mantana Kunakorn (43)Education: Bachelor Degree in Liberal Arts (Industrial Psychology), Thammas<strong>ar</strong>t UniversitySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Human Resources and Administration /Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Human Resources and Administration / Glow Group: 2002-2007• Assistant Vice President – Human Resources and Administration /Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Assistant Vice President – Human Resources and Administration / Glow Group20. Mr. Apich<strong>ar</strong>t Jamjuntr (43)Education: Bechelor Degree in Engineering (Electronics Engineering), RajamangalaSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Plant Manager / Glow SPP2, Glow SPP3, and Glow Energy Site (Phase 3 & 4): 1995-2006• Operation Manager / Glow SPP2, Glow SPP3 & Glow Energy21. Mr. Renaud Louis Albert Pilleul (42)Education: Bachelor Degree in Process Engineering, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble,FranceSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Industrial Customer <strong>Relations</strong> / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Industrial Customer <strong>Relations</strong> / Glow Group: 2003-2004• Project Manager – Phase 4 Stage 1 & 2 / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.22. Ms. Suttasinee Pengsupaya (41)Education: Master Degree in Science (Accounting), Thammasat University, Bangkok: Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Thammasat University, BangkokSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Accounting / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Accounting / Glow Group84 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


23. Mr. Chaiwut Rattanapornsinchai (41)Education: Master Degree in Computer Science, Rangsit University: Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Chandrakasem Teacher CollegeSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Information of Technology / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Information of Technology / Glow Group24. Mr. Suratchai Bangluang (40)Education: MBA General Management, Ramkhamhaeng University.: Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mahanakorn University of TechnologySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Facility Manager / Glow IPP Co., Ltd.: 2006-2007• Plant Manager / Glow SPP 1 Co.,Ltd: 2003-2006• Maintenance Manager / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd., Glow SPP 2 Co.,Ltd.,Glow SPP 3 Co.,Ltd.25. Mr. Thomas J. M. Ranschaert (39)Education: Master Degree in Business Administration, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Belgium: Master Degree Economics, E.T.E.W. Catholic University of Leuven, BelgiumSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Business Quality and Internal Audit / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Business Quality and Internal Audit / Glow Group: 2005-20<strong>08</strong>• Consultant Business Quality Management / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Consultant Business Quality Management / Glow Group: 2000-2005• Management Consultant / Iter Consult BVBA26. Mr. Apidech Siriphornoppakhun (38)Education: Master Of Business Administration, Ramkhamhaeng University: Bachelor Degree in Science (Industrial Technology), Rahaphat Institute ChachoengsaoSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Plant Manager / Glow SPP1 Co., Ltd.: 1997-2007• Operation Manager / Glow SPP1 Co., Ltd.27. Mrs. Unchana Kittipiyakul (37)Education: Master Degree in Business Administration, Kasets<strong>ar</strong>t University: Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Thammas<strong>ar</strong>t University.Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Budgeting and Business Controlling / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Budgeting and Business Controlling / Glow GroupGlow Energy Public Company Limited85


28. Dr. Somgiat Dekrajangpetch (35)Education: 2003-2006• Assistant Vice President – Budgeting and Business Controlling / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd• Assistant Vice President – Budgeting and Business Controlling / Glow Group: Doctorate Degree in Electrical Engineering (Electrical Power), Iowa State University, USA: Master Degree in Economics, Iowa State University, USA: Master Degree in Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University, USA: Bachelor Degree in Science - Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University: NoneSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Asset Optimization / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Asset Optimization / Glow Group: 2003-2006• Systems Optimization Manager / Glow Group29. Mr. Nattaphatt Tanboon-ek (34)Education: Master Degree in Finance (Business Administration), University of Baltimore, USA: Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Chulalongkorn UniversitySh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent) : NoneFamily Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Finance & <strong>Investor</strong> <strong>Relations</strong> / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Finance & <strong>Investor</strong> <strong>Relations</strong> / Glow Group: Past• General Manager – Business Development / Somboon Advanced Technology PLC• Vice President – Investment Banking / Trinity Securities Co., Ltd.• Vice President / Trinity Advisory 2001 Co., Ltd.30. Mr. Ak<strong>ar</strong>in Prathuangsit (33)Education: Master Degree in Business Administration, Assumption University: Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Industrial Engineering),Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University: NoneSh<strong>ar</strong>eholding Proportion (Percent)Family Relation with Management : None5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s past experience : Present• Vice President – Cogeneration M<strong>ar</strong>keting and Development /Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – Cogeneration M<strong>ar</strong>keting and Development / Glow Group: 2004-2007• Vice President – M<strong>ar</strong>keting and Business Planning / Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Vice President – M<strong>ar</strong>keting and Business Planning / Glow Group: 2003-2004• Assistant Vice President – M<strong>ar</strong>keting and Business Planning /Glow Energy Public Co., Ltd.• Assistant Vice President – M<strong>ar</strong>keting and Business Planning / Glow GroupRem<strong>ar</strong>k : Glow Group as per mention in this attachment is1) Glow SPP 2 Co., Ltd. 4) Glow SPP 1 Co., Ltd. 7) Glow IPP 2 Holding Co., Ltd.2) Glow SPP 3 Co., Ltd. 5) Glow IPP Co., Ltd. 8) Glow IPP 3 Co., Ltd.3) Glow Co., Ltd. 6) Glow Demin Water Co., Ltd. 9) GHECO-One Co., Ltd86 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


INFORMATION OF MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T POSITION OF COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARY AND ASSOCIATE COMPANY AS OF 31 MARCH 2009Company nameSubsidi<strong>ar</strong>iesCompany ManagementGlow Glow Glow Glow Glow Glow Glow Glow Glow GHECO-Energy SPP 2 SPP 3 Co., Ltd. SPP 1 IPP Demin IPP 2 IPP 3 OnePCL Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Water Holding Co., Ltd Co., LtdCo., Ltd. Co.,Ltd.1. Mr. Guy Richelle X X X X X X X X X /2. Mr. PeterTermote 13. Mr. Esa Heiskanen 2 // // // // // // // // // //4. Mr. Kovit Poshyananda / / / / / / / /5. Mr. Vitthaya Vejjajiva / / / / / / / /6. Mrs. Supapun Ruttanaporn / / / / / / / /7. Mr. Dirk Achiel M<strong>ar</strong>c Beeuwsaert / / / / / / / /8. Mr. Guido Geeraerts / / / / / / / /9. Mr. Johan De Saeger / / / / / / / / / /10 . Mr. Rajit Nanda 311. Mr. Michel J. G. Gantois 4 / / / / / / / / /12. Mr. Philip De Cnudde 513. Mr. Pierre Jacques Weulersse 6 / / / / / / / /14. Mr. Anut Chatikavanij / / / / / / / / /15. Mr. Brendan G. H. Wauters / / / / / / / /16. Mr. Heikki Pudas 717. Mrs. Sriprapha Sumruatruamphol18. Mr. Pajongwit Pongsivapai19. Mr. Suthiwong Kongsiri20. Mr. Svend Erik Jensen21. Mr. Kanit Thangpetchr22. Mr. Louis Stephen Holub23. Mr. Michael W. Reiff24. Mr. Wisit Srinuntawong25. Mr. N<strong>ar</strong>ongchai Visutrachai26. Mrs. Chamaiporn Soonthorntasanapong27. Mr. Anut<strong>ar</strong>achai Natalang28. Ms. Sirichan Chotchaisathit29. Mr. Prateep Putham<strong>ar</strong>ugsa30. Mr. Chin Beng Tong 831. Mr. Somchai Klinsuwanmalee32. Mrs. Mantana Kunakorn33. Mr. Apich<strong>ar</strong>t Jamjuntr34. Mr. Renaud Louis Albert Pilleul35. Ms. Suttasinee Pengsupaya36. Mr. Chaiwut Rattanapornsinchai37. Mr. Suratchai Bangluang38. Mr. Thomas J. M. Ranschaert 939. Mr. Apidech Siriphornoppakhun40. Mrs. Unchana KittipiyakulGlow Energy Public Company Limited87


Company nameSubsidi<strong>ar</strong>iesGlow Glow Glow Glow Glow Glow Glow Glow Glow GHECO-Company ManagementEnergy SPP 2 SPP 3 Co., Ltd. SPP 1 IPP Demin IPP 2 IPP 3 OnePCL Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Water Holding Co., Ltd Co., LtdCo., Ltd. Co.,Ltd.41. Dr. Somgiat Dekrajangpetch42. Mr. Sirote Vichayabhai 1043. Mr. Natthapatt Tanboon-Ek 1144. Mr. Ak<strong>ar</strong>in Prathuangsit45. Mr. David Rich<strong>ar</strong>d N<strong>ar</strong>done /46. Mr. Vivat Jiratik<strong>ar</strong>nsakul /47. Ms. Pattama Horrungruang /48. Mr. Miklos Almasy /Rem<strong>ar</strong>k/ = Director X = Chairman of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d // = Chief Executive Officer1. Resigned from the company’s director and Chief Executive Officer on 7 October 20<strong>08</strong>.2. Replaced Mr. Peter Valere Germain Termote in his position as Director and Chief Executive Officer on 7 October 20<strong>08</strong>.Was an Executive Vice President and Chief Projects Development and IPP Business from 3 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 2005.Was an Executive Vice President and Chief Projects Government Affairs from 1 September 2004.3. Resigned from the company’s director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.4. Replaced Mr. Rajit Nanda as Director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.5. Resigned from the company’s director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.6. Replaced Mr. Philip De Cnudde as Director on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.7. Has been EVP Project Development and Business since 16 Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.8. Has been VP Coal and Biomass Management since 8 July 20<strong>08</strong>.9. Has been VP Business Quality and Internal Audit since 1 July 20<strong>08</strong>.10. Resigned from VP Finance and <strong>Investor</strong> <strong>Relations</strong> on 15 July 20<strong>08</strong>.11. Has been VP Finance and <strong>Investor</strong> <strong>Relations</strong> since 20 October 20<strong>08</strong>.The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors’ Meeting on 26 Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2009 approved the resignation of Mr. Rajit Nanda and Mr. Philip De Cnudde from the position of Directorof the Company and the appointment of Mr. Michel J. G. Gantois and Mr. Pierre Jacques Weulersse to replace the resigned directors for their remainingterm. The authorized directors of the Company with signing authority only after obtaining approval from the Annual General Meeting of Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders ofthe Company and completion of the filing process with the Ministry of Commerce.SELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T TEAMSELECTION OF DIRECTORSThe Company has set up the Nomination and Remuneration Committee whose roles include, amongst others:• the recommendations to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of candidates with proper qualifications for the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d to submit for appointment to theannual general sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders meeting.• Seek proposals of individuals for appointment as independent members of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d.At the meeting of the Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders, the following rules and procedures with reg<strong>ar</strong>ds to the voting of directors shall apply:88 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


• each sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder shall have one vote for each sh<strong>ar</strong>e he or she (or it) holds;• each sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder shall exercise all the votes he or she (or it) holds to elect one or several person(s) to be directors (if anysh<strong>ar</strong>eholder wishes to vote for several candidates, the votes held by such sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders shall be equally allotted between allsuch candidates); and• the candidates receiving the most votes, in descending order, shall be elected directors of the Company until all of the directors’positions <strong>ar</strong>e filled.In the event of a vacancy of a director’s position for reasons other than by retirement in due course, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors shall, by amajority vote of not less than three-fourths of the remaining directors, elect a suitably qualified person, who does not possessch<strong>ar</strong>acteristics that <strong>ar</strong>e prohibited under Section 68 of the Public Company Limited Act B.E. 2535.SELECTION OF MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T TEAMThe Nomination and Remuneration Committee shall also make recommendations to the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d for the successor to the Chief ExecutiveOfficer when considered necess<strong>ar</strong>y as well as to develop a succession plan for the Chief Executive Officer that considers both potentialinternal and external candidates. The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors of the Company shall select the management teams by taking intoconsideration experiences, knowledge and skills for management according to the related position selected. For more details on thescope and responsibilities of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, please refer to Good Corporate Governance, Topic“Nomination and Remuneration Committee.”REMUNERATIONSREMUNERATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSIn the Annual General Meeting of Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders held on 30 April 20<strong>08</strong>, a resolution passed concerning the remuneration for chairmanand other Non-Executive members of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors base on remuneration for directors and senior management for listedcompanies in the ye<strong>ar</strong> 2006 as follows:(Baht)FIXED REMUNERATION(PER YEAR)MEETING ALLOWANCE(PER MEETING)Chairman 350,000 80,000Non-Executive members 350,000 80,000During the 20<strong>08</strong> fiscal ye<strong>ar</strong>, the total remuneration paid to 11 directors was 3,850,000 Baht and total Meeting allowance was 6,005,000Baht.Glow Energy Public Company Limited89


REMUNERATIONS FOR THE COMMITTEES• In the Annual General Meeting of Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders held on 30 April 20<strong>08</strong>, a resolution passed concerning the remuneration for AuditCommittee Membersbase on remuneration for director and senior management for listed comprises in the ye<strong>ar</strong> 2006• The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors passed a resolution to remunerate members of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee on thebasis of annual fixed fee and Meeting allowance as follows:(Baht)ANNUAL FIXED FEE(PER YEAR)MEETING ALLOWANCE(PER MEETING)The Audit CommitteeChairman - 36,100Members - 30,600The Nomination and Remuneration CommitteeChairman 40,000 25,000Members 29,000 18,000REMUNERATION OF THE MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T TEAMThe total remuneration received from the Company by the 30 person management team during the 2007 fiscal ye<strong>ar</strong> comprised sal<strong>ar</strong>yand other remuneration such as bonuses and provident fund, totaling 138,892,100 Baht.HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>TAs of 31 December 20<strong>08</strong>, total number of employees was 490 persons.COMPANYEMPLOYEEHEAD OFFICE PLANTS TOTALGlow Energy Plc. - 78 78Glow Co., Ltd. 120 143 263Glow IPP Co., Ltd. - 39 39Glow SPP 1 Co., Ltd. - 33 33Glow SPP 2 Co., Ltd. - 54 54Glow SPP 3 Co., Ltd. - 23 23Glow Demin Water Co., Ltd (1) - - -Total 120 370 490Rem<strong>ar</strong>k : (1) Company indicated no employee, receives supports from Glow Co., Ltd.EMPLOYEES REMUNERATIONAs of 31 December 20<strong>08</strong>, the total remuneration paid to employees amounted to 403,282,905.01 Baht including sal<strong>ar</strong>ies, bonuses andprovident funds.THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES’ POLICY FOR EMPLOYEESGlow believes that our people <strong>ar</strong>e the foundation of our success. We employ 490 people in Thailand, at Head Office in Bangkok andPower plants in Rayong and Chonburi.90 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


Our employees enjoy a working environment that encourages commitment, teamwork and innovation. This philosophy is supported bythe strength of our leadership, our high technical stand<strong>ar</strong>ds and our passion for safety.We work in a safe and satisfying environment. We commit ourselves to being a world class operator of power generation and cogenerationfacilities and to conducting this core business with full attention to Environmental, Health and Safety concerns that affectour employees, clients and the community.We create value for our sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders and customers through the commitment and knowledge of our employees. We seek toimplement best practices through human resource information systems and HR policies, and stand<strong>ar</strong>dized procedures. We focus onemployee training and development and strengthening our employees’ ability to enhance organization capability. Our majorsh<strong>ar</strong>eholder provides support and guidance in developing best practices for our company. We seek to attract and retain qualifiedprofessionals who can adhere to the Glow culture, which is based on communication, commitment, adaptability, social p<strong>ar</strong>tnership andsustainable business relations.We support our people to realize their full potential by offering challenging work, project assignment, on-the-job development, formaltraining and education. We also offer our employees highly competitive remuneration packages, including an attractive range ofbenefits.Our success comes from our people. We work in a safe and satisfying environment. We choose to treat each other with trust andrespect and maintain a healthy balance between work and family life. Our operational excellence, teamwork and ability to deliverproduct reliability and availability of our generating units <strong>ar</strong>e our most valued and rew<strong>ar</strong>ding strengths.DIVID<strong>EN</strong>D POLICYDividends may be decl<strong>ar</strong>ed by Glow Energy’s bo<strong>ar</strong>d of directors subject to, in the case of annual dividends, the approval of oursh<strong>ar</strong>eholders at any annual general meeting. Our decl<strong>ar</strong>ation of interim dividends does not require sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder approval. The currentpolicy of our bo<strong>ar</strong>d of directors is to recommend to our sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders to distribute annual dividends in the amount of not less than 50percent of our net income for each ye<strong>ar</strong>, normalized by excluding unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses and after deduction ofall specified reserves, subject to our investment plans and other considerations that our bo<strong>ar</strong>d of directors deems appropriate.Under the Public Company Limited Act (PLCA), we may not make any distribution of dividends other than out of our net income. Inaddition, no dividends can be paid if our retained e<strong>ar</strong>nings <strong>ar</strong>e not positive, even if we record net income for the current ye<strong>ar</strong>. Underthe PLCA, we <strong>ar</strong>e required to set aside as a legal reserve an amount equal to 5 percent of our annual net income until our total legalreserve is not less than 10 percent of our registered capital, which may reduce the amount of net income available for our payment ofdividends. As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, our registered capital was Baht 14,828.7 million and our legal reserve was Baht 1,253.9 million, or8.4 percent of our registered capital as at that date. Our total consolidated retained e<strong>ar</strong>nings (company only) as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>were Baht 4,079.8 million.At present, the Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y of the Company has no specific policy for distribution of dividend. The Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors of each Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ymay consider and recommend to the Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ Meeting of each subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y for consideration and approval of the distribution of thedividends.Glow Energy Public Company Limited91


INTERNAL CONTROLThe Glow Audit Committee consists of 3 members who <strong>ar</strong>e also member of the Company’s Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors. The Company’s InternalAudit function, reporting to the Audit Committee and the Glow management, performs internal audits in cooperation with GDF SUEZEnergy International internal audit (“GSEI IA”).In 20<strong>08</strong>, the Audit Committee assessed the adequacy of the internal control systems of the Company in order to ensure theeffectiveness of all operational and financial controls. The Audit Committee concluded that the Company has adequate andappropriate internal control systems in place, taking into account the current business environment and ch<strong>ar</strong>acteristics. In addition, theCompany’s auditors also commented that there were no material deficiencies in the internal control of the Company in accordancewith the generally accepted accounting principles.THE ORGANIZATION AND THE <strong>EN</strong>VIRONM<strong>EN</strong>T• The organizational structure in place allows the Company’s management team to operate objectively and efficiently by cle<strong>ar</strong>lyspecifying the roles and duties of each person.• During the past ye<strong>ar</strong>s, the Company has done big efforts to further improve the internal control framework.• Comprehensive policies and procedures have been established for all the significant business processes. Every employee has tocomply with these policies and procedures within his/her responsibility.• A Glow Code of Conduct has been implemented and the GDF SUEZ Ethics Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter has been communicated to all employees ofthe Company.• Glow Internal Audit formally reports its activities and the internal audit findings to the Company management and to the AuditCommittee, at least four times a ye<strong>ar</strong>.• The Company is also subject to GDF SUEZ Energy International Group internal audit (“GSEI IA”). GSEI IA and the Company’sInternal Audit function work closely together and the latter is responsible to coordinate and follow-up the implementation of allaudit recommendations.• The Company’s CEO commits, by signing an annual attestation letter, to set up an internal control system within his scope ofresponsibility. This is based on the monitoring program and the evaluations of conditions under which internal control isperformed. These evaluations <strong>ar</strong>e c<strong>ar</strong>ried out using self-assessment questionnaires on the general control environment (COSO).RISK MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T MEASUREM<strong>EN</strong>T• Business risks which might have an impact on the business to achieve its objectives <strong>ar</strong>e formally assessed twice a ye<strong>ar</strong>, taking intoconsideration the present and future risks and covering strategic, financial, operational and compliance risks.• The impact and likelihood of each risk and its risk factors <strong>ar</strong>e identified and assessed.• Risk responses and measurements <strong>ar</strong>e developed to reduce risks, and these risks <strong>ar</strong>e continuously monitored.• Risks <strong>ar</strong>e discussed during Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors’ meetings and monthly management meetings.OPERATION CONTROLS OF THE MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T• An Internal and External Power Of Attorney (“POA”) have been established and communicated to all employees of theCompany. Both documents <strong>ar</strong>e updated when required and <strong>ar</strong>e approved by the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors. The POA cle<strong>ar</strong>ly specifiesthe authorization limits for capital and operational spending per function.• For other transactions with major sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders, directors, management, staff or others persons related to those p<strong>ar</strong>ties, theCompany has established a strict guideline to prevent any conflict of interest, by taking into consideration the optimization of theCompany’s value to its sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders and other stakeholders. In addition, all related p<strong>ar</strong>ty transactions should be done on an<strong>ar</strong>ms-length basis, the same basis applicable to third p<strong>ar</strong>ties transactions.INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS• Important and reliable business and financial information is available for the Company’s directors to assist them in decision92 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


making.• The Company does continuous efforts to improve the information and communication systems, such as the implementation ofthe company’s reporting tool.• The Company’s directors receive an invitation and agenda together with all the relevant supporting documentation to theagenda. The proposed agenda, together with information on possible impact tow<strong>ar</strong>ds the Company as well as all otherinformation that is required for consideration purposes, is distributed before the meeting within the minimum period of timeprescribed by law. Moreover, the minutes of meeting of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors contain all necess<strong>ar</strong>y details so that thesh<strong>ar</strong>eholders can inspect the appropriateness of the operations of the Company’s Bo<strong>ar</strong>d.• The Company maintains and retains all documentation that is used in recording of accounting transactions as well as all otherrelevant supporting documentation in an organized manner and in compliance with laws regulating the documentation retentionperiod.• The Company applies accounting policies in accordance with Thai Accounting Stand<strong>ar</strong>ds (“TAS”) and other internationalGenerally Accepted Accounting Principles, where appropriate, and which <strong>ar</strong>e applicable and aligned with the ch<strong>ar</strong>acteristics ofthe Company’s business.MONITORING SYSTEM• Glow Internal Audit reports all material internal control deficiencies to Glow management and to the Audit Committee. The AuditCommittee evaluates the deficiencies and assesses the adequacy of the remediation plans in place and reports on such findingsto the Company’s Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors for their notification within a reasonable period of time.• The Company’s directors monitored and comp<strong>ar</strong>ed the operational performance of the Company, as well as those ofmanagement against agreed objectives, key performance indicators and budgets.• The Company’s internal control systems <strong>ar</strong>e audited on a continuous basis.• Each ye<strong>ar</strong>, the Company agrees on an Internal Audit Plan based on identified high risk <strong>ar</strong>eas to be included in the internal audit’s planning.LSF – FR<strong>EN</strong>CH LAW ON INTERNAL CONTROLS• Since several ye<strong>ar</strong>s, principles of corporate governance and the internal control requirements have been undergoing a deepreform. In September 2003, the SUEZ Group launched the Control Disclosure Program (“CODIS”) in response to the increasingregulatory pressure for internal control and disclosure requirements, such as the French Law on Internal Controls (LSF). Beyondmere compliance, the Program was seen as an opportunity to add value by reinforcing the financial reporting processes as wellas the system of internal control within the Group.• For Glow Group, Glow Energy, Glow SPP3 and Glow IPP were identified in the scope of the CODIS program.• The CODIS program required a significant effort from Glow Group, especially during the last four ye<strong>ar</strong>s. All processes and relatedinternal controls with a potential relevant impact on the financial statements have been documented and the internal controlshave been assessed by the Business Process Owners both on design effectiveness (completeness of documentation of thecontrols) and operating effectiveness (effective execution of the internal control). This self-assessment reinforces ownership andresponsibility. It gu<strong>ar</strong>antees the ongoing operational effectiveness of the internal control system and its adaptation to changesrequiring so. Among the documented processes <strong>ar</strong>e accounting management, asset management, sales management,procurement management, operations management, corporate governance and IT management.• The Business Process Owners <strong>ar</strong>e assisted by an Internal Control Coordinator (ICC). The ICC ensures the implementation of theCodis program within the company, and prep<strong>ar</strong>es the information supporting the signing of the internal control attestation by theCEO and CFO of the company.• A selection of the most critical internal controls (Key Controls) has been extensively tested by Glow Internal Audit as well as bythe External Auditor. These tests included assessment of design effectiveness and operating effectiveness. The assessmentcontributes to the improvement of the internal control system by suggesting action plans linked to deficiencies identified.• For all deficiencies identified during these tests, Glow management has developed the necess<strong>ar</strong>y remediation plans. Theimplementation of the remediation actions has been closely monitored and has been subjected to ongoing testing to ensureeffective implementation.• On Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 31 st 2009, the Chief Executive Office (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company have signed-off theGlow CODIS Attestation for the Accounting Ye<strong>ar</strong> 20<strong>08</strong> to GSEI management.Glow Energy Public Company Limited93


RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONSDETAIL OF RELATED PARTYTRANSACTIONSThe Company has business transactions with its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies,associated companies and related companies as details disclosedin the note to the financial statements No. 22.In addition, the Company and its six subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies, comprising ofGlow Co., Ltd., Glow SPP 1 Co., Ltd., Glow SPP 2 Co., Ltd., GlowSPP 3 Co., Ltd., Glow IPP Co., Ltd., and Glow Demin WaterCo., Ltd. (“Glow Group”) jointly entered into Support ServicesAgreement and Engineering Services Agreement on May 3, 2005with SUEZ-Tractebel S.A. (“SUEZ”), whereby, SUEZ shall provideconsulting services in respect of engineering, operational, financialand auditing system, investment, project finance, insurance, etc.The service fee is based on reference m<strong>ar</strong>ket rate and shall be inEuro currency. The service agreements will be determined in thehourly rate depend on the type of services. The term of theagreements is 5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s from the execution date, automaticallyrenewed for successive one-ye<strong>ar</strong> term unless termination isnotified by either p<strong>ar</strong>ty. Nevertheless, the agreements shall beterminated on the date that SUEZ holds directly or indirectly lessthan 25% of the sh<strong>ar</strong>es of Glow Group.94 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


NECESSITY AND REASONABL<strong>EN</strong>ESSOF THE RELATED TRANSACTIONSThe related transactions of the Company and the person whomight have conflict of interest for the past ye<strong>ar</strong> have been doneby taking into consideration the maximum benefit of theCompany, and the Audit Committee has considered and agreedthat such transactions were normal course of the business andthere was no benefit transfer between the Company and theperson who might have the conflict of interest. In addition, pricefixing, fee rate and interest rate of the transactions all were inaccordance with general trade conditions. Price fixing wascomp<strong>ar</strong>able to m<strong>ar</strong>ket price and competitive mechanism or wasthe reasonable price and did not have condition that differedfrom making transactions with other third p<strong>ar</strong>ties.APPROVAL PROCEDURES OF THE RELATEDTRANSACTIONSSince the related transactions of the Company were in accordancewith the normal course of business operations, just like the purchase,sales and/or services provided to the other unrelated business,the approval procedures <strong>ar</strong>e in accordance with the regulations ofthe Company, the subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies, the associated companies and therelated companies. In addition, for the consideration of the relatedtransactions between the Company and the persons who mighthave conflict of interest and <strong>ar</strong>e a sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder or the managementof such company, such sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder or such management shall nottake p<strong>ar</strong>t in the approval process.POLICY AND TR<strong>EN</strong>D OF THE RELATEDTRANSACTION IN THE FUTUREThe Company anticipates that there will be related transactionsincurred in the future because the related transactions of theCompany have been done in accordance with the normalbusiness of the Company and the Company has the policy tooperate such related transactions for the maximize benefit of theCompany. For the related transactions in the future, the Companyshall comply with the laws concerning securities and stockexchange and the regulations, announcements, orders orrequirements of the Stock Exchange of Thailand as well as tocomply with the requirements concerning the disclosure of therelated transactions and the acquisition and disposal of thematerial assets of the Company including compliance with theaccounting stand<strong>ar</strong>d specified by the Accountants and theCertified Public Auditors Association of Thailand and Federation ofAccounting Professional.However, if there is a related transaction of the Company with aperson who might have conflict of interest or the stakeholders orwho might have conflict of interest in the future, the Companyshall appoint the Audit Committee to give opinion on necessityand reasonableness of such transaction and the appropriatenessof price fixing of other items so as to be in accordance with thegeneral m<strong>ar</strong>ket price and with the conditions that is not differentfrom other third p<strong>ar</strong>ties or at prime cost. In addition, theCompany shall disclose the related transactions in the note tothe financial statements, which has been audited by the auditorsof the Company.Auditor’s remuneration for the period of Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 20<strong>08</strong> - December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> consists of :-(Unit : Baht)THE COMPANY SUBSIDIARIESAudit fee 1,899,270.00 5,248,938.50Non-audit fee- Review of Financial ratio 249,422.00 -- Review of Package 1,098,061.00 453,372.00- Professional fee for the additional scope of work 201,100.00 100,000.00- Other - -Glow Energy Public Company Limited95


MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>T‘S DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSISOVERVIEWGlow Energy Public Company Limited and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies <strong>ar</strong>e oneof the l<strong>ar</strong>gest private electricity generators and providers ofindustrial utilities in Thailand. We operate IPP and cogenerationfacilities (most of which operate as SPPs under Thailand’s SPPprogram) and our core business is to produce and supplyelectricity to EGAT and electricity and steam to industrialcustomers in the MIE Area . As of December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, we had atotal generating capacity of 1,7<strong>08</strong> MW of electricity and 967 tonsper hour of steam.We recorded total revenues of Baht 33,854.0 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 2.6percent increase from Baht 33,011.3 million in 2007. Our normalizednet profit (net profit excluding unrealized exchange gains/losses),which is the basis used to determine our dividend distribution,was Baht 3,784.4 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 12.3 percent decrease fromBaht 4,313.7 million in 2007. As of December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, we hadtotal assets of Baht 70,<strong>08</strong>3.0 million and total liabilities of Baht39,884.9 million.96 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


REV<strong>EN</strong>UESWe derive our revenues prim<strong>ar</strong>ily from sales of electricity to EGAT and sales of electricity, steam and cl<strong>ar</strong>ified and demineralized waterto industrial users in the MIE Area. The following table breaks down our revenues by source for the periods indicated:YEAR TO DATE <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,20<strong>08</strong> 2007 DIFFER<strong>EN</strong>CE(BAHT MILLIONS) (%) (BAHT MILLIONS) (%) (BAHT MILLIONS) (%)Revenues from Sales of Goods andRendering of ServicesElectricitySales to EGAT by IPP 10,859.5 32.1 10,161.8 30.8 697.7 6.9Sales to EGAT by SPPs 10,337.8 30.5 9,323.5 28.2 1,014.3 10.9Sales to Industrial Customers 7,954.1 23.5 8,224.8 24.9 (270.7) (3.3)Total 29,151.4 86.1 27,710.1 83.9 1,441.3 5.2Steam 4,244.7 12.5 4,219.2 12.8 25.5 0.6Processed water 327.7 1.0 336.6 1.0 (8.9) (2.7)Total 33,723.8 99.6 32,265.8 97.7 1,457.9 4.5Other Income 130.2 0.4 745.4 2.3 (615.2) (82.5)Total Revenues 33,854.0 100.0 33,011.3 100.0 842.7 2.6Our revenues <strong>ar</strong>e in p<strong>ar</strong>t driven by the volumes of electricity and industrial utilities that we produce and sell to our industrial customersin MIE Area. The following table sets out our volumes of electricity and industrial utilities sold for the periods indicated:Glow Energy Public Company Limited97


VOLUMES SOLDYEAR TO DATE <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,20<strong>08</strong> 2007 DIFFER<strong>EN</strong>CE (%)Electricity dispatch (GWh)To EGAT by IPP 5,054 5,175 (121.6) (2.4)To EGAT by SPPs 3,879 3,950 (70.7) (1.8)To Industrial Customers 3,193 3,323 (129.9) (3.9)Total 12,126 12,448 (322.2) (2.6)Steam (thousands of tons) 5,372 5,697 (324.5) (5.7)Processed water (thousands of cubic meters) 10,798 11,262 (464.3) (4.1)REV<strong>EN</strong>UES FROM SALES OF GOODSELECTRICITY SALES TO EGATWe sell electricity to EGAT under our EGAT power purchaseagreements. We <strong>ar</strong>e currently p<strong>ar</strong>ty to one IPP power purchaseagreement, in respect of 713 MW of electricity and a total of 8SPP power purchase agreements, in respect of an aggregate of 590MW of electricity.ELECTRICITY SALES TO INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERSWe sell electricity to our industrial customers under our powersupply agreements. As of December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, we were p<strong>ar</strong>ty to atotal of 35 power supply agreements with 27 industrial customersin respect of an aggregate of 448 MW of electricity.STEAM SALESWe sell steam to our industrial customers under our steam supplyagreements. As of December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, we were p<strong>ar</strong>ty to a total of23 steam supply agreements with 17 industrial customers inrespect of an aggregate of 738 tons per hour of steam.PROCESSED WATER SALESWe sell cl<strong>ar</strong>ified water and demineralized water to our industrialcustomers under our water supply agreements. As of December31, 20<strong>08</strong>, we were p<strong>ar</strong>ty to a total of 13 water supply agreementswith 9 customers in respect of an aggregate of 1,549 cubic metersper hour of water.98 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


EXP<strong>EN</strong>SESOur expenses consist of cost of sales of goods and selling and administrative expenses. The following table sets out the differentcomponents of our expenses by their amount and as a percentage of our total expenses for the periods indicated:YEAR TO DATE <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,20<strong>08</strong> 2007 DIFFER<strong>EN</strong>CE(BAHT MILLIONS) (%) (BAHT MILLIONS) (%) (BAHT MILLIONS) (%)Cost of Sales of GoodsFuelNatural Gas 21,816.8 74.7 19,967.9 74.6 1,849.0 9.3Coal 1,988.0 6.8 1,396.7 5.2 591.2 42.3Diesel 63.9 0.2 27.0 0.1 36.9 136.7Maintenance 841.1 2.9 786.1 2.9 55.0 7.0Depreciation/Amortization 2,418.6 8.3 2,925.3 10.9 (506.7) (17.3)Other 1,233.3 4.2 1,161.7 4.3 71.7 6.2Total Cost of Sales of Goods 28,361.8 97.1 26,264.7 98.1 2,097.1 8.0Selling and Adminstrative ExpensesDepreciation/Amortization 25.7 0.1 25.5 0.1 0.2 0.9Financial Expenses 58.4 0.2 81.4 0.3 (23.0) (28.3)General Expenses 515.2 1.8 410.8 1.5 104.4 25.4Total Selling and Administrative Expenses 599.3 2.1 517.7 1.9 81.6 15.8Exchange Loss 247.5 0.9 0 0 247.5 0Total Expenses 29,2<strong>08</strong>.6 100.0 26,782.4 100.0 2,426.2 9.1Glow Energy Public Company Limited99


The following table shows a breakdown of our costs for Glow IPP, on one hand, and for our cogeneration facilities, on the other:IPP AND COG<strong>EN</strong>ERATION FACILITIES COST OF SALES OF GOODS BREAKDOWN (1)YEAR TO DATE <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,20<strong>08</strong> 2007 DIFFER<strong>EN</strong>CE(BAHT MILLIONS) (%) (BAHT MILLIONS) (%) (BAHT MILLIONS) (%)Glow IPPNatural Gas 7,878.9 88.1 7,213.6 83.8 665.3 9.2Coal - - - - - -Diesel 60.4 0.7 17.4 0.2 43.0 247.7Maintenance 79.4 0.9 84.3 1.0 (4.9) (5.8)Depreciation/Amortization 749.3 8.4 1,109.1 12.9 (359.8) (32.4)Others 176.0 2.0 180.6 2.1 (4.6) (2.6)Total Cost of Sales 8,944.0 100.0 8,604.9 100.0 339.1 3.9Cogeneration FacilitiesNatural Gas 13,938.0 71.8 12,754.3 72.2 1,183.6 9.3Coal 1,988.0 10.2 1,396.7 7.9 591.2 42.3Diesel 3.5 0.0 9.6 0.1 (6.1) (63.2)Maintenance 761.7 3.9 701.8 4.0 59.9 8.5Depreciation/Amortization 1,669.3 8.6 1,816.3 10.3 (147.0) (8.1)Others 1,057.3 5.5 981.0 5.6 76.3 7.8Total Cost of Sales 19,417.8 100.0 17,659.8 100.0 1,758.0 10.0Note : (1) The data presented herein as the cost of sales of our cogeneration facilities is our consolidated financial results less the results of Glow IPP.In fact, certain of these amounts <strong>ar</strong>e attributable to portions of our business, which <strong>ar</strong>e not technically our cogeneration facilities, although theseamounts represent only a small portion thereof.100 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


COST OF SALES OF GOODSFUELThe principal fuels that we use to generate electricity and steam <strong>ar</strong>e natural gas and coal. Purchases of natural gas constitute our singlel<strong>ar</strong>gest operating expense, accounting for 74.7 percent of our total expenses in 20<strong>08</strong>.The following table sets out our average gas (1) costs for the periods indicated:YEAR TO DATE <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,20<strong>08</strong> 2007 Difference(Bt/mmBTU) (Bt/mmBTU) (Bt/mmBTU) (%)Average costTo Glow IPP 225.89 202.00 23.9 11.8To Cogeneration facilities (2) 233.49 2<strong>08</strong>.13 25.4 12.2Note: (1) These <strong>ar</strong>e not our actual gas prices, but <strong>ar</strong>e derived by taking our total natural gas expenses and dividing by total fuel consumption of the facilities forthe periods presented.(2) This is a “blended” rate, reflecting principally prices paid to PTT (i) by our cogeneration facilities for gas used to supply electricity to EGAT and industrialcustomers, (ii) for gas used to fire boilers to generate steam for industrial customers. Each of the prices set out in (i) and (ii) <strong>ar</strong>e different. We alsopurchase small amounts of tail gas from another Thai supplier, which prices <strong>ar</strong>e sep<strong>ar</strong>ate and <strong>ar</strong>e also factored into the foregoing rates.Purchases of coal accounted for 6.8 percent of our total expenses in 20<strong>08</strong>.The following table sets out average coal costs for the periods indicated:YEAR TO DATE <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,20<strong>08</strong> 2007 DIFFER<strong>EN</strong>CE($/TON) ($/TON) ($/TON) (%)Reference coal price @ 6,700 kcal/kg (1) 82.15 48.21 33.94 70.4Freight costs (2) 11.97 11.28 0.69 6.1Note : (1) These <strong>ar</strong>e not our actual coal prices, which <strong>ar</strong>e subject to v<strong>ar</strong>ious adjustments under the terms of our coal supply contracts, but a benchm<strong>ar</strong>k providedto illustrate the general movements in coal prices over the periods presented.(2) These reflect our actual freight and insurance costs.The key determinants of our fuel expenses <strong>ar</strong>e the amounts of electricity and steam produced by our facilities and the efficiency withwhich we <strong>ar</strong>e able to generate such products.Glow Energy Public Company Limited101


The following table sets out the energy production levels and heat rates (1) of our facilities for the periods indicated:YEAR TO DATE <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,20<strong>08</strong> 2007Glow IPPEquivalent energy production (GWh) 5,054 5,175Fuel consumption (mmBTU, HHV) 34,988,891 35,742,561Heat rate (BTU/kWhe, HHV) 6,923 6,906Cogeneration facilitiesAllocated energy production (GWh equivalent) (2)Gas-fired cogeneration facilities 6,743 6,950Coal-fired cogeneration facility 1,599 1,693Fuel consumption (mmBTU, HHV)Gas-fired cogeneration facilities 59,678,372 61,201,856Coal-fired cogeneration Facility 16,482,388 17,185,749Allocated heat rates (BTU/kWhe, HHV)Gas-fired cogeneration facilities 8,850 8,806Coal-fired cogeneration Facility (3) 10,355 10,202Notes: (1) We present an “allocated” heat rate, which is a deemed heat rate for our cogeneration facilities that we derive by dividing the total fuel energyconsumption of such facilities over a specified period of time by the energy produced during such period. This is not a straightforw<strong>ar</strong>d exercise,p<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong>ly with respect of our Glow SPP 2 / SPP 3 hybrid facility, where, for purposes of such calculation, we <strong>ar</strong>e required to “allocate” the amountof energy produced using steam and the amount of energy used producing gas. We make this allocation on the basis of the contribution of eachenergy source to total energy input, which involves subjective judgments and the use of simplifying assumptions.(2) Includes production of electricity and steam. For these purposes, steam has been converted into MW at a deemed equivalent electrical energy value.(3) CFB st<strong>ar</strong>t-up gas is ch<strong>ar</strong>ged to the coal heat rates for purposes of the figures presented in this table.MAINT<strong>EN</strong>ANCE EXP<strong>EN</strong>SESThe following table sets forth a breakdown of our maintenance costs for the periods indicated:YEAR TO DATE <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,20<strong>08</strong> 2007 DIFFER<strong>EN</strong>CE(BAHT MILLIONS) (BAHT MILLIONS) (BAHT MILLIONS) (%)Glow IPP 79.4 84.3 (4.9) (5.8)Cogeneration facilities 761.7 701.8 59.9 8.5102 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


RESULTS OF OPERATIONSYEAR 20<strong>08</strong> COMPARED TO YEAR 2007REV<strong>EN</strong>UESRevenues from sales of goods and the rendering of services wasBaht 33,854.0 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 2.6 per cent increase from Baht33,011.3 million in 2007. The increase is attributable to thefollowing factors:• Sales of electricity to EGAT by Glow IPP, under IPP scheme,amounted to Baht 10,859.5 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 6.9 per centincrease from Baht 10,161.8 million in 2007. This increasewas principally caused by higher energy payment as <strong>ar</strong>esult of the higher fuel costs in 20<strong>08</strong> despite a lowercapacity payment from EGAT as a result of a loweravailability due to inspection and maintenance outage in20<strong>08</strong>.• Sales of electricity to EGAT by our cogeneration facilities,under SPP scheme, amounted to Baht 10,337.8 million in20<strong>08</strong>, a 10.9 per cent increase from Baht 9,323.5 million in2007. This increase was principally caused by higher energypayment, as a result of the higher fuel costs in 20<strong>08</strong>,despite a lower capacity payment from EGAT, as a result ofa lower availability due to forced outage of our coal-firedunit in the 4 th qu<strong>ar</strong>ter of 20<strong>08</strong>.• Sales of electricity to industrial customers by our cogenerationfacilities amounted to Baht 7,954.1 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 3.3percent decrease from Baht 8,224.8 million in 2007. Thedecrease was principally caused by weakening demand ofindustrial customers in the 4 th qu<strong>ar</strong>ter of 20<strong>08</strong>. The electricitysales volume decreased by 3.9% in 20<strong>08</strong>.• Sales of steam to industrial customers by our cogenerationfacilities amounted to Baht 4,244.7 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 0.6percent increase from Baht 4,219.2 million in 2007. Thisincrease was principally caused by higher unit price soldwhich is prim<strong>ar</strong>ily reflected the higher fuel costs, despitethe decrease in steam sales volume by 5.7% in 20<strong>08</strong>, dueto weakening demand of industrial customers in the 4 thqu<strong>ar</strong>ter of 20<strong>08</strong>.• Sales of other products and services by our cogenerationfacilities amounted to Baht 327.7 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 2.7percent decrease from Baht 336.6 million in 2007. Thisdecrease was due to a lower selling volume of processedwater.Our other income consists mostly of revenue from net exchangegains, interest income and others.In 20<strong>08</strong>, there was no net exchange gain, whereas there was a netexchange gain of Baht 533.2 million in the same period of 2007.This exchange gain and loss is derived mainly from the US doll<strong>ar</strong>denominated debt in Glow IPP, which is being served by the USdoll<strong>ar</strong> linked revenue from sales of electricity to EGAT.We recognized interest income of Baht 101.7 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, adecrease of Baht 21.0 million from Baht 122.7 million in 2007. Theinterest income was principally attributable to interest e<strong>ar</strong>ned oncash held in the form of deposits, instruments and in reserveaccounts under our project financing agreements.Glow Energy Public Company Limited103


Others income in 20<strong>08</strong> amounted to Baht 28.5 million, andconsisted principally of revaluation of sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts. Others in theye<strong>ar</strong> 2007 amounted to Baht 89.5 million, and consisted principallyof proceeds from sales of unused sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts remaining from theprevious Long Term Service Agreement.As a result of the foregoing, total revenues in 20<strong>08</strong> amounted toBaht 33,854.0 million, a 2.6 percent increase from Baht 33,011.3million in 2007.EXP<strong>EN</strong>SESCost of sales of goods was Baht 28,361.8 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 8.0 percent increase from Baht 26,264.7 million in 2007, which increase isattributable to the following factors:GLOW IPP• Glow IPP’s cost of natural gas was Baht 7,878.9 million in20<strong>08</strong>, a 9.2 percent increase from Baht 7,213.6 million inthe ye<strong>ar</strong> 2007. This increase was principally because ofaverage effective cost of natural gas, which increase forapproximately 11.8% comp<strong>ar</strong>ing to that of ye<strong>ar</strong> 2007.• Glow IPP’s cost of diesel was Baht 60.4 million in 20<strong>08</strong>,comp<strong>ar</strong>ed to Baht 17.4 million in 2007. This increase wasprim<strong>ar</strong>ily due to higher diesel dispatch by EGAT comp<strong>ar</strong>edto the previous ye<strong>ar</strong>.• Glow IPP’s maintenance costs were Baht 79.4 million in20<strong>08</strong>, comp<strong>ar</strong>ed to Baht 84.3 million in 2007• Glow IPP’s depreciation and amortization costs were Baht749.3 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 32.4 percent decrease from Baht1,109.1 million in 2007. The decrease was prim<strong>ar</strong>ily due tothe shift of maintenance schedule from the third qu<strong>ar</strong>ter tothe fourth qu<strong>ar</strong>ter• Glow IPP’s other costs of sales of goods were Baht 176.0million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 2.6 percent decrease from Baht 180.6million in 2007. Glow IPP’s other costs of sales of goodsconsist mainly of water, chemicals, and general overheadcosts, where overhead costs decreased slightly ye<strong>ar</strong> onye<strong>ar</strong>.COG<strong>EN</strong>ERATION FACILITIES• Our cogeneration facilities’ cost of natural gas was Baht13,938.0 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 9.3 percent increase from Baht12,754.3 million in 2007. This increase was principallybecause of average effective cost of natural gas, whichincrease for approximately 12.2% comp<strong>ar</strong>ing to that of ye<strong>ar</strong>2007.• Our cogeneration facilities’ cost of coal was Baht 1,988.0million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 42.3 percent increase from Baht 1,396.7million in 2007. The increase was principally because of theincrease in average coal cost, despite the decrease inconsumed volume, stronger Thai Baht, and usage ofbiomass. The reference coal price is increase by 70.4%,from 48.2 USD / ton to 82.2 USD / ton, while freight costincrease only 6.1%. The coal consumption, included biomassmix, is decrease by 4.1%, due to forced outage of our coalfiredunit in the 4 th qu<strong>ar</strong>ter of 20<strong>08</strong>.• Our cogeneration facilities’ maintenance costs were Baht761.7 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 8.5 percent increase from Baht701.8 million in 2007, mainly due to the A and Binspections at Cogeneration facilities.• Our cogeneration facilities’ depreciation and amortizationcosts were Baht 1,669.3 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 8.1 percentdecrease from Baht 1,816.3 million in 2007.• Our cogeneration facilities’ other costs of sales of goodswere Baht 1,057.3 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 7.8 percent increasefrom Baht 981.0 million in 2007.Selling and administrative expenses in 20<strong>08</strong> amounted to Baht599.3 million, a 15.8 percent increase from Baht 517.7 million in2007. This was attributable to the following factors:• Depreciation and amortization amounted to Baht 25.7million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 1.0 percent increase from Baht 25.5million in 2007.• Financial expenses amounted to Baht 58.4 million in 20<strong>08</strong>,a 28.3 percent decrease from Baht 81.4 million in 2007.This decrease can be mainly attributed to lower gu<strong>ar</strong>anteefee under the Glow IPP loan and lower financial fee undercogeneration business.• General selling and administrative expenses amounted toBaht 515.2 million in 20<strong>08</strong>, a 25.4 percent increase fromBaht 410.8 million in 2007 mainly due to loss from sales offixed assets under Glow SPP3 (write-off of water reservoirsfacility and w<strong>ar</strong>ehouse).104 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


There was a net exchange loss in 20<strong>08</strong> amounting to Baht 247.5million, whereas there was no net exchange loss in the sameperiod 2007. This exchange loss is derived mainly from the USdoll<strong>ar</strong> denominated debt in Glow IPP, which is being served bythe US doll<strong>ar</strong> linked revenue from sales of electricity to EGAT.As a result of the foregoing, our total expenses in the 20<strong>08</strong> wereBaht 29,2<strong>08</strong>.6 million, a 9.1 percent increase from Baht 26,782.4million in 2007.PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST EXP<strong>EN</strong>SES AND INCOME TAXAs a result of the foregoing, our profit before interest expensesand income tax in 20<strong>08</strong> was Baht 4,645.4 million, a 25.4 percentdecrease from Baht 6,228.9 million in 2007.INTEREST EXP<strong>EN</strong>SESOur interest expenses in 20<strong>08</strong> were Baht 796.1 million, a decreaseof 28.5 per cent from Baht 1,112.6 million in 2007. This decreasewas principally attributable to the reduction of average interestcost and lower net outstanding debt at Glow IPP and interest raterestructuring in Glow Energy. Despite the higher net outstandingdebt at Glow cogeneration business, the decrease was principallydue to interest capitalization to the asset.PROFIT AFTER TAXAs a result of the foregoing, our profit after tax in 20<strong>08</strong> amountedto Baht 3,613.5 million, a 25.3 per cent decrease from Baht4,839.7 million in 2007.NET PROFIT OF MINORITY INTERESTNet profit of minority interest in 20<strong>08</strong> was Baht 74.1 million fromBaht 57.0 million in 2007. This increase was principally due to thehigher net income of Glow IPP comp<strong>ar</strong>ed to 2007 (which is thecompany representing most of the minority interest in our groupcompanies).NET PROFITAs a result of the foregoing, our net profit in 20<strong>08</strong> was Baht3,539.4 million, a 26.0 per cent decrease from Baht 4,782.8 millionin 2007.NORMALIZED NET PROFITIn 20<strong>08</strong>, our normalized net profit, which is net income excludingBaht 245.0 unrealized foreign exchange loss, was Baht 3,784.4million, a 12.3 per cent decrease from Baht 4,313.7 million in2007. This normalized net profit is the basis used to determineour dividend distribution.INCOME TAX EXP<strong>EN</strong>SESOur income tax expenses in 20<strong>08</strong> were Baht 235.8 million, adecrease of Baht 40.8 million from Baht 276.5 million in 2007. Thisdecrease was principally due to lower taxable income as a resultof the foregoing lower EBITDA.Glow Energy Public Company Limited105


AUDIT COMMITTEE’S REPORTTO: THE SHAREHOLDERSGLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (“THE COMPANY”)The Audit Committee is composed of three independent directors:• Mr. Kovit Poshyananda Chairman• Mr. Vitthaya Vejjajiva Member; and• Ms. Supapun Ruttanaporn MemberThe Glow internal audit function acts as the audit committee secret<strong>ar</strong>y.During the period ended 31 December 20<strong>08</strong>, the Audit Committee held seven meetings and performed their dutiesand responsibilities in accordance with the Audit Committee Ch<strong>ar</strong>ter. The principal responsibilities during this period were asfollows:1. Independently reviewed the interim and annual financial statements by coordinating with the external auditorsand related management and proposed for the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d’s approval.2. Reviewed the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control systems and the internal audit function bycoordinating with the external auditors and internal auditors.3. Reviewed compliance with the Securities and Exchange Act, Stock Exchange of Thailand regulations, and anyother relevant laws of Thailand.4. Considered and advised on the appointment of the external auditors including the audit fee.5. Reviewed and approved the internal audit plan and assessed the performance of internal audit.6. Reviewed company risks as identified by the internal auditor and management, and also reviewed thatappropriate risk management is applied by top management.7. Considered the accuracy and completeness of the company’s disclosure of information on connectedtransactions or potential conflicts of interest.106 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


The Audit Committee is of the view that the company recognises the importance of conducting its business in accordancewith the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s Principles of Good Governance, as evidenced by a process to review all the CorporateGovernance Policies to ensure they <strong>ar</strong>e compliant with all the SET Principles and include relevant best practices. In addition, theAudit Committee has been given the responsibility associated with good Corporate Governance.With the support of its management, who recognizes the importance of strong internal control, the company hasestablished and maintains an efficient and effective internal control system. In addition, as a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y of GDF SUEZ S.A. a companylisted overseas, the company is required to comply with the internal control requirements of the French Law (Loi de SécuritéFinancière – “LSF”) and with the European Union regulation (European Directive). The LSF French Law requires that the Chief ExecutiveOfficer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of SUEZ, the major sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder of Glow, attest on the quality of internal controlover financial reporting for the ye<strong>ar</strong>-end 20<strong>08</strong> Financial Statements. In order to support their signature, SUEZ is requesting a back-upattestation from the CEO and CFO of the Company.Furthermore, the company’s senior management has an ongoing commitment to add value to the company for thebenefit of all stakeholders.The Audit Committee proposed the appointment of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Jaiyos Audit Co., Ltd. as the externalauditor of the company for the period ending 31 December 2009 and proposed that the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors request that the meetingof the company’s sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders for the ye<strong>ar</strong> 20<strong>08</strong> consider appointing Ms. Thanawan Anuratbodee, CPA registration no. 3440 or Mr. NitiJungnitnirundr, CPA registration no. 3809 or Ms. Somporn Dulyavit, CPA registration no. 3709 of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Jaiyos AuditCo., Ltd. as the external auditors of the company as well as the determination of the audit fee.Mr. Kovit PoshyanandaChairman of the Audit CommitteeGlow Energy Public Company LimitedGlow Energy Public Company Limited107


FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSGLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITEDAND SUBSIDIARIES1<strong>08</strong> Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


REPORT OF THEINDEP<strong>EN</strong>D<strong>EN</strong>T CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSTO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSGLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITEDWe have audited the consolidated balance sheet of Glow Energy Public Company Limited and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies and thesep<strong>ar</strong>ate balance sheet of Glow Energy Public Company Limited as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, and the related consolidated and sep<strong>ar</strong>atestatements of income, changes in sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ equity and cash flows for the ye<strong>ar</strong> then ended. These financial statements <strong>ar</strong>e theresponsibility of the Company’s management as to their correctness and completeness of the presentation. Our responsibility is toexpress an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. The consolidated financial statements of Glow Energy PublicCompany Limited and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies and the sep<strong>ar</strong>ate financial statements of Glow Energy Public Company Limited for the ye<strong>ar</strong> endedDecember 31, 2007, presented herein for comp<strong>ar</strong>ison, were audited by another auditor of the same firm, whose report thereon datedJanu<strong>ar</strong>y 28, 20<strong>08</strong> expressed an unqualified opinion with an emphasis of matter p<strong>ar</strong>agraph that the Company changed its accountingpolicy for investments in subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies from the equity method to the cost method for the sep<strong>ar</strong>ate financial statements.We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing stand<strong>ar</strong>ds. Those stand<strong>ar</strong>ds require that we plan andperform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance as to whether the financial statements <strong>ar</strong>e free of material misstatement. An auditincludes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includesassessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financialstatement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.In our opinion, the aforementioned consolidated and sep<strong>ar</strong>ate financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, thefinancial position of Glow Energy Public Company Limited and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies and of Glow Energy Public Company Limited, as atDecember 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, and the results of operations and cash flows for the ye<strong>ar</strong> then ended in accordance with generally acceptedaccounting principles.Thanawan AnuratbodeeCertified Public Accountant (Thailand)Registration No. 3440DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU JAIYOS AUDIT CO., LTD.BANGKOKJanu<strong>ar</strong>y 30, 2009Glow Energy Public Company Limited109


GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESBALANCE SHEETS AS AT DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> AND 2007Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSNOTE 20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007ASSETSCURR<strong>EN</strong>T ASSETSCash and cash equivalents 5 5,680,499,950 4,042,573,667 322,984,717 187,428,600Current investments 6 1,763,369,316 1,710,093,615 581,372,342 653,598,524Trade accounts receivable, net 7, 22 4,384,765,389 4,569,233,694 1,264,815,219 1,206,856,476Advances to related p<strong>ar</strong>ties 22 7,617,911 2,767,890 6,485,542 172,531,930Interest receivable from related p<strong>ar</strong>ties 22 - - 26,599,591 30,733,644Inventories, net 8 2,047,782,584 1,660,961,042 280,252,289 245,045,789Other current assetsPrepaid expenses 118,165,581 139,049,485 28,922,838 37,436,932Advance payment 12,227,751 197,218,410 484,045 19,057,847Others 717,612,582 131,739,257 272,898,497 43,131,911Total Current Assets 14,732,041,064 12,453,637,060 2,784,815,<strong>08</strong>0 2,595,821,653NON-CURR<strong>EN</strong>T ASSETSInvestments in subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies using 9 - - 19,889,3<strong>08</strong>,743 19,774,948,743the cost methodLong-term investments in other company 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000Long-term loans to related p<strong>ar</strong>ties 10, 22 - - 5,419,684,060 6,015,000,000Property, plant and equipment, net 11 54,324,602,874 40,861,674,350 18,8<strong>08</strong>,925,102 10,244,<strong>08</strong>7,368Other non-current assets, net 12 1,024,886,670 706,840,983 116,715,875 50,720,647Total Non-Current Assets 55,350,989,544 41,570,015,333 44,236,133,780 36,<strong>08</strong>6,256,758TOTAL ASSETS 70,<strong>08</strong>3,030,6<strong>08</strong> 54,023,652,393 47,020,948,860 38,682,078,411Notes to the financial statements form an integral p<strong>ar</strong>t of these statements110 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESBALANCE SHEETS AS AT DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> AND 2007(Continued)Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSNOTE 20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYCURR<strong>EN</strong>T LIABILITIESTrade accounts payable 22 2,934,154,673 2,793,699,618 801,650,850 825,555,320Current portion of finance lease payables 13 32,911,845 38,537,672 4,393,413 5,<strong>08</strong>0,985Current portion of long-term loans 14 743,132,975 717,675,588 - -Current portion of debentures 15 2,310,000,000 2,600,000,000 2,310,000,000 2,600,000,000Advances from related p<strong>ar</strong>ties 22 23,348,362 20,398,027 31,604,325 45,112,783Other current liabilitiesOther payables 36,280,635 55,217,120 9,369,514 11,498,721Accounts payable - acquisition of assets 2,605,285,876 131,356,097 1,731,902,650 65,874,149Accrued interest expense 201,670,349 128,646,595 147,022,419 110,589,662Accrued expenses 303,479,054 314,731,734 92,360,709 111,125,822Value added tax payable 154,350,144 132,104,242 11,667,480 32,607,723Corporate income tax payable 81,122,259 71,044,281 51,952,093 38,842,041Others 276,634,<strong>08</strong>7 722,045,371 53,465,119 585,584,911Total Current Liabilities 9,702,370,259 7,725,456,345 5,245,388,572 4,431,872,117NON-CURR<strong>EN</strong>T LIABILITIESFinance lease payables 13 41,368,594 39,471,693 13,806,976 6,438,810Long-term loans 14 20,509,464,333 9,290,374,213 7,157,444,796 2,427,699,600Debentures 15 9,463,210,129 7,773,376,069 9,463,210,129 7,773,376,069Other non-current liabilities 22 168,437,827 224,123,835 391,722,802 196,350,294Total Non-Current Liabilities 30,182,480,883 17,327,345,810 17,026,184,703 10,403,864,773TOTAL LIABILITIES 39,884,851,142 25,052,802,155 22,271,573,275 14,835,736,890Notes to the financial statements form an integral p<strong>ar</strong>t of these statementsGlow Energy Public Company Limited111


GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESBALANCE SHEETS AS AT DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> AND 2007(Continued)Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSNOTE 20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYSHARE CAPITALAuthorized sh<strong>ar</strong>e capital1,482,865,035 ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es ofBaht 10 each 14,828,650,350 14,828,650,350 14,828,650,350 14,828,650,350Issued and paid-up sh<strong>ar</strong>e capital1,462,865,035 ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es ofBaht 10 each 14,628,650,350 14,628,650,350 14,628,650,350 14,628,650,350PREMIUM ON ORDINARY SHARES 2,935,427,353 2,935,427,353 4,786,986,727 4,786,986,727RETAINED EARNINGSAppropriatedLegal reserve 17 1,253,913,105 1,<strong>08</strong>7,782,469 1,253,913,105 1,<strong>08</strong>7,782,469Unappropriated 10,903,799,061 9,950,<strong>08</strong>3,268 4,079,825,403 3,342,921,975TOTAL MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 29,721,789,869 28,601,943,440 24,749,375,585 23,846,341,521MINORITY INTEREST 476,389,597 368,906,798 - -TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 30,198,179,466 28,970,850,238 24,749,375,585 23,846,341,521TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 70,<strong>08</strong>3,030,6<strong>08</strong> 54,023,652,393 47,020,948,860 38,682,078,411Notes to the financial statements form an integral p<strong>ar</strong>t of these statements112 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESSTATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS OF INCOME FOR THE YEARS <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> AND 2007Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Revenues from the sales of goods 33,723,795,611 32,265,849,729 10,825,576,478 10,597,905,928Costs of the sales of goods (28,361,836,841) (26,264,725,355) (9,169,205,677) (8,512,327,364)Gross profit 5,361,958,770 6,001,124,374 1,656,370,801 2,<strong>08</strong>5,578,564Other incomeExchange gain - 533,192,178 - -Interest income 101,747,190 122,715,830 264,738,225 241,649,132Dividend income 1,050,000 - 2,231,725,251 3,654,366,571Others 27,400,693 89,537,563 19,270,675 27,893,907Selling and administrative expenses (599,278,750) (517,678,154) (267,434,573) (228,173,391)Exchange loss (247,466,367) - (10,849,218) (1,728,662)Interest expense (796,118,029) (1,112,619,140) (420,682,698) (552,349,917)Profit before income tax expense 3,849,293,507 5,116,272,651 3,473,138,463 5,227,236,204Income tax expense (235,755,592) (276,537,617) (150,525,737) (162,294,204)NET PROFIT 3,613,537,915 4,839,735,034 3,322,612,726 5,064,942,000PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TOEquity holders of the p<strong>ar</strong>ent 3,539,425,091 4,782,756,371 - -Minority interest 74,112,824 56,978,663 - -3,613,537,915 4,839,735,034 - -BASIC EARNINGS OF MAJOR SHAREHOLDERPER SHARE BAHT 2.42 3.27 2.27 3.46WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OFORDINARY SHARES SHARES 1,462,865,035 1,462,865,035 1,462,865,035 1,462,865,035Notes to the financial statements form an integral p<strong>ar</strong>t of these statementsGlow Energy Public Company Limited113


STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS OF CHANGESIN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITYGLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESFOR THE YEARS <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> AND 2007Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDISSUED AND PREMIUM ON APPROPRIATED UNAPPROPRIATED MINORITY TOTALPAID-UP SHARE ORDINARY RETAINED RETAI NED INTEREST SHAREHOLDERS’CAPITAL SHARES EARNINGS EARNINGS EQUITY-LEGAL RESERVEBEGINNING BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2007 14,628,650,350 2,935,427,353 834,535,369 7,724,586,427 317,172,698 26,440,372,197Sh<strong>ar</strong>e subscription received fromminority of subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies - - - - 87,056,000 87,056,000Minority interest of a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y acquired bythe Company - - - - (92,300,563) (92,300,563)Dividend paid (Note 18) - - - (2,304,012,430) - (2,304,012,430)Net profit - - - 4,782,756,371 56,978,663 4,839,735,034Appropriation of net profit for legal reserve - - 253,247,100 (253,247,100) - -<strong>EN</strong>DING BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2007 14,628,650,350 2,935,427,353 1,<strong>08</strong>7,782,469 9,950,<strong>08</strong>3,268 368,906,798 28,970,850,238BEGINNING BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 20<strong>08</strong> 14,628,650,350 2,935,427,353 1,<strong>08</strong>7,782,469 9,950,<strong>08</strong>3,268 368,906,798 28,970,850,238Sh<strong>ar</strong>e subscription received from minorityof a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - - - 78,400,000 78,400,000Dividend paid to minority of a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - - - (45,030,025) (45,030,025)Dividend paid (Note 18) - - - (2,419,578,662) - (2,419,578,662)Net profit - - - 3,539,425,091 74,112,824 3,613,537,915Appropriation of net profit for legal reserve - - 166,130,636 (166,130,636) - -<strong>EN</strong>DING BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> 14,628,650,350 2,935,427,353 1,253,913,105 10,903,799,061 476,389,597 30,198,179,466Notes to the financial statements form an integral p<strong>ar</strong>t of these statements114 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS OF CHANGESIN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY(Continued)GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESFOR THE YEARS <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> AND 2007Unit : BahtTHE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSISSUED AND PREMIUM ON APPROPRIATED UNAPPROPRIATED TOTALPAID-UP SHARE ORDINARY RETAINED RETAINED SHAREHOLDERS’CAPITAL SHARES EARNINGS EARNINGS EQUITY-LEGAL RESERVEBEGINNING BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2007 14,628,650,350 4,786,986,727 834,535,369 835,239,505 21,<strong>08</strong>5,411,951Dividend paid (Note 18) - - - (2,304,012,430) (2,304,012,430)Net profit - - - 5,064,942,000 5,064,942,000Appropriation of net profit for legal reserve - - 253,247,100 (253,247,100) -<strong>EN</strong>DING BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2007 14,628,650,350 4,786,986,727 1,<strong>08</strong>7,782,469 3,342,921,975 23,846,341,521BEGINNING BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 20<strong>08</strong> 14,628,650,350 4,786,986,727 1,<strong>08</strong>7,782,469 3,342,921,975 23,846,341,521Dividend paid (Note 18) - - - (2,419,578,662) (2,419,578,662)Net profit - - - 3,322,612,726 3,322,612,726Appropriation of net profit for legal reserve - - 166,130,636 (166,130,636) -<strong>EN</strong>DING BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> 14,628,650,350 4,786,986,727 1,253,913,105 4,079,825,403 24,749,375,585Notes to the financial statements form an integral p<strong>ar</strong>t of these statementsGlow Energy Public Company Limited115


GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESSTATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> AND 2007Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIESNet profit before tax 3,849,293,507 5,116,272,651 3,473,138,463 5,227,236,204Adjustments for :Dividend received from subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies / other company (1,050,000) - (2,231,725,251) (3,654,366,571)Depreciation 2,416,466,760 2,924,878,620 587,815,313 554,274,525Amortization of other non-current assets 32,063,207 47,054,343 5,826,123 20,589,842Amortization of deferred bond issue expenses 12,945,002 13,058,714 12,945,002 13,058,714Write-off of fixed assets and other non-current assets 99,566 26,900 - 14,350Impairment loss of fixed assets (reversal) 26,460,000 (66,520,000) - -Loss on disposals of fixed assets 43,363,594 63,466,411 4,723,650 75,915Amortization of other non-current liabilities (79,341,494) (62,538,956) (72,358,968) (57,538,004)Exchange loss (gain) 226,969,452 (526,442,373) 4,239,602 2,834,998Reversal of provision for repurchase ofconvertible debentures - (410,750) - (410,750)Adjustment of finance lease payable - (19,073,960) - -Excess of minority interest paid to acquire a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - 3,330,499 - -Amortization of discount on forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreignexchange contracts - (1,776,043) - -Interest expense 796,118,029 1,112,619,140 420,682,698 552,349,917Profit from operations before changesin operating assets and liabilities 7,323,387,623 8,603,945,196 2,205,286,632 2,658,119,140Operating assets (increase) decreaseTrade accounts receivable 198,058,400 195,525,777 (52,911,765) 5,609,777Advances to related p<strong>ar</strong>ties (4,850,021) (2,767,890) 166,046,388 (146,128,235)Interest receivable from related p<strong>ar</strong>ties - - 4,134,053 -Inventories (374,555,484) (23,451,034) (31,813,161) (6,759,244)Prepaid expenses 12,042,802 18,618,003 8,514,094 6,742,869Advance payment 57,440,659 86,801,248 2,323,802 (1,253,787)Other current assets (299,397,006) 12,672,265 (36,921,786) (14,986,651)Other non-current assets (7,609,985) (68,522,777) (100,894) (4,078,005)Notes to the financial statements form an integral p<strong>ar</strong>t of these statements116 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESSTATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> AND 2007(Continued)Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (Continued)Operating liabilities increase (decrease)Trade accounts payable 142,391,845 (1,029,167,879) (23,904,470) (556,344,954)Advances from related p<strong>ar</strong>ties 2,950,335 1,311,810 (13,5<strong>08</strong>,458) 38,271,921Other payables (19,075,1<strong>08</strong>) 5,642,037 (2,253,025) 7,411,698Accrued expenses (655,321) (26,443,434) (18,852,990) 19,8<strong>08</strong>,159Value added tax payable 21,356,830 (77,630,891) (21,270,419) (9,091,627)Other current liabilities 94,562,207 33,576,018 15,837,920 25,230,619Cash received from operations 7,146,047,776 7,730,1<strong>08</strong>,449 2,200,605,921 2,022,551,680Cash paid for interest (723,094,275) (1,158,686,506) (384,249,941) (590,835,075)Cash paid for income tax (335,026,406) (281,147,422) (153,189,799) (177,612,052)Net cash provided by operating activities 6,<strong>08</strong>7,927,095 6,290,274,521 1,663,166,181 1,254,104,553CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIESWithdrawal from (deposit in) Debt Service /Maintenance Accrual Accounts (42,655,517) 31,618,815 72,226,182 (2,722,670)Cash paid for short-term loan granted to a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - (2,000,000,000) -Cash received from a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y for short-term loanrepayment - - 2,000,000,000 -Cash received from subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies for long-term loansrepayment - - 595,315,940 -Cash paid for investments in subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies - (95,631,062) (114,360,000) (284,215,062)Dividends received from subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies / other company 1,050,000 - 2,231,725,251 3,654,366,571Cash paid for purchase of property, plant and equipment (13,021,890,340) (2,632,829,835) (7,276,444,839) (1,731,503,187)Interest paid capitalised as fixed assets (307,284,745) - (196,917,221) -Cash paid for purchase of assets from a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - - (513,003,535)Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 9,326,939 22,788,751 2,292,948 1,622,010Advance payment for purchase of land - (84,500,000) - -Payment of assignment fee for land leasehold right - (150,911,992) - (37,473,225)Proceeds from long-term right to use of assets 23,655,486 - 267,731,476 -Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (13,337,798,177) (2,909,465,323) (4,418,430,263) 1,<strong>08</strong>7,070,902Notes to the financial statements form an integral p<strong>ar</strong>t of these statementsGlow Energy Public Company Limited117


GLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESSTATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> AND 2007(Continued)Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIESReceipts of short-term loans from financial institutions 3,423,000,000 - 3,423,000,000 -Repayment of short-term loans from financial institutions (3,423,000,000) - (3,423,000,000) -Receipts of short-term loans from related p<strong>ar</strong>ty 1,258,000,000 - - -Repayment of short-term loans from related p<strong>ar</strong>ty (1,258,000,000) - - -Repayment of finance lease payables (42,438,977) (41,428,382) (6,405,726) (4,455,130)Cash received from the issue of new debentures 4,000,000,000 2,000,000,000 4,000,000,000 2,000,000,000Payment of debentures issue expenses (13,110,942) (8,009,741) (13,110,942) (8,009,741)Receipts of long-term loans from financial institutions 11,061,004,496 - 3,999,999,996 -Payment of fees related to loans <strong>ar</strong>rangement (421,152,234) (4,054,874) (71,720,457) (4,054,874)Long-term loans repayment (711,423,185) (830,885,050) - -Repayment of debentures (2,600,000,000) (2,600,000,000) (2,600,000,000) (2,600,000,000)Repayment of convertible debentures - (1,076,700) - (1,076,700)Dividend paid (2,419,578,662) (2,304,012,430) (2,419,578,662) (2,304,012,430)Sh<strong>ar</strong>e subscription received from minority of subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies 78,400,000 87,056,000 - -Dividend paid to minority of a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y (45,030,025) - - -Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 8,886,670,471 (3,702,411,177) 2,889,184,209 (2,921,6<strong>08</strong>,875)Unrealized exchange gain (loss) of cash and cash equivalents 1,126,894 (3,793,409) 1,635,990 (3,262,205)Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,637,926,283 (325,395,388) 135,556,117 (583,695,625)Cash and cash equivalents as at Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 4,042,573,667 4,367,969,055 187,428,600 771,124,225Cash and cash equivalents as at December 31, (Note 5) 5,680,499,950 4,042,573,667 322,984,717 187,428,600Notes to the financial statements form an integral p<strong>ar</strong>t of these statements118 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSGLOW <strong>EN</strong>ERGY PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIESFOR THE YEARS <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong> AND 20071. OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES1.1 THE COMPANY’S G<strong>EN</strong>ERAL INFORMATIONGlow Energy Public Company Limited (“the Company”) registered as a public limited company under Thai laws onSeptember 1, 1995, and was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 1996 until August 2002 and listedagain on April 21, 2005. The Company operates in Thailand and principally engages in the generation and distribution ofelectricity, steam and water for industrial use. The Company’s office is located at 195 Empire Tower, 38 th Floor - P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing,South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok.As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, the Company’s major sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder is Suez Energy (Thailand) Company Limited, holding44.1 percent of the Company’s sh<strong>ar</strong>e capital. Suez Energy (Thailand) Company Limited is a wholly owned subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y of Suez-Tractebel Energy Holdings Cooperatieve U.A., holding 25 percent of the Company’s sh<strong>ar</strong>e capital.As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, the Company’s ultimate sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder is GDF Suez S.A. and Suez Tractebel S.A.,respectively.1.2 CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY1.2.1 For the ye<strong>ar</strong> ended December 31, 2007, the Company changed its accounting policy for investments in subsidi<strong>ar</strong>iesfrom the equity method to the cost method to comply with the Notification of Federation of Accounting ProfessionsNo. 26/2549 (Amendment No. 1) reg<strong>ar</strong>ding Thai Accounting Stand<strong>ar</strong>d No. 44 “Consolidated Financial Statements andAccounting for Investment in Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies” and the Notification of Federation of Accounting Professions No. 32/2549reg<strong>ar</strong>ding the explanation for Thai Accounting Stand<strong>ar</strong>d No. 44 “Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting forInvestment in Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies” (p<strong>ar</strong>agraph 27) and Thai Accounting Stand<strong>ar</strong>d No. 45 “Accounting for Investment inAssociates” (p<strong>ar</strong>agraph 11). This change in accounting policy has been accounted for retroactively in the sep<strong>ar</strong>atefinancial statements as if the Company had recorded such investments by the cost method according to the newaccounting policy continuously. The effect of the change up to December 31, 2006 was included in retained e<strong>ar</strong>ningsas at Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 2007.1.2.2 In 20<strong>08</strong>, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited, a subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y, has changed the estimated useful life of its power plant from 30ye<strong>ar</strong>s to 40 ye<strong>ar</strong>s in order to more appropriately reflect the current usage condition and consumption of the economicbenefit. As a result, in the consolidated financial statements for the ye<strong>ar</strong> ended December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, depreciationexpense decreased and net profit increased in the same amount of Baht 159.5 million, and basic e<strong>ar</strong>nings per sh<strong>ar</strong>eincreased by Baht 0.11.Glow Energy Public Company Limited119


1.3 SUBSIDIARIESAll subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies of the Company <strong>ar</strong>e companies registered in Thailand and their office is located at 195 Empire Tower, 38 thFloor – P<strong>ar</strong>k Wing, South Sathorn Road, Yannawa, Sathorn, Bangkok excepted for the registered office of GHECO-OneCompany Limited is located at 11 I – 5 Road, Tambon Maptaphut, Amphur Muang Rayong, Rayong Province. The informationof the subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies is as follows :COMPANY’S NAME REGISTERED DATE MAIN BUSINESS OBJECTIVE1) Glow Company Limited M<strong>ar</strong>ch 12, 1997 Provide management services, consultant services andmanagement advisory for related companies2) Glow SPP 1 Company Limited December 6, 1994 Generate and distribute electricity, steam and water forindustrial use3) Glow SPP 2 Company Limited September 19,1994 Generate and distribute electricity and steam for industrial use4) Glow SPP 3 Company Limited August 9, 1991 Generate and distribute electricity, steam and water forindustrial use5) Glow IPP Company Limited M<strong>ar</strong>ch 12, 1997 Generate and distribute electricity to EGAT6) Glow Demin Water Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 13, 1999 Generate and distribute demineralised water and high qualityCompany Limitedwater for the general industry and for the petrochemicalindustry.7) Glow IPP 3 Company Limited June 14, 2005 Develop power generation projects.8) GHECO-One Company Limited April 27, 2007 Generate and distribute electricity to EGAT (in process of powerplant construction)9) Glow IPP 2 Holding October 16, 2007 Invest in other companiesCompany Limited2. BASIS OF PREPARATION AND PRES<strong>EN</strong>TATION OF FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS2.1 The consolidated and the sep<strong>ar</strong>ate financial statements have been prep<strong>ar</strong>ed in Thai Baht currency and in compliance withthe Notification of the Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of Commercial Registration (currently the Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of Business Development) reg<strong>ar</strong>ding“The Brief P<strong>ar</strong>ticul<strong>ar</strong>s in the Financial Statements B.E. 2544” dated September 14, 2001 which is in accordance with theRegulation of The Stock Exchange of Thailand dated Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 22, 2001, reg<strong>ar</strong>ding the prep<strong>ar</strong>ation and submission of financialstatements and reports for the financial position and result of operations of the listed companies, and in accordance withaccounting stand<strong>ar</strong>ds and practices generally accepted in Thailand.However, the consolidated and the sep<strong>ar</strong>ate financial statements for the ye<strong>ar</strong>s ended December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, and 2007 <strong>ar</strong>edifferent from Thai Accounting Stand<strong>ar</strong>d No.35 (revised 2007) “Presentation of Financial Statements”. The revision of ThaiAccounting Stand<strong>ar</strong>d has no material impact on the consolidated and the sep<strong>ar</strong>ate financial statements.The Company changes the format of presentation of the Statements of Cash Flows for the ye<strong>ar</strong>s ended December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>and 2007 to comply with the Thai Accounting Stand<strong>ar</strong>ds No. 25 (revised 2007) “Cash Flow Statements”, which is effective forfinancial periods beginning on or after Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 20<strong>08</strong> onw<strong>ar</strong>ds.120 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


2.2 The consolidated financial statements included the accounts of the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies, after elimination ofintercompany transactions, of which the percentage of sh<strong>ar</strong>eholding is as follows :% OF SHAREHOLDING20<strong>08</strong> 2007OWNED BY THE COMPANYGlow Company Limited 100 100Glow SPP 2 Company Limited 100 100Glow SPP 3 Company Limited 100 100Glow IPP 3 Company Limited 100 100Glow IPP 2 Holding Company Limited 100 100OWNED BY GLOW COMPANY LIMITEDGlow SPP 1 Company Limited 100 100Glow IPP Company Limited 95 95Glow Demin Water Company Limited 100 100OWNED BY GLOW IPP 2 HOLDING COMPANY LIMITEDGHECO-One Company Limited 65 653. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIESThe financial statements have been prep<strong>ar</strong>ed on an accrual basis under the measurement basis of historical cost except asdisclosed in the accounting policies below:Significant accounting policies of the Company and subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies <strong>ar</strong>e summ<strong>ar</strong>ized below:3.1 CASH AND CASH EQUIVAL<strong>EN</strong>TSCash and cash equivalents <strong>ar</strong>e cash on hand, deposits at banks’ savings accounts and current accounts, and short-termhighly liquid investments with maturities within three months.3.2 RECOGNITION OF REV<strong>EN</strong>UESRevenues from the sales of goods <strong>ar</strong>e recognized on an accrual basis, which represent the invoiced value, excluding valueadded tax, of products supplied after deducting discounts, which is calculated based on annual purchase volumes of eachcustomer by the percentage of net sales as specified in the agreement.Revenues from rendering of services <strong>ar</strong>e recognized on an accrual basis.3.3 ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTSAllowance for doubtful accounts <strong>ar</strong>e based on estimated uncollectible debts.3.4 INV<strong>EN</strong>TORIESInventories consisting of raw materials, sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts, and supplies for machines <strong>ar</strong>e valued at the lower of cost and netrealizable value. Cost is determined by weighted average method.Provision is made for obsolete and slow moving inventories based on the items that expected not to be used.3.5 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPM<strong>EN</strong>TProperty is stated at cost.Plant and equipment <strong>ar</strong>e stated at cost less accumulated depreciation.Glow Energy Public Company Limited121


Depreciation is calculated by reference to cost of assets on a straight-line basis over the following estimated useful lives :YEARSPlant and p<strong>ar</strong>ts of construction in progress which <strong>ar</strong>e already in operation 2.2 - 40Leasehold improvements 5 - 20Machinery, tools and plant equipment 5 - 20Furniture, fixtures and office equipment 3, 5, 10Motor vehicles 53.6 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESSConstruction in progress includes construction, borrowing costs that <strong>ar</strong>e directly attributable to loans for construction andother related costs directly to constructing the asset or bringing it to working condition.3.7 BORROWING COSTSInterest incurred during the construction or installation and related to loans obtained for construction of the power plantand acquisition of machinery <strong>ar</strong>e capitalized as p<strong>ar</strong>t of the cost of assets.3.8 AMORTIZATION OF OTHER NON-CURR<strong>EN</strong>T ASSETSDeferred right to use grid system and transmission line <strong>ar</strong>e amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of powerpurchase agreements.Deferred land lease fee is amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease agreement from the date ofcommencing commercial operations.Deferred land leasehold right is amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease agreement of 30 ye<strong>ar</strong>s.Deferred financial service fees <strong>ar</strong>e amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of related agreements.Deferred right of pipe rack usage is amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of the lease agreement of 15 ye<strong>ar</strong>s.3.9 INVESTM<strong>EN</strong>TSLong-term investments in other company, which <strong>ar</strong>e non-m<strong>ar</strong>ketable equity securities and held as other investments <strong>ar</strong>e valuedat cost. The Company recognizes loss on impairment of securities in the statement of income in the period in which it incurs.3.10 LONG-TERM LEASE- Operating leaseLeases in which substantially all the risks and rew<strong>ar</strong>ds of ownership of assets remain with the lessor <strong>ar</strong>e accounted for asoperating leases. Rentals applicable to such operating leases <strong>ar</strong>e ch<strong>ar</strong>ged to the statement of income over the lease term.- Finance leaseLeases in which substantially all the risks and rew<strong>ar</strong>ds of ownership, other than legal title, <strong>ar</strong>e transferred to the Companyand its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies <strong>ar</strong>e accounted for as finance leases. At inception, the fair value of the leased assets is recordedtogether with the obligation. The leased assets <strong>ar</strong>e depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated usefullives. Interest or financial ch<strong>ar</strong>ge and depreciation <strong>ar</strong>e recognized as expenses in the statement of income.3.11 FOREIGN CURR<strong>EN</strong>CIESTransactions denominated in foreign currencies <strong>ar</strong>e converted into Baht at rates of exchange prevailing at the transactiondates. All balances of monet<strong>ar</strong>y assets and liabilities in foreign currencies and forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts at the endof the ye<strong>ar</strong> <strong>ar</strong>e converted at the reference exchange rates established by the Bank of Thailand at the end of the ye<strong>ar</strong>.Both realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses <strong>ar</strong>e recognized as revenues or expenses in the statements ofincome.122 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


3.12 FINANCIAL INSTRUM<strong>EN</strong>TSThe Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies entered into Interest Rate Swap Agreements, Forw<strong>ar</strong>d Foreign Exchange Contracts andCurrency Swap Agreements in asset and liability management activities to control exposure to fluctuations in interest andforeign exchange rates. Further details of financial instruments <strong>ar</strong>e disclosed in Note 21.Income and expense from interest rate swap agreements used to manage interest rate exposures <strong>ar</strong>e recognized asadjustments to interest income and expense in statements of income. Such adjustments that <strong>ar</strong>e attributable to construction<strong>ar</strong>e capitalized as p<strong>ar</strong>t of construction in progress.Gains and losses on forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts and currency swap agreements designated as hedges of existingassets and liabilities <strong>ar</strong>e recognized as income or expense in the statements of income.Gains and losses on forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts designated as hedges that <strong>ar</strong>e attributable to construction <strong>ar</strong>ecapitalized as p<strong>ar</strong>t of construction in progress.Amounts to be paid and received <strong>ar</strong>e offset in the balance sheet.Premiums or discounts on forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts <strong>ar</strong>e amortized to revenues or expenses over the contract period.The Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies have no policy to speculate in or engage in the trading of any derivative financial instruments.3.13 PROVID<strong>EN</strong>T FUNDThe Company, the subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies and their employees jointly registered a provident fund scheme under Provident Fund Act B.E.2530. The funds <strong>ar</strong>e contributed by the employees, the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies.COMPANY’S NAMEMANAGED BYGlow Energy Public Company LimitedBank of Ayudhaya Public Company Limited.Glow Company LimitedTISCO Assets Management Co., Ltd.,and Bank of Ayudhaya Public Company Limited.Glow SPP 1 Company LimitedTISCO Assets Management Co., Ltd.Glow SPP 2 Company LimitedBank of Ayudhaya Public Company Limited.Glow SPP 3 Company LimitedBank of Ayudhaya Public Company Limited.Glow IPP Company LimitedTISCO Assets Management Co., Ltd.The above funds will be paid to the employees upon termination in accordance with the rules of the provident fund.Contributions for employees by the Company, under the provident fund scheme, <strong>ar</strong>e recorded as expenses when incurred.3.14 INCOME TAX EXP<strong>EN</strong>SEIncome tax expense is based on tax paid and accrued for the ye<strong>ar</strong>.3.15 EARNINGS PER SHAREBasic e<strong>ar</strong>nings per sh<strong>ar</strong>e <strong>ar</strong>e calculated by dividing net profit for the ye<strong>ar</strong> by the weighted average number of ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>esissued during the ye<strong>ar</strong>.3.16 USE OF ACCOUNTING ESTIMATESThe prep<strong>ar</strong>ation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles also requires theCompany’s management to exercise judgments in order to determine the accounting policies, estimates and assumptionsthat affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of thefinancial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Although, theseestimates <strong>ar</strong>e based on management’s reasonable consideration of current events, actual results may differ from theseestimates.Glow Energy Public Company Limited123


4. SUPPLEM<strong>EN</strong>TAL CASH FLOWS INFORMATION4.1 Accounts payable – acquisition of assets for the ye<strong>ar</strong>s ended December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 <strong>ar</strong>e as follows :Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Accounts payable - acquisition of assets brought forw<strong>ar</strong>d 131,356,097 106,660,955 65,874,149 19,524,759Add Purchase of fixed assets 15,469,057,040 2,672,724,517 8,949,895,763 1,780,798,494Unrealized exchange loss (gain) 75,014,471 (1,600,676) 5,663,897 (353,917)Less Cash payment (13,021,890,340) (2,632,829,835) (7,276,444,839) (1,731,503,187)Reversal of accounts payable (9,541,341) - - -Assets under finance lease (38,710,051) (13,598,864) (13,<strong>08</strong>6,320) (2,592,000)Accounts payable - acquisitionof assets c<strong>ar</strong>ried forw<strong>ar</strong>d 2,605,285,876 131,356,097 1,731,902,650 65,874,1494.2 In October 2007, the Company entered into a new Facility Agreement to obtain a Yen 8,100 million loan and fully prepaidthe previous Yen loan in the same amount. These transactions had no impact on cash inflows and outflows (see Note 14).5. CASH AND CASH EQUIVAL<strong>EN</strong>TSCash and cash equivalents as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 consist of :Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Cash 765,165 762,735 46,<strong>08</strong>2 46,016Bank deposits in current accounts 4,027,156 772,811 2,096,879 512,811Bank deposits in savings accounts 5,675,707,629 2,691,455,549 320,841,756 186,869,773Bills of exchange - 1,349,582,572 - -5,680,499,950 4,042,573,667 322,984,717 187,428,600As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, cash and cash equivalents of Glow IPP Company Limited of Baht 1,650.3 million and Baht2,127.5 million, respectively, <strong>ar</strong>e pledged as collateral to secure credit facilities obtained from financial institutions. However, thepledged accounts can be withdrawn for use as working capital required in the normal course of its business (see Note 14).As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, bank deposits in savings accounts and bills of exchange c<strong>ar</strong>ry interest between 0.125-2 percentper annum and 0.125-4.25 percent per annum, respectively.6. CURR<strong>EN</strong>T INVESTM<strong>EN</strong>TSCurrent investments as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 consist of :Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Bank deposits in savings accounts 1,763,369,316 660,826,005 581,372,342 653,598,524Bills of exchange - 650,000,000 - -Global Liquidity Fund - 399,267,610 - -1,763,369,316 1,710,093,615 581,372,342 653,598,524124 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


Current investments of the Company represent bank deposits in Debt Service Accrual Account, which is for the purpose ofrepayment of the Company’s debentures.As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, current investments of Glow IPP Company Limited of Baht 1,182.0 million and Baht 1,056.5million, respectively, <strong>ar</strong>e pledged as collateral to secure credit facilities obtained from financial institutions and <strong>ar</strong>e restricted forrepayment of long-terms loans and payment of major maintenance (see Note 14). Current investments of Baht 1,056.5 million as atDecember 31, 2007 included investment in overseas Global Liquidity Fund of USD 11.9 million, with the floating interest rate whichwas withdrawn during the ye<strong>ar</strong> 20<strong>08</strong>.7. TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NETTrade accounts receivable, net as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 <strong>ar</strong>e classified by aging as follows :Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Trade accounts receivable, other companiesCurrent 4,397,591,875 4,599,979,273 1,154,642,229 1,238,237,677Past dueLess than 3 months 2,218,558 2,800,407 - -6 - 12 months 3,858,659 1,163,496 - -More than 12 months 36,906,218 33,113,900 44,647 44,6474,440,575,310 4,637,057,076 1,154,686,876 1,238,282,324Less Provision for contract discounts (57,448,953) (69,045,872) (53,365,831) (64,853,222)4,383,126,357 4,568,011,204 1,101,321,045 1,173,429,102Trade accounts receivable from related p<strong>ar</strong>tiesCurrent 1,639,032 1,222,490 163,494,174 33,427,374Total trade accounts receivable, net 4,384,765,389 4,569,233,694 1,264,815,219 1,206,856,4768. INV<strong>EN</strong>TORIES, NETInventories, net as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 consist of :Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Raw material - coal 517,494,935 302,982,392 - -Raw material - oil 242,<strong>08</strong>5,041 220,386,699 - -Raw material - woodchips 5,028,932 - - -Sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts and supplies for machines 1,283,173,676 1,161,885,665 280,252,289 245,045,7892,047,782,584 1,685,254,756 280,252,289 245,045,789Less Allowance for obsolete inventories - (24,293,714) - -Total inventories, net 2,047,782,584 1,660,961,042 280,252,289 245,045,789Glow Energy Public Company Limited125


9. INVESTM<strong>EN</strong>TS IN SUBSIDIARIES USING THE COST METHODInvestments in subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies using the cost method in the sep<strong>ar</strong>ate financial statements as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 <strong>ar</strong>e asfollows :Unit : BahtCOMPANY’S NAME PAID-UP PORTION OFCAPITAL INVESTM<strong>EN</strong>T (%) 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Glow Company Limited 4,401,668,111 100 7,114,824,403 7,114,824,403Glow SPP 2 Company Limited 4,941,534,880 100 4,941,534,760 4,941,534,760Glow SPP 3 Company Limited 7,373,389,550 100 7,379,374,488 7,379,374,488Glow IPP 3 Company Limited 245,000,000 100 233,575,092 228,715,092Glow IPP 2 Holding Company Limited 220,000,000 100 220,000,000 110,500,000Total 19,889,3<strong>08</strong>,743 19,774,948,743On August 14, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors’ meetings of the subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies passed a resolution to distribute an interim dividend fromretained e<strong>ar</strong>nings as at June 30, 20<strong>08</strong> detailed as follows :COMPANY’S NAME BAHT AMOUNT DIVID<strong>EN</strong>DPER SHARE (MILLION BAHT) PAYM<strong>EN</strong>T DATEGlow Company Limited 0.68 299.3 August 28, 20<strong>08</strong>Glow SPP 2 Company Limited 0.20 98.8 August 28, 20<strong>08</strong>Glow SPP 3 Company Limited 1.28 943.8 August 28, 20<strong>08</strong>On April 29, 20<strong>08</strong>, the annual general sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meetings of the subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies passed a resolution to distribute annual dividendsfor the ye<strong>ar</strong> 2007. The dividends were paid as interim dividends following the resolutions of the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors’ meetings of thesubsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies detailed as follows :COMPANY’S NAME BOD’S BAHT AMOUNT DIVID<strong>EN</strong>DMEETING DATE PER SHARE (MILLION BAHT) PAYM<strong>EN</strong>T DATEGlow SPP 1 Company Limited May 10, 2007 0.70 150.5 May 29, 2007Glow SPP 1 Company Limited August 9, 2007 0.93 200.0 August 29, 2007Glow SPP 1 Company Limited Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 28, 20<strong>08</strong> 0.84 180.6 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 6, 20<strong>08</strong>Glow SPP 2 Company Limited November 12, 2007 0.45 222.4 November 27, 2007Glow SPP 3 Company Limited May 10, 2007 0.55 405.5 May 29, 2007Glow SPP 3 Company Limited August 9, 2007 1.93 1,423.1 August 29, 2007Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 28, 20<strong>08</strong> 0.68 501.4 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 6, 20<strong>08</strong>Glow IPP Company Limited Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 28, 20<strong>08</strong> 3.16 900.6 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 6, 20<strong>08</strong>Glow Company Limited May 10, 2007 0.68 299.3 May 29, 2007Glow Company Limited August 9, 2007 0.45 198.1 August 29, 2007Glow Company Limited Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 28, 20<strong>08</strong> 0.88 387.3 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 6, 20<strong>08</strong>GLOW IPP 3 COMPANY LIMITEDOn April 11, 2007, the extraordin<strong>ar</strong>y general sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting of Glow IPP 3 Company Limited passed a special resolution toincrease the registered capital from Baht 110 million to Baht 380 million by the issuance of 27 million new ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es with thep<strong>ar</strong> value of Baht 10 each. 60 percent of the newly issued sh<strong>ar</strong>es (16.2 million sh<strong>ar</strong>es) were subscribed by the Company. Glow IPP 3Company Limited registered the capital increase with the Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of Business Development on August 30, 2007. The Companypaid for the capital increase in the amount of Baht 78.1 million on June 29, 2007.126 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


On August 15, 2007, the Company purchased 1.1 million sh<strong>ar</strong>es of Glow IPP 3 Company Limited from Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land andDevelopment Public Company Limited at p<strong>ar</strong> value of Baht 10 each, resulting in a change of the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholding proportion of theCompany from 50 percent to 60 percent. The Company has already paid in advance for the sh<strong>ar</strong>es purchase totaling Baht 11million on June 29, 2007.On October 15, 2007, the Company entered into a sale and purchase agreement to purchase 15,199,997 sh<strong>ar</strong>es of Glow IPP 3Company Limited from Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land and Development Public Company Limited at the price of Baht 96.0 million, resulting in achange of the sh<strong>ar</strong>eholding proportion of the Company from 60 percent to 100 percent. Baht 64.5 million was paid on October 15,2007, whereby the remaining Baht 31.5 million is to paid depending on certain conditions of the agreement. However, the purchaseprice was adjusted and the final remaining amount of Baht 20.1 million was paid in December 2007.On October 31, 2007, the extraordin<strong>ar</strong>y general sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting of Glow IPP 3 Company Limited passed a resolution tochange its name from “Glow Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Energy Company Limited” to “Glow IPP 3 Company Limited”. Glow IPP 3 Company Limitedregistered the name change with the Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of Business Development on December 14, 2007.On September 12, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors’ meeting of Glow IPP 3 Company Limited passed a resolution to call for paid upcapital of Baht 0.18 per sh<strong>ar</strong>e of the 27 million issued sh<strong>ar</strong>es. The Company paid the called amount totaling Baht 4.86 million onSeptember 30, 20<strong>08</strong>.GHECO-ONE COMPANY LIMITEDGHECO-One Company Limited was also established under the Joint Development and Venture Agreement dated M<strong>ar</strong>ch 18, 2005made by the Company and Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land and Development Public Company Limited. GHECO-One Company Limited registered as alimited company in Thailand on April 27, 2007 with Baht 10 million registered capital, 65 percent of which was held by the Company.On May 21, 2007, the extraordin<strong>ar</strong>y general sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting of GHECO-One Company Limited passed a special resolution toincrease the registered capital from Baht 10 million to Baht 100 million by issuing 9 million new ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es with the p<strong>ar</strong> valueof Baht 10 each. GHECO-One Company Limited registered the capital increase with the Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of Business Development onJune 4, 2007. The Company has paid for the called increase sh<strong>ar</strong>es of Baht 26 million on July 6, 2007.On October 13, 2007, the Company and Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land and Development Public Company Limited entered into a sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’agreement, which superseded the Joint Development and Venture agreement dated M<strong>ar</strong>ch 18, 2005, in order to regulate theirresponsibilities with respect to the ownership and management of GHECO-One Company Limited.On October 16, 2007, the Company entered into a sh<strong>ar</strong>e purchase agreement to sell 6,499,996 sh<strong>ar</strong>es of GHECO-One CompanyLimited to Glow IPP 2 Holding Company Limited at Baht 32.5 million.On Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 25, 20<strong>08</strong>, the extraordin<strong>ar</strong>y general sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting of GHECO-One Company Limited passed a special resolutionto increase the registered capital from Baht 100 million to Baht 324 million by issuing 22.4 million new ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es at p<strong>ar</strong> valueof Baht 10 each. GHECO-One Company Limited registered the capital increase with the Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of Business Development onM<strong>ar</strong>ch 4, 20<strong>08</strong>.GLOW IPP 2 HOLDING COMPANY LIMITEDGlow IPP 2 Holding Company Limited registered as a limited company in Thailand on October 16, 2007 with Baht 1 millionregistered capital.On December 6, 2007, the annual general sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting of Glow IPP 2 Holding Company Limited passed a resolution toincrease the registered capital from Baht 1 million to Baht 220 million by issuing 2.19 million new ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es with the p<strong>ar</strong> valueof Baht 100 each. Glow IPP 2 Holding Company Limited registered the capital increase with the Dep<strong>ar</strong>tment of BusinessDevelopment on December 25, 2007 and called for payment of the increase sh<strong>ar</strong>es at Baht 50 per sh<strong>ar</strong>e. The remaining Baht 109.5million was called and paid on M<strong>ar</strong>ch 10, 20<strong>08</strong>.Glow Energy Public Company Limited127


10. LONG-TERM LOANS TO RELATED PARTIESThis represents long-term loans granted to Glow SPP 1 Company Limited, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 CompanyLimited under the Phase III Project Sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder Loan Agreement dated September 29, 2003 and Novation Agreement datedDecember 25, 2006. The loans c<strong>ar</strong>ry interest at a fixed percentage per annum and <strong>ar</strong>e repayable before each date on which aprincipal payment must be made in respect of the debentures of the Company.11. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPM<strong>EN</strong>T, NETProperty, plant and equipment, net consist of :Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDFURNITURE,CONSTRUCTIONMACHINERY, FIXTURES AND IN PROGRESS/POWER/ WATER LEASEHOLD TOOLS AND OFFICE MOTOR EQUIPM<strong>EN</strong>T UNDERLAND PLANT IMPROVEM<strong>EN</strong>T EQUIPM<strong>EN</strong>T EQUIPM<strong>EN</strong>T VEHICLES INSTALLATION TOTALCostDecember 31, 2007 291,865,672 59,394,987,788 155,251,877 317,645,580 252,487,880 86,347,214 2,155,773,131 62,654,359,142Purchases 161,993,000 71,172,764 3,469,223 10,044,726 44,370,373 40,757,801 15,137,249,153 15,469,057,040Capitalized interest - - - - - - 307,231,456 307,231,456Transferred to sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts - (12,266,058) - - - - - (12,266,058)Transferred from advancepayment 127,550,000 - - - - - - 127,550,000Transferred from othernon-current assets - - - - - - 87,494,427 87,494,427Adjustments - (17,320,327) - (3,101,155) - - - (20,421,482)Transfer - 165,104,464 3,943,022 2,183,695 (3,096,493) - (168,134,688) -Disposals - (57,609,765) (567,495) (6,993,612) (5,110,283) (24,838,807) (84,700) (95,204,662)December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> 581,4<strong>08</strong>,672 59,544,068,866 162,096,627 319,779,234 288,651,477 102,266,2<strong>08</strong> 17,519,528,779 78,517,799,863Accumulated depreciationDecember 31, 2007 - 21,291,588,162 45,501,031 225,530,340 174,876,796 55,188,463 - 21,792,684,792Depreciation for the ye<strong>ar</strong> - 2,341,812,793 9,214,772 27,399,873 23,419,077 14,620,245 - 2,416,466,760Depreciation – disposals - (8,553,882) (567,495) (3,496,373) (4,958,028) (24,838,785) - (42,414,563)Depreciation – transfer - 1,212,732 (1,342,585) 129,853 - - - -December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> - 23,626,059,805 52,805,723 249,563,693 193,337,845 44,969,923 - 24,166,736,989Provision for impairmentDecember 31, 2007 - - - - - - - -Addition - 26,460,000 - - - - - 26,460,000December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> - 26,460,000 - - - - - 26,460,000Net book valueDecember 31, 2007 291,865,672 38,103,399,626 109,750,846 92,115,240 77,611,<strong>08</strong>4 31,158,751 2,155,773,131 40,861,674,350December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> 581,4<strong>08</strong>,672 35,891,549,061 109,290,904 70,215,541 95,313,632 57,296,285 17,519,528,779 54,324,602,874Depreciation for the ye<strong>ar</strong>s ended December 31,20<strong>08</strong> 2,416,466,7602007 2,924,878,620128 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


Unit : BahtTHE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSFURNITURE,MACHINERY, FIXTURES ANDPOWER/ WATER LEASEHOLD TOOLS AND OFFICE MOTOR CONSTRUCTIONLAND PLANT IMPROVEM<strong>EN</strong>T EQUIPM<strong>EN</strong>T EQUIPM<strong>EN</strong>T VEHICLES IN PROGRESS TOTALCostDecember 31, 2007 - 13,194,433,313 74,872,145 203,156,527 58,259,431 24,416,286 1,685,104,368 15,240,242,070Purchases 65,000,000 51,398,807 1,693,259 5,392,941 7,326,568 15,111,820 8,803,972,368 8,949,895,763Capitalized interest - - - - - - 196,917,221 196,917,221Transferred to sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts - (3,393,339) - - - - - (3,393,339)Transferred from advancepayment 16,250,000 - - - - - - 16,250,000Transfer - 73,829,692 1,232,112 - - - (75,061,804) -Disposals - (7,944,771) (567,495) (1,465) (1,553,572) (4,326,412) - (14,393,715)December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> 81,250,000 13,3<strong>08</strong>,323,702 77,230,021 2<strong>08</strong>,548,003 64,032,427 35,201,694 10,610,932,153 24,385,518,000Accumulated depreciationDecember 31, 2007 - 4,783,187,301 8,023,616 142,905,507 46,798,378 15,239,900 - 4,996,154,702Depreciation for the ye<strong>ar</strong> - 555,585,487 3,914,400 17,757,566 5,703,307 4,854,553 - 587,815,313Depreciation – disposals - (938,616) (567,495) (1,464) (1,543,135) (4,326,407) - (7,377,117)December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> - 5,337,834,172 11,370,521 160,661,609 50,958,550 15,768,046 - 5,576,592,898Net book valueDecember 31, 2007 - 8,411,246,012 66,848,529 60,251,020 11,461,053 9,176,386 1,685,104,368 10,244,<strong>08</strong>7,368December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> 81,250,000 7,970,489,530 65,859,500 47,886,394 13,073,877 19,433,648 10,610,932,153 18,8<strong>08</strong>,925,102Depreciation for the ye<strong>ar</strong>s ended December 31,20<strong>08</strong> 587,815,3132007 554,274,525As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, cost of property, plant and equipment in the consolidated financial statements that was fullydepreciated but still in use was Baht 6,794.8 million and Baht 4,535.1 million, respectively.THE COMPANYOn June 6, 2006, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a local company, being an industrialestate owner, whereby, by December 31, 2006, both p<strong>ar</strong>ties shall enter into an agreement for the sale and purchase of land ofapproximately 31 rais in the amount totaling Baht 81.25 million for the development of a new cogeneration power plant. Advancepayment of Baht 8.1 million was paid on the signing date of the MOU and another Baht 8.1 million was paid on September 30,2006. Under certain conditions of the MOU, the Company shall be granted two options; 1) to terminate the MOU by Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 31,2007, and all payments made shall be returned to the Company, or 2) to extend signing the Land Sale and Purchase Agreementuntil December 31, 2007, in the event that the Company fails to sign the agreement within that date, all payments made by theCompany shall be confiscated.On Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 3, 2007, the Company sent a notice to exercise the option to extend signing the Land Sale and Purchase Agreement untilDecember 31, 2007. Subsequently, on December 11, 2007, the Company sent the letter requesting to extend the term of the MOUto be until April 30, 20<strong>08</strong>. Accordingly, the signing of the Land Sale and Purchase Agreement was postponed to be by April 30, 20<strong>08</strong>.Glow Energy Public Company Limited129


On April 30, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into the Land Sale and Purchase Agreement and paid the amount of Baht 56.9 million.The remaining Baht 8.1 million was paid on land title transfer date on May 29, 20<strong>08</strong>.GLOW IPP COMPANY LIMITEDAll of the land, construction, machinery and equipment of the power plant of Glow IPP Company Limited have been mortgagedand pledged to secure credit facilities obtained from financial institutions (see Note 14).GLOW IPP 3 COMPANY LIMITEDOn December 23, 2005, Glow IPP 3 Company Limited entered into a Land Deposit Agreement with a local company, being anindustrial estate owner, to reserve land of approximately 134 rais at the price as specified in the agreement totaling Baht 268million to be used for the development of a new IPP Project and paid a down payment of Baht 26.8 million. The term of theagreement is 18 months and can be extended for another 6 months with an additional down payment of Baht 8.9 million. In theevent that Glow IPP 3 Company Limited decides not to purchase the land within the term of the agreement, 50 percent of thedown payment shall be returned.On June 29, 2007, Glow IPP 3 Company Limited entered into the Land Purchase and Sale Agreement to purchase 111.3 rais of theabove reserved land at the amount totaling Baht 222.6 million. Baht 44.5 million and Baht 40.0 million were paid on the signingdate and on December 15, 2007, respectively. The remaining amount of Baht 111.3 million is to be paid on M<strong>ar</strong>ch 31, 20<strong>08</strong> uponcertain conditions.On May 22, 20<strong>08</strong>, Glow IPP 3 Company Limited entered into an amendment No. 1 to the above Land Purchase and Sale Agreementto amend the land <strong>ar</strong>ea from 111.3 rais to 104 rais and the purchase price was reduced to Baht 2<strong>08</strong> million. On June 27, 20<strong>08</strong>, theremaining amount of Baht 96.7 million was paid and the land title deed was transferred to Glow IPP 3 Company Limited.12. OTHER NON-CURR<strong>EN</strong>T ASSETS, NETOther non-current assets, net as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 consist of :Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATE FINANCIALSTATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Deferred right to use grid system 152,829,731 163,767,498 - -Deferred right to use transmission line 133,791,660 140,818,170 - -Deferred land lease 92,501,975 93,530,889 - -Deferred land leasehold right 178,804,659 177,772,227 35,971,691 37,428,736Deferred financial service fee 423,900,899 8,309,436 71,718,705 3,949,200Project development costs - 81,598,954 - -Refundable deposits 23,333,792 21,176,196 5,038,718 4,769,641Others 19,723,954 19,867,613 3,986,761 4,573,070Total other non-current assets, net 1,024,886,670 706,840,983 116,715,875 50,720,647Amortization for the ye<strong>ar</strong>s ended December 31, 32,063,207 47,054,343 5,826,123 20,589,842130 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


12.1 Deferred right to use grid system represents right to use grid system of Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3Company Limited, whereby on September 27, 2000, both subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies handed over and transferred the ownership of certainp<strong>ar</strong>ts of the grid system to Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to comply with the power purchase agreement,under the regulation of purchasing electricity from small power producers. The net book value of the transferred p<strong>ar</strong>ts of thegrid system at the transfer date was Baht 242.8 million.12.2 Deferred right to use transmission line represents the costs paid by Glow IPP Company Limited for construction oftransmission line in order to comply with the power purchase agreement, under the regulation of purchasing electricity fromindependent power producers. The ownership of the transmission line belongs to EGAT and Glow IPP Company Limited hasthe right to use the transmission line over the period of the power purchase agreement of 25 ye<strong>ar</strong>s.12.3 Deferred land lease represents fees paid by Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited under the coleaseholdcontract for the land at industrial habour in Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate for a period of 28 ye<strong>ar</strong>s, from December1, 1996 to November 30, 2024 in order to construct power plant project - Phase III. The propriet<strong>ar</strong>y rights on construction stillbelong to the subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies after the expiration of the contract. In 20<strong>08</strong>, p<strong>ar</strong>t of the land leasehold right of 35 rais was assignedto GHECO-One Company Limited (see Note 22).12.4 Deferred land leasehold right represents the fees which were paid in relation to the assignment of the leasehold right for 57rais of land to the Company, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited and GHECO-One CompanyLimited. On August 30, 2006, Glow IPP 3 Company Limited entered into a Deposit and Lease Option Agreement with a localcompany, as a leasehold right owner, to transfer the leasehold right for land of approximately 62 rais to Glow IPP 3 CompanyLimited at the price totaling Baht 181 million to be used for the development of a new IPP project and a deposit of Baht18.1 million was paid. On Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 29, 2007 and M<strong>ar</strong>ch 19, 2007, the transferor issued two letters to reduce the <strong>ar</strong>ea of theland and the leasehold transfer fee to be 57 rais and Baht 169 million, respectively.On August 9, 2007, Glow IPP 3 Company Limited entered into an Assignment Agreement to assign all rights and obligationsunder the above Deposit and Lease Option Agreement to the Company. The Company is to pay the consideration, consistingof Assignment Fee of Baht 23.1 million and reimbursement of actual rental and utility fee already paid by Glow IPP 3Company Limited to Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) from August 2006 to August 2007. The Company paid theconsideration totaling Baht 27.1 million on August 30, 2007.On August 21, 2007, the Company sent a notice to exercise the lease option and paid the remaining assignment fee to theleasehold right owner of Baht 150.9 million on December 18, 2007.The Company, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited jointly entered into a land lease agreementfor the above land with IEAT on December 19, 2007 (see Note 23.1.9.1).On Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 27, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into an assignment agreement to assign its rights and obligations under theabove Deposit and Lease Option Agreement to Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited which isretroactively effective on December 19, 2007. The rights and obligations of the Company, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited andGlow SPP 3 Company Limited <strong>ar</strong>e on a pro rata basis according to amount of land <strong>ar</strong>ea of 12 rais, 0.259 rais and 44.736 rais,respectively. Subsequently, 44.736 rais of the land was assigned to GHECO-One Company Limited (see Note 22).12.5 Deferred financial service fee of Baht 348.1 million represents the financial fees paid in connection with the project financingof GHECO-One Company Limited.12.6 Project development costs represent costs incurred by Glow IPP 3 Company Limited that were transferred to GHECO-OneCompany Limited in December 2007 in accordance with the Joint Development and Venture Agreement dated M<strong>ar</strong>ch 18,2005. Such costs were capitalized as cost of power plant which is under construction in 20<strong>08</strong>.Glow Energy Public Company Limited131


13. FINANCE LEASE PAYABLESThe Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies entered into finance lease agreements for vehicles and office equipment, under which thebalance of minimum lease payments as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 <strong>ar</strong>e as follows :Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATE FINANCIALSTATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Less than 1 ye<strong>ar</strong> 53,947,728 50,581,193 5,510,134 5,662,533More than 1 ye<strong>ar</strong> 118,569,512 132,624,013 15,024,477 7,049,709Total minimum lease payment 172,517,240 183,205,206 20,534,611 12,712,242Less : Interest expense (98,236,801) (105,195,841) (2,334,222) (1,192,447)Total minimum lease payment, net 74,280,439 78,009,365 18,200,389 11,519,795Less : Current portion of finance lease payables (32,911,845) (38,537,672) (4,393,413) (5,<strong>08</strong>0,985)41,368,594 39,471,693 13,806,976 6,438,810132 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


14. LONG-TERM LOANSLong-term loans of the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 consist of :TERMS REPAYABLE MATURITY CURR<strong>EN</strong>CY FACILITY 20<strong>08</strong> 2007COMM<strong>EN</strong>CEM<strong>EN</strong>T DATEDATE USD/Y<strong>EN</strong> BAHT USD/Y<strong>EN</strong> BAHTThe Company1) Loan under Facility Agreement - - Jul. 15, 2015 Baht 3,999,999,996 - 3,999,999,996 - -dated July 15, 20<strong>08</strong>2) Loan under Facility Agreement - - Dec. 30, 2011 Y<strong>EN</strong> 8,100,000,000 8,100,000,000 3,157,444,800 8,100,000,000 2,427,699,600dated October 2, 2007Total in the sep<strong>ar</strong>ate financial statements 7,157,444,796 2,427,699,600Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies3) Loan under Facility Agreement 33 semi-annual * * Baht 9,960,000,000 - 2,745,000,000 - -dated October 9, 20<strong>08</strong> installments4) Loan under Facility Agreement 33 semi-annual * * USD 460,000,000 121,000,000 4,244,970,400 - -dated October 9, 20<strong>08</strong> installments5) Loan from overseas 25 semi-annual Jun. 15, 2006 Jun. 15, 2018 USD 217,666,655 165,535,491 5,807,382,305 181,860,490 6,162,342,702commercial banks installments6) Loan from overseas financial 23 semi-annual Jun. 15, 2003 Jun. 15, 2014 USD 61,500,000 36,992,903 1,297,799,807 41,847,646 1,418,007,499institutions (Tranche EIB) installments14,095,152,512 7,580,350,201Total in the consolidated financial statements 21,252,597,3<strong>08</strong> 10,0<strong>08</strong>,049,801Less Current portion of long-term loans in the consolidated financial statements (743,132,975) (717,675,588)20,509,464,333 9,290,374,213* See the attached details below.Glow Energy Public Company Limited133


THE COMPANY’S LOANFacility Agreement dated July 15, 20<strong>08</strong>On July 15, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into a Facility Agreement with a group of financial institutions for a 7-ye<strong>ar</strong> term loan ofBaht 4,000 million, c<strong>ar</strong>rying interest at THBFIX plus a certain percentage per annum. The loan is gu<strong>ar</strong>anteed by Glow SPP 1Company Limited, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited. The Facility Agreement stipulates certaincovenants such as the maintenance of tangible net worth, net debt to equity ratio and debt service coverage ratio. The Companyentered into interest rate swap agreements for the loan (see Note 21.3.4).As the financial m<strong>ar</strong>ket disruption, the lenders agreed to tempor<strong>ar</strong>y apply the interest at BIBOR plus a certain percentage perannum for the period st<strong>ar</strong>ting from October 13, 20<strong>08</strong>.Facility Agreement dated October 2, 2007On October 2, 2007, the Company entered into a Facility Agreement with local branch of a foreign bank to obtain a Yen 8,100million loan, c<strong>ar</strong>rying interest at JPY LIBOR plus a certain percentage per annum. The loan was drawn down on October 22, 2007and used for prepayment of the Yen loan under the Facility Agreement dated Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 16, 2005 (see Note 4.2). The loan isgu<strong>ar</strong>anteed by Glow SPP 1 Company Limited, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited.The Yen loan was swapped into Baht loan in the amount of Baht 2,964.6 million under the Cross Currency Rate Swap Agreement(see Notes 21.2.1 and 21.3.1).The Facility Agreement contains normal covenants related to v<strong>ar</strong>ious matters such as the maintenance of tangible net worth and acertain net debt to equity ratio.THE SUBSIDIARIES’ LOANSGHECO-One Company LimitedThe loans in No. 3) and 4) represent loans of GHECO-One Company Limited.On October 9, 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-One Company Limited entered into a Facility Agreement with a group of financial institutions forproject financing of its new 660 MW Coal Fired Power Plant. The loan facilities consist of:- US$ Term Loan Facility of USD 460 million c<strong>ar</strong>ries interest at LIBOR plus a certain percentage per annum and is repayable in 33semi-annual instalments of a portion specified in the agreement commencing on the date falling 12 months after the ProjectCommercial Operation Date.- Thai Baht Term Loan Facility of Baht 9,960 million c<strong>ar</strong>ries interest at THBFIX plus a certain percentage per annum and isrepayable in 33 semi-annual instalments of a portion specified in the agreement commencing on the date falling 12 monthsafter the Project Commercial Operation Date.In the event the M<strong>ar</strong>ket Disruption Event occurs, the interest rate of the loans shall be the cost of funding plus a certainpercentage per annum.On December 29, 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-One Company Limited entered into a VAT Facility Agreement with a local financial institution whichis one of the above financial institutions for a Baht 350 million facility of VAT Advances and VAT Gu<strong>ar</strong>antee. The VAT Advances c<strong>ar</strong>ryinterest at MLR minus a certain percentage per annum and <strong>ar</strong>e repayable whenever the VAT is refunded from the RevenueDep<strong>ar</strong>tment and within two ye<strong>ar</strong>s after the Project Commercial Operation Date, which is not later than Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 9, 2014. As atDecember 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, the VAT Advances have not been drawn down.The loans <strong>ar</strong>e secured by the mortgage of plant and pledge of machinery, bank accounts for the project, all sh<strong>ar</strong>es of GHECO-OneCompany Limited and the assignment of all rights and obligations under v<strong>ar</strong>ious agreements relating to the project.134 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


The Facility Agreement contains normal covenants related to v<strong>ar</strong>ious matters, such as the maintenance of debt service coverageratio, the Project Commercial Operation Date, the maintenance of coal stockpile.In addition, no later than one month after the Project Commercial Operation Date, GHECO-One Company Limited shall enter intothe Working Capital Facility Agreement for a Baht 1,600 million loan.GHECO-One Company Limited entered into interest rate swap agreements for the loans in No. 3) and 4) (see Notes 21.3.7 and 21.3.8).Glow IPP Company LimitedThe loans in No. 5) and 6) represent loans of Glow IPP Company Limited.For the loan in No. 5), Glow IPP Company Limited entered into the Loan Transfer Coordination Agreement dated December 12,2005, Comprehensive Amendment Agreement, Amended and Restated Common Terms Agreement and Commercial Bank LoanFacility Agreement dated December 15, 2005 with the overseas commercial banks as the Replacement Finance P<strong>ar</strong>ties. In respectto the Commercial Bank Loan Facility Agreement under the Comprehensive Amendment Agreement, the previous ERG FacilityAgreement and the OND Facility Agreement were consolidated and the outstanding principal amounts were fully prepaid. As aconsequence, as of the Amendment Date, total loan under the Commercial Bank Loan Facility Agreement was USD 151.2 million,including new granted loan of USD 8 million, and a further loan commitment of USD 66.5 million was still available. The loanc<strong>ar</strong>ries interest at LIBOR plus a certain percentage per annum and payable semi-annually.On M<strong>ar</strong>ch 6, 2006 and May 15, 2006, the subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y drew down an additional amount of loans of USD 21 million and USD 45.5million, respectively.On M<strong>ar</strong>ch 1, 2006, the Company entered into a Doll<strong>ar</strong> Debt Service Reserve Gu<strong>ar</strong>antee agreement with an Offshore CollateralAgent, as agent for the lenders, of Glow IPP Company Limited to gu<strong>ar</strong>antee and undertake to the agent for the payments ofAccrual Scheduled Debt Service when due, of which the gu<strong>ar</strong>antee facility amount shall not exceed 50 percent of the amountrequired for the Relevant Debt Service Reserve Account on that Repayment Date.For the loan in No. 6), on July 14, 2000, Glow IPP Company Limited entered into loan agreements with a foreign financialinstitution, under the Common Term Agreement, Tranche EIB of USD 70.9 million which c<strong>ar</strong>ries interest at cost of fund plus a fixedpercentage per annum or fixed interest rate per annum depending on the type of interest rate chosen at the drawdown date.Such type of interest rate is fixed throughout the period of each drawdown, and payable semi-annually. The loan is repayable in24 semi-annual installments in the amounts specified in the agreement from December 2002 to June 2014.On Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 5, 2003, Glow IPP Company Limited and the foreign financial institution agreed to reduce the loan facility from USD 70.9million to USD 61.5 million and to change the repayment schedule to be 23 semi-annual installments from June 2003 to June 2014.On December 12, 2005, under the Loan Transfer Scheme, the Tranche EIB was amended only the EIB Gu<strong>ar</strong>antors. Glow IPPCompany Limited entered into an EIB Gu<strong>ar</strong>antee Facility Agreement with v<strong>ar</strong>ious offshore banks to support its obligations under theEIB Finance Contract for an amount equal to 115 percent of the outstanding principal amount of the EIB Loans from time to time.All loans of Glow IPP Company Limited <strong>ar</strong>e secured by the mortgage of all of the land and construction and pledge of machineryand equipment (see Note 11), the pledge of deposits at financial institutions and current investments (see Notes 5 and 6), and theassignment of all rights and obligations under v<strong>ar</strong>ious agreements relating to the project. In addition, the loans <strong>ar</strong>e secured by thepledge of all sh<strong>ar</strong>es of Glow IPP Company Limited, of which 95 percent <strong>ar</strong>e owned by Glow Company Limited and 5 percent byother sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders.The loan agreements contain normal covenants related to v<strong>ar</strong>ious matters, such as the maintenance of certain debt to equityratio, the maintenance of certain debt service coverage ratio, and the project completion period.Glow IPP Company Limited entered into interest rate swap agreements for the USD loan in No. 5) (see Notes 21.3.5 and 21.3.6).Glow Energy Public Company Limited135


On May 8, 2007, Glow IPP Company Limited entered into a Working Capital Facility Agreement with an overseas commercial bank.The facility of Baht Equivalent 600 million c<strong>ar</strong>ries interest at THBFIX and JPY LIBOR plus a fixed percentage per annum for the loandenominated in Baht and Yen, respectively. The loan is repayable at the end of each Interest Period as specified by Glow IPPCompany Limited but not exceeding six months. As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, the loan has not been drawn down.15. DEB<strong>EN</strong>TURESDebentures as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 consist of :136 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>Unit : BahtCONSOLIDATED AND THESEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007Debentures No. 1/2551 4,000,000,000 -Less Deferred debentures issue expenses (12,235,963) -Debentures No. 1/2550 2,000,000,000 2,000,000,000Less Deferred debentures issue expenses (6,714,241) (7,516,530)Debentures No. 1/2546 and No. 2/2546 5,800,000,000 8,400,000,000Less Deferred debentures issue expenses (7,839,667) (19,107,401)Current portion of debentures (2,310,000,000) (2,600,000,000)9,463,210,129 7,773,376,069Debentures No. 1/2551On June 5, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company issued 4,000,000 units of unsubordinated and gu<strong>ar</strong>anteed debentures with a debentureholders’representative in the named-registered certificate at the face value of Baht 1,000 each, totaling Baht 4,000 million. These wereoffered exclusively to institutional and high net-worth investors. The debentures consist of :- 1,500,000 units of Tranche 1, with 7 ye<strong>ar</strong> term, due for redemption on June 5, 2015 and be<strong>ar</strong>ing coupon rate at a certainpercentage per annum, payable semi-annually commencing December 5, 20<strong>08</strong>.- 2,500,000 units of Tranche 2, with 10-ye<strong>ar</strong> term, due for redemption on June 5, 2018 and be<strong>ar</strong>ing coupon rate at a certainpercentage per annum, payable semi-annually commencing December 5, 20<strong>08</strong>.The debentures <strong>ar</strong>e gu<strong>ar</strong>anteed by Glow SPP 1 Company Limited, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 Company Limitedaccording to the letter of gu<strong>ar</strong>antee issued by them in respect of a joint obligation to gu<strong>ar</strong>antee and undertake to pay to thedebentureholders’ representative in respect of the debentures.The above debentures stipulate certain covenants such as the maintenance of tangible net worth, the maintenance of a net debtto equity ratio and the maintenance of a debt service coverage ratio.Debentures No. 1/2550On May 21, 2007, the Company issued 2,000,000 units of unsubordinated and gu<strong>ar</strong>anteed debentures with a debentureholders’representative in the named-registered certificate at the face value of Baht 1,000 each, totaling Baht 2,000 million. These wereoffered exclusively to institutional or l<strong>ar</strong>ge investors. The debentures have a 10-ye<strong>ar</strong> term and will be due for redemption on May21, 2017. The debentures have a coupon rate at a certain percentage per annum, payable semi-annually commencing November21, 2007.The debentures <strong>ar</strong>e gu<strong>ar</strong>anteed by Glow SPP 1 Company Limited, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 Company Limitedaccording to the letter of gu<strong>ar</strong>antee issued by them in respect of a joint obligation to gu<strong>ar</strong>antee and undertake to pay to thedebentureholders’ representative in respect of the debentures.


The above debentures stipulate certain covenants such as the maintenance of tangible net worth, the maintenance of a certainnet debt to equity ratio and the maintenance of a certain debt service coverage ratio.Debentures No. 1/2546 and No. 2/2546The Company entered into a Placement Agreement dated June 30, 2003 and amendments to the Placement Agreement datedSeptember 19, 2003, September 26, 2003, and November 17, 2003, respectively, with two local financial institutions to offergu<strong>ar</strong>anteed amortising debentures of Baht 12,300 million, at a price of Baht 1,000 each and to issue the short-term Bills ofExchange in amount of Baht 700 million which was mature on April 1, 2004.On September 30, 2003, the Company issued 6,500,000 units of the debentures at a price of Baht 1,000 each, totaling Baht 6,500million (Debentures No. 1/2546). These were offered by way of private placement to institutional or specific investors. Thedebentures have a maturity of 5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s and the principal is repayable in eight semi-annual instalments commencing April 1, 2005and have a coupon rate at a certain percentage per annum, payable semi-annually commencing April 1, 2004.On December 11, 2003, the Company issued 5,800,000 units of the debentures at a price of Baht 1,000 each, totaling Baht 5,800million (Debentures No. 2/2546). These were offered by way of public offering and private placement to institutional investors. Thedebentures consist of :- 2,310,000 units of Tranche 1 at a price of Baht 1,000 each, totaling Baht 2,310 million, with a term of 5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s 9 months and 20days. The Debentures <strong>ar</strong>e repayable on April 1 and October 1, 2009, and have coupon rate at a certain percentage per annum,payable semi-annually commencing April 1, 2004.- 3,490,000 units of Tranche 2 at a price of Baht 1,000 each, totaling Baht 3,490 million, with a term of 7 ye<strong>ar</strong>s. The Debentures<strong>ar</strong>e repayable on December 11, 2010 and have coupon rate at a certain percentage per annum, payable semi-annuallycommencing June 11, 2004.The debentures No. 1/2546 and No. 2/2546 were issued for financial support to Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3Company Limited. On September 29, 2003, both subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies issued a letter of gu<strong>ar</strong>antee in respect of a joint obligation togu<strong>ar</strong>antee and undertake to pay to the debentureholders representative in respect of the debentures.The above debentures stipulate certain covenants such as the maintenance of tangible net worth, the maintenance of a certainge<strong>ar</strong>ing ratio, the maintenance of a certain debt service coverage ratio and keeping of trade-related secured indebtedness within aspecified amount.Under the above Placement Agreement and Amendment Agreements, an amount of Baht 369 million was received by theCompany from both financial institutions for the difference between pricing of debentures and bills of exchange, and Benchm<strong>ar</strong>kPricing. The amount was included in other non-current liabilities in the balance sheets and is being accreted against interestexpense over the term of debentures.16. CORPORATE INCOME TAXCorporate income tax is calculated from net taxable profit after adjusting entries under the Revenue Code and less tax lossesc<strong>ar</strong>ried forw<strong>ar</strong>d of each company (if any).17. LEGAL RESERVE17.1 Pursuant to Section 116 of the Public Limited Companies Act B.E. 2535, the Company is required to set aside a legal reserveof at least 5 percent of net e<strong>ar</strong>nings after deducting accumulated deficit brought forw<strong>ar</strong>d (if any) until the reserve reaches 10percent of the registered sh<strong>ar</strong>e capital and the reserve is not available for distribution as dividends.Glow Energy Public Company Limited137


17.2 According to the Civil and Commercial Code, subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y companies <strong>ar</strong>e required to set aside a legal reserve of at least 5percent of net e<strong>ar</strong>nings at each dividend payment until the reserve reaches 10 percent of the registered sh<strong>ar</strong>e capital. Suchreserve is not available for distribution as dividends.18. DIVID<strong>EN</strong>D PAYM<strong>EN</strong>TOn September 12, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors’ meeting of the Company passed a resolution to distribute an interim dividendfrom profit for the six-month period ended June 30, 20<strong>08</strong> at Baht 0.6 per sh<strong>ar</strong>e totaling Baht 877.7 million. The dividend was paidon October 9, 20<strong>08</strong>.The annual general sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting of the Company passed a resolution to distribute dividends as follows :SHAREHOLDERS’MEETING DATEBAHTPER SHAREAMOUNT(MILLION BAHT)DIVID<strong>EN</strong>DPAYM<strong>EN</strong>T DATEApril 30, 20<strong>08</strong> 1.654 2,419.6 May 29, 20<strong>08</strong> for Baht 1.054 per sh<strong>ar</strong>e andSeptember 7, 2007 for Baht 0.60 per sh<strong>ar</strong>eApril 25, 2007 1.575 2,304.0 May 25, 2007 for Baht 0.975 per sh<strong>ar</strong>e andSeptember 8, 2006 for Baht 0.60 per sh<strong>ar</strong>e19. PROVID<strong>EN</strong>T FUND EXP<strong>EN</strong>SEProvident fund contributions made by the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies for their employees and recorded as expense in theincome statements for the ye<strong>ar</strong>s ended December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007 <strong>ar</strong>e as follows :Unit : Million BahtCOMPANY’S NAME CONSOLIDATED THE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Glow Energy Public Company Limited 2.3 1.7 2.3 1.7Glow SPP 1 Company Limited 0.9 0.9 - -Glow SPP 2 Company Limited 1.3 1.2 - -Glow SPP 3 Company Limited 0.4 0.5 - -Glow IPP Company Limited 0.9 0.7 - -Glow Company Limited 8.8 7.7 - -138 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


20. PROMOTIONAL PRIVILEGESThe Company and all of subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies have been granted v<strong>ar</strong>ious promotional privileges under the Investment Promotional Act, B.E.2520 by the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Investment under the promotion certificates as follows :COMPANY’S NAME CERTIFICATES 1 st INCOME DATE PRIVILEGESNO.DATEDGlow Energy Public Company Limited 1413 / 2537 July 11, 1994 May 1995 a) to g)1392 / 2538 June 23, 1995 Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1996 a) to g)1206 (2) / 2547 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 9, 2004 July 2004 a) to g)1635 (2) / 2547 August 9, 2004 December 2005 a) to g)1609 (2) / 2550 June 18, 2007 - a) to g)2155 / อ. / 2550 November 16, 2007 - a) to b)Glow Company Limited 1479 / 2546 September 4, 2003 - a)Glow SPP 1 Company Limited 1032 / 2539 Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 22, 1996 September 1997 a) to g)1532 / 2539 July 24, 1996 July 1998 a) to g)Glow SPP 2 Company Limited 1744 / 2539 November 6, 1996 August 1997 a) to g)Glow SPP 3 Company Limited 1222 / 2536 November 5, 1993 July 1994 a) to g)1552 / 2540 August 22, 1997 August 1999 a) to g)Glow IPP Company Limited 1526 / 2542 November 30, 1999 Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 2003 a) to d)Glow Demin Water Company Limited 1213 / 2542 May 21, 1999 May 1999 a) to g)1235 (2) / 2549 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 2, 2006 July 2006 a) to g)GHECO-One Company Limited 1969 (2) / 2551 July 25, 20<strong>08</strong> - a) to g)Subject to certain imposed conditions, the privileges include the following :a) Permission to own land in order to c<strong>ar</strong>ry on the promoted activities as the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d may deem appropriate.b) Exemption of import duty on machinery, materials and supplies imported for production for domestic sales as approved bythe Bo<strong>ar</strong>d.c) Exemption of corporate income tax on net profit for a period of eight ye<strong>ar</strong>s commencing from the date of e<strong>ar</strong>ning operatingincome. In cases where the business incurs a loss during that period of exemption, the loss incurred in such period can betaken as a deduction from net profit of the ye<strong>ar</strong>s after the period of exemption, not exceeding 5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s.d) Exemption of income tax on dividends paid from the profit of the promoted operation for a period of eight ye<strong>ar</strong>s.e) An allowance of fifty percent of the normal rate of corporate income tax on net profit for a period of five ye<strong>ar</strong>s after the expirydate of the corporate income tax exemption period as described in c) above.f) Permission to deduct double the cost of transportation, electricity and water supply for corporate income tax purpose for aperiod of ten ye<strong>ar</strong>s commencing from the date of e<strong>ar</strong>ning operating income.g) Permission to deduct the cost of installation or construction of public utilities at the rate of twenty-five percent in addition tonormal depreciation ch<strong>ar</strong>ges.As Glow SPP 3 Company Limited sold its Phase 1 water plant to the Company in June 2007, therefore, on November 16, 2007,Glow SPP 3 Company Limited transferred the remaining privileges under the promotion certificate No. 1222/2536 dated November5, 1993 to the Company.Glow Energy Public Company Limited139


All the Company’s sales <strong>ar</strong>e domestic sales, which <strong>ar</strong>e allocated to promoted and non-promoted activities as follows :THE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSUnit : Baht20<strong>08</strong> 2007PROMOTEDACTIVITIESNON-PROMOTEDACTIVITIES TOTALPROMOTEDACTIVITIESNON-PROMOTEDACTIVITIES TOTALRevenues fromthe sales of goods 7,159,117,468 3,666,459,010 10,825,576,478 9,287,273,470 1,310,632,458 10,597,905,92821. DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUM<strong>EN</strong>TS21.1 CREDIT RISKCredit risk is the risk <strong>ar</strong>ising from the inability of a counterp<strong>ar</strong>ty of the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies to meet the terms of afinancial instrument, causing the Company and subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies to incur a financial loss. It is the policy of the Company and itssubsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies to enter into financial instrument contracts only with creditworthy counterp<strong>ar</strong>ties. Although the Company and itssubsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies <strong>ar</strong>e subject to significant concentrations of credit risk, as almost all sales <strong>ar</strong>e made to Electricity GeneratingAuthority of Thailand (EGAT) and companies in the petrochemical industry, the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies do not expectto incur material credit losses on their risk management or other financial instruments.As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, the maximum exposure to credit risk in the event the counterp<strong>ar</strong>ties fail to perform theirobligations is the c<strong>ar</strong>rying amount of the financial assets as stated in the balance sheets.21.2 FOREIGN CURR<strong>EN</strong>CY RISKThe exposure to foreign currency risk relates prim<strong>ar</strong>ily to purchases of equipment, repairs and maintenance of power plantsand loans denominated in foreign currencies. In order to hedge the foreign currency risk, the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>iesentered into currency swap agreements and forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts, of which the details <strong>ar</strong>e as follows:21.2.1 On Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 16, 2005, the Company entered into a cross currency interest rate swap agreement with a financialinstitution to swap the Company’s long-term loan of Yen 8,100 million for a Baht 2,964.6 million loan. The term of theagreement is from Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 18, 2005 to December 30, 2011. On September 4, 2007 and April 2, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Companyand the financial institution agreed to amend the swap agreement (see Note 21.3.1).21.2.2 On Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 23, 2007, the Company entered into forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts with three financial institutions forthe USD amount of the Offshore Supply Contract for construction of new 115 MW CFB Power Plant. The outstandingbalance of the forw<strong>ar</strong>d contracts as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> is as follows :Unit : MillionVALUE DATECONTRACT AMOUNTUSDBAHTMay 4, 2009 - M<strong>ar</strong>ch 1, 2010 20.2 720.5140 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


As the payment term of the construction has been extended, therefore in December 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered intoforw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts with one of the above financial institutions for the extended payment term asfollows :Unit : MillionVALUE DATECONTRACT AMOUNTUSDBAHTJanu<strong>ar</strong>y 5, 2009 10.5 373.521.2.3 In June 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts with three financial institutions for p<strong>ar</strong>t ofthe USD and EUR amount of the Offshore Supply Contract for construction of new combined cycle cogenerationPower Plant. The outstanding balance of the forw<strong>ar</strong>d contracts as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> <strong>ar</strong>e as follows :Unit : MillionVALUE DATECONTRACT AMOUNTEUR USD BAHTApril 1, 2009 - October 1, 2009 - 26.5 885.3May 4, 2010 - November 1, 2010 - 20.0 679.9May 10, 2010 30.0 - 1,570.1April 16, 2009 - November 10, 2011 35.1 - 1,864.1In addition, on August 5, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts with another financialinstitution for p<strong>ar</strong>t of the USD amount of the Onshore Construction Contract for construction of the above new PowerPlant, which <strong>ar</strong>e as follows :Unit : MillionVALUE DATECONTRACT AMOUNTUSDBAHTFebru<strong>ar</strong>y 2, 2009 - December 1, 2009 18.3 617.921.2.4 In July 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-One Company Limited entered into forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts with three financialinstitutions for the USD amount of the Procurement Contract for construction of its new 660 MW Coal Fired PowerPlant, which <strong>ar</strong>e as follows :Unit : MillionVALUE DATECONTRACT AMOUNTUSDBAHTJuly 30, 2010 100 3,451.7October 29, 2010 - M<strong>ar</strong>ch 31, 2011 30 1,032.8May 31, 2011 - September 30, 2011 40 1,394.8November 30, 2011 64 2,262.1All the above forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts <strong>ar</strong>e gu<strong>ar</strong>anteed by the Company.Glow Energy Public Company Limited141


21.2.5 On November 11, 20<strong>08</strong>, Glow Company Limited entered into a forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contract with a financialinstitution amounting to USD 37.8 million at an strike price of Baht 35.06 / USD 1, for the payment of an acquisition ofa foreign subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y in M<strong>ar</strong>ch 2009.21.2.6 As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, Glow IPP Company Limited has outstanding forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchange contracts with afinancial institution amounting to CHF 11.4 million at an average strike price of Baht 30.51/CHF 1, for payment of thesp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts used for major maintenance which will be due in Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 2009.As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies have net current liabilities in foreign currencieswhich <strong>ar</strong>e not hedged against foreign exchange rate risk as follows :Unit : MillionFOREIGN CURR<strong>EN</strong>CIES 20<strong>08</strong> 2007USD 13.7 3.1EUR 2.9 0.4CHF 8.6 0.521.3 INTEREST RATE RISKInterest rate risk is the risk whereby future movements in m<strong>ar</strong>ket interest rates will have an effect on the operating resultsand cash flows of the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies. Financial instruments of the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies with floatinginterest rates comprise deposits at financial institutions, and long-term loans. In order to hedge interest rate risks of long-termloans, the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies entered into interest rate swap agreements, of which the details <strong>ar</strong>e as follows :21.3.1 On Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 16, 2005, the Company entered into a cross currency interest rate swap agreement with a financialinstitution (same agreement in Note 21.2.1) to swap interest at JPY LIBOR plus a certain percentage per annum forTHB-THBFIX plus a certain percentage per annum. The term of the agreement is from Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 18, 2005 to December30, 2011.On September 4, 2007, the Company and the financial institution agreed to amend the swap agreement by swappinginterest at JPY LIBOR plus a certain percentage per annum for a certain percentage per annum. The amended swapagreement is effective on Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 18, 20<strong>08</strong> until December 30, 2011. Subsequently, on April 2, 20<strong>08</strong>, the swappedpercentage per annum was amended to two different percentages per annum (i.e. a certain percentage per annum forFebru<strong>ar</strong>y 18, 20<strong>08</strong> to August 18, 2009 and another percentage per annum for August 18, 2009 to December 30, 2011).21.3.2 On April 9, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a financial institution to swapcoupon rate at a certain percentage per annum of the Company’s debenture No. 2/2546 Tranche 2 of Baht 3,490million for two different percentages per annum (i.e. a certain percentage per annum for June 11, 20<strong>08</strong> to June 10,2009 and another percentage per annum for June 11, 2009 to December 11, 2010).21.3.3 On May 16, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a financial institution to swapcoupon rate at a certain percentage per annum of the Company’s debenture No. 1/2550 of Baht 800 million for twodifferent percentages per annum (i.e. a certain percentage per annum for May 21, 20<strong>08</strong> to May 21, 2010 and anotherpercentage per annum for May 21, 2010 to May 21, 2017).142 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


21.3.4 On August 21, 20<strong>08</strong> and September 11, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements with fivefinancial institutions to swap interest at THBFIX of the Company’s long-term loan of Baht 4,000 million for fixedpercentages per annum for the period from October 15, 20<strong>08</strong> to July 15, 2015.21.3.5 On December 9, 2005, Glow IPP Company Limited entered into three interest rate swap agreements with three foreignbanks for the USD loan at the notional amount totaling USD 64.27 million, swapping interest at LIBOR for a certainpercentage per annum. The interest rate swap agreements <strong>ar</strong>e effective on December 15, 20<strong>08</strong> and mature on June15, 2018.21.3.6 On November 3, 20<strong>08</strong>, Glow IPP Company Limited entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a financialinstitution for the USD loan at the notional amount of USD 174.1 million, swapping interest at LIBOR for a certainpercentage per annum. The interest rate swap agreement is effective on June 16, 20<strong>08</strong> and mature on December 16,2013. As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, the outstanding balance of the notional amount is USD 101.3 million.21.3.7 In November 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-One Company Limited entered into ten interest rate swap agreements with six financialinstitutions for its USD facility at the notional amount totaling USD 453.6 million, swapping interest at LIBOR for acertain percentage per annum. The interest rate swap agreement is effective in November 20<strong>08</strong> and mature in October2028. As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, the outstanding balance of the notional amount is USD 120.9 million.21.3.8 In November 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-One Company Limited entered into six interest rate swap agreements with two localfinancial institutions for its Baht facility at the notional totaling Baht 9,825 million, swapping interest at THBFIX for acertain percentage per annum. The interest rate swap agreement is effective in November 20<strong>08</strong> and mature in October2021. As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, the outstanding balance of the notional amount is Baht 2,880.4 million.In addition, other financial instruments of the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies, which have fixed interest rates, <strong>ar</strong>e deposits atfinancial institutions, current investments, debentures and long-term loan.21.4 FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUM<strong>EN</strong>TSThai Accounting Stand<strong>ar</strong>d No. 48, “Financial Instruments Disclosure and Presentation”, requires certain fair value disclosures.Considerable judgement is necess<strong>ar</strong>ily required in estimation of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein <strong>ar</strong>enot necess<strong>ar</strong>ily indicative of the amount that could be realized in a current m<strong>ar</strong>ket exchange. The use of different m<strong>ar</strong>ketassumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value. The followingmethods and assumptions were used by the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies in estimating fair value of financial instruments.Cash and cash equivalents, current investments, trade accounts receivable, advance to related p<strong>ar</strong>ties, interest receivablefrom related p<strong>ar</strong>ties, other current assets, trade accounts payable, finance lease payables, advance from related p<strong>ar</strong>ties,other current liabilities and long-term loans with floating interest rate; the c<strong>ar</strong>rying values approximate their fair values.Long-term loans be<strong>ar</strong>ing fixed interest rates; the fair values <strong>ar</strong>e calculated based on the discounted cash flow method usingcurrent average interest rate over the remaining period of the loan agreement. As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, fair value of theTranche EIB loan of Glow IPP Company Limited is Baht 1,465.4 million which its c<strong>ar</strong>rying value is Baht 1,297.8 milion. As atDecember 31, 2007, the c<strong>ar</strong>rying value of the loan approximates its fair value as such interest rate approximates the currentm<strong>ar</strong>ket rate.Glow Energy Public Company Limited143


As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, the c<strong>ar</strong>rying values of currency swap agreements, interest rate swap agreements, forw<strong>ar</strong>dforeign exchange contracts and debentures comp<strong>ar</strong>ed to their fair values, <strong>ar</strong>e as follows :Unit : MillionDECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong>CONSOLIDATEDCONTRACT AMOUNTFAIR VALUEASSET (LIABILITY)Y<strong>EN</strong> CHF EUR USD BAHT USD EUR BAHTCross currency interest rateswap agreement 8,100.0 - - - 2,964.6 - - (177.0)Forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchangecontracts- CHF / Baht - 11.4 - - 347.6 0.9 - -- USD / Baht - - - 367.3 12,744.3 1.8 - -- EUR / Baht - - 65.1 - 3,434.3 - (5.5) -Interest rate swap agreements- Note 21.3.2 - - - - 3,490.0 - - (47.2)- Note 21.3.3 - - - - 800.0 - - (18.7)- Note 21.3.4 - - - - 4,000.0 - - (706.1)- Note 21.3.5 - - - 64.3 - (19.6) - -- Note 21.3.6 - - - 101.3 - (6.3) - -- Note 21.3.7 - - - 120.9 - (42.1) - -- Note 21.3.8 - - - - 2,880.4 - - (1,041.1)DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong>THE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSCONTRACT AMOUNTFAIR VALUEASSET (LIABILITY)Unit : MillionY<strong>EN</strong> EUR USD BAHT USD EUR BAHTCross currency interest rateswap agreement 8,100.0 - - 2,964.6 - - (177.0)Forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchangecontracts- USD / Baht - - 95.5 3,277.1 1.9 - -- EUR / Baht - 65.1 - 3,434.3 - (5.5) -Interest rate swap agreements- Note 21.3.2 - - - 3,490.0 - - (47.2)- Note 21.3.3 - - - 800.0 - - (18.7)- Note 21.3.4 - - - 4,000.0 - - (706.1)144 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


DECEMBER 31, 2007Unit : MillionCONSOLIDATEDTHE SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSCONTRACT AMOUNT FAIR VALUEASSET (LIABILITY)CONTRACT AMOUNT FAIR VALUEASSET (LIABILITY)Y<strong>EN</strong> CHF USD BAHT USD BAHT Y<strong>EN</strong> USD BAHT USD BAHTCross currency interest rateswap agreement 8,100.0 - - 2,964.6 - (624.8) 8,100.0 - 2,964.6 - (624.8)Forw<strong>ar</strong>d foreign exchangecontracts- CHF / USD - 37.7 32.9 - 0.4 - - - - - -- USD / Baht - - 122.4 4,375.0 (7.2) - - 94.9 3,393.2 (5.5) -Interest rate swap agreements- Note 21.3.5 - - 64.3 - (10.4) - - - - - -DECEMBER 31, 20<strong>08</strong>Unit : MillionDECEMBER 31, 2007CONSOLIDATED AND THE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSCONSOLIDATED AND THE SEPARATEFINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSCARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUE CARRYING VALUE FAIR VALUEBAHT BAHT BAHT BAHTDebentures 1/2551 Tranche 1 1,500.0 1,500.0 - -Debentures 1/2551 Tranche 2 2,500.0 2,500.0 - -Debentures 1/2550 2,000.0 1,928.3 2,000.0 1,813.4Debentures 1/2546 - - 2,600.0 2,585.1Debentures 2/2546 Tranche 1 2,310.0 2,315.2 2,310.0 2,322.2Debentures 2/2546 Tranche 2 3,490.0 3,505.0 3,490.0 3,510.6The fair value of debentures is determined by the last bid price on the Thai Bond Dealing Center on the last business day ofthe ye<strong>ar</strong>.Glow Energy Public Company Limited145


22. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIESA portion of the company’s business is represented by transactions with its related p<strong>ar</strong>ties which have the same group ofsh<strong>ar</strong>eholders and directors. The financial statements reflect the effects of those transactions occur in the normal course ofbusiness based on the basis determined by the Company and its related p<strong>ar</strong>ties.Significant balances and transactions between the Company and its related p<strong>ar</strong>ties <strong>ar</strong>e as follows :Unit : BahtAS AT DECEMBER 31,ACCOUNT NAME/ RELATIONSHIP CONSOLIDATED THE SEPARATE FINANCIALCOMPANY’S NAMESTATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Trade accounts receivable from related p<strong>ar</strong>tiesGlow SPP 1 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 23,926,129 -Glow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 23,278,707 21,858,255Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 116,289,338 11,569,119Suez Energy Asia Company Limited Related company 1,076,332 1,222,490 - -Emerald Energy Corporation Related company 562,700 - - -1,639,032 1,222,490 163,494,174 33,427,374Advances to related p<strong>ar</strong>tiesGlow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 443,370 951,712Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 5,381 168,812,262Glow IPP Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 3,580 -GHECO-One Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - - 66Suez-Tractebel S.A. Related company 2,297,209 2,767,890 1,146,344 2,767,890Suez Energy Asia Company Limited Related company 5,320,702 - 4,886,867 -7,617,911 2,767,890 6,485,542 172,531,930Interest receivable from related p<strong>ar</strong>tiesGlow SPP 1 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 1,497,205 1,844,384Glow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 5,855,839 7,099,657Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 19,246,547 21,789,603- - 26,599,591 30,733,644Long-term loans to related p<strong>ar</strong>tiesGlow SPP 1 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 690,000,000 850,000,000Glow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 1,359,951,197 1,499,951,198Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 3,369,732,863 3,665,048,802- - 5,419,684,060 6,015,000,000Trade accounts payable to related p<strong>ar</strong>tiesGlow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 34,931,5<strong>08</strong> 30,747,578Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 23,594,673 58,810,723- - 58,526,181 89,558,301146 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


AS AT DECEMBER 31,Unit : BahtACCOUNT NAME/COMPANY’S NAMERELATIONSHIP CONSOLIDATED THE SEPARATE FINANCIALSTATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Advances from related p<strong>ar</strong>tiesGlow SPP 1 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 21,336 1,178,177Glow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 80,580 50,104Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 45,229 -Glow Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 20,379,220 33,709,280Glow IPP 2 Holding Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - - 1,000,000Suez-Tractebel S.A. Related company 20,348,362 12,773,152 11,077,960 5,057,744Suez Energy Asia Company Limited Related company 3,000,000 7,277,233 - 4,117,478Suez University Related company - 347,642 - -23,348,362 20,398,027 31,604,325 45,112,783Advance received from a related p<strong>ar</strong>tyGHECO-One Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 251,238,795 -- - 251,238,795 -FOR THE YEARS <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,Unit : BahtACCOUNT NAME/COMPANY’S NAMERELATIONSHIP CONSOLIDATED THE SEPARATE FINANCIALSTATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007SalesGlow SPP 1 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 48,801,231 -Glow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 82,012,035 65,726,165Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 132,644,660 99,644,013Interest incomeGlow SPP 1 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 25,334,137 30,600,000Glow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 49,465,197 53,998,243Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 124,732,422 131,941,757GHECO-One Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 43,633,973 -Service incomeSuez Energy Asia Company Limited Related company 6,060,569 5,730,842 - -Emerald Energy Corporation Related company 562,700 - - -Sale of sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>tsGlow SPP 1 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 1,404,290 123,387Glow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 4,834,691 1,794,028Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 510,333 2,323,509Glow IPP Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 3,346 17,646Glow Demin Water Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 11,657 8,370Glow Energy Public Company Limited147


Unit : BahtFOR THE YEARS <strong>EN</strong>DED DECEMBER 31,ACCOUNT NAME/ RELATIONSHIP CONSOLIDATED THE SEPARATE FINANCIALCOMPANY’S NAMESTATEM<strong>EN</strong>TS20<strong>08</strong> 2007 20<strong>08</strong> 2007Assignment of land leasehold rightGHECO-One Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 1,894,630 -PurchasesGlow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 166,844,294 182,336,920Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 117,886,102 391,889,994Service expensesSuez-Tractebel S.A. Related company 14,913,227 8,463,567 12,524,556 4,3<strong>08</strong>,107Suez Energy Asia Company Limited Related company (614,040) 4,168,640 (562,878) 4,117,478Suez University Related company - 347,642 - -South Sathorn Company Limited Related company 340,000 - - -Capitalized service expenseSouth Sathorn Company Limited Related company 60,834,697 9,179,545 - -Management feesGlow Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 139,570,093 113,206,229Suez-Tractebel S.A. Related company - (444,056) - -Purchase of sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>tsGlow SPP 1 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 116,594 156,979Glow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 4,993,958 1,274,940Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 2,090,901 9,400,095Glow IPP Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 172,034 288,568Glow Demin Water Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 4,539 -Purchase of water plant and related assetsGlow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - - 505,920,153Dividend incomeGlow Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 686,660,216 497,388,490Glow SPP 2 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 98,830,695 222,369,064Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Subsidi<strong>ar</strong>y - - 1,445,184,340 2,934,609,017Capitalized interest expenseHem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land and Development Related company 29,410,701 - - -Public Company Limited148 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


No interest is ch<strong>ar</strong>ged on advances with related p<strong>ar</strong>ties.The Company and the related companies have determined prices of sales and purchases of electricity, steam and water to andfrom related companies based on average selling price ch<strong>ar</strong>ged to industrial customers of the Company and related companies.Service expenses <strong>ar</strong>e determined based on the amounts stipulated in the agreements.Management fees <strong>ar</strong>e determined based on the cost related to rendering services to the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies plus acertain m<strong>ar</strong>gin.Sale of sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts is determined based on cost plus a certain m<strong>ar</strong>gin.On June 25, 2007, the Company purchased phase 1 water plant together with assets used for its operations, i.e. furniture, officeequipment, tools and equipment, and sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts, from Glow SPP 3 Company Limited. The assets were priced at Baht 513 million,determined based on an agreed price for water plant, net book value for furniture, office equipments, and tools and equipment,and cost for sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts. In December 2007, a reduction of Baht 7.1 million was adjusted to the price as a result of actual costsubsequently incurred.GHECO-One Company Limited entered into four loan agreements to obtain short-term loans from Glow Company Limited,Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land and Development Public Company Limited and the Company. The loans c<strong>ar</strong>ry interest at MLR minus a certainpercentage per annum and <strong>ar</strong>e repayable within 365 days from the first drawdown date or on the effective of Financial ClosingDate, whichever is e<strong>ar</strong>lier for loans from Glow Company Limited and Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land and Development Public Company Limited,and within 365 days from the first drawdown date for loan from the Company. The loan agreements <strong>ar</strong>e detailed as follows:Unit : Million BahtAGREEM<strong>EN</strong>T DATE L<strong>EN</strong>DER LOAN FACILITY LOAN AMOUNTM<strong>ar</strong>ch 28, 20<strong>08</strong> Glow Company Limited 500 442April 4, 20<strong>08</strong> Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land and Development Public Company Limited 238 238June 5, 20<strong>08</strong> Hem<strong>ar</strong>aj Land and Development Public Company Limited 1,020 1,020June 5, 20<strong>08</strong> Glow Energy Public Company Limited 2,000 2,000The loans were repaid in full on December 4, 20<strong>08</strong> which is the Financial Closing Date of GHECO-One Company Limited.Assignment of land leasehold right under land option agreementOn October 17, 2007, the Company, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited entered into a land optionagreement with GHECO-One Company Limited to grant an option to GHECO-One Company Limited to acquire the leasehold rightof approximately 32 rais of land at the price of Baht 96 million for construction and operation of 660 MW coal fired power plantunder the Thai Independent Power Producer Program. The exercise of the option shall be within December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>. On Febru<strong>ar</strong>y8, 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-One Company Limited sent a notice to exercise the option. GHECO-One Company Limited agreed to acquire theleasehold right of 35 rais of the land and paid the assignment fee totaling Baht 114.5 million to Glow SPP 2 Company Limited andGlow SPP 3 Company Limited upon Financial Closing Date, which is on December 4, 20<strong>08</strong>. GHECO-One Company Limited wasadded as co-lessee of the lease agreement dated December 6, 1996 on April 11, 20<strong>08</strong> (see Note 23.1.9.1).Assignment of land leasehold right under coal storage land lease option agreementOn October 17, 2007, the Company and GHECO-One Company Limited entered into a coal storage land lease option agreement togrant an option to GHECO-One Company Limited to acquire the leasehold right of 44.7 rais of land at the price totalingapproximately Baht 136.9 million. The exercise of the option shall be within M<strong>ar</strong>ch 31, 2009. On Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 8, 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-OneCompany Limited sent a notice to exercise the option.Glow Energy Public Company Limited149


On Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 27, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into an assignment agreement to assign to Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and GlowSPP 3 Company Limited its rights and obligations under the above coal storage land lease option agreement and the Deposit andLease Option Agreement as described in Note 12.4. The assignment agreement is retroactively effective on December 19, 2007.GHECO-One Company Limited agreed to pay the assignment fee of Baht 1.9 million and Baht 144.7 million to the Company andGlow SPP 3 Company Limited, respectively. GHECO-One Company Limited was added as co-lessee of the lease agreement datedDecember 19, 2007 on April 11, 20<strong>08</strong> (see Note 23.1.9.1).Sh<strong>ar</strong>ed facilities agreementsThe Company, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited entered into Sh<strong>ar</strong>ed Facilities Agreements toprovide and allow the use of their facilities to GHECO-One Company Limited in operating its new power plant for a period of 25ye<strong>ar</strong>s commencing from the date that will be agreed later. On December, 4, 20<strong>08</strong>, sh<strong>ar</strong>ed facilities fees totaling Baht 1,253.8million were paid by GHECO-One Company Limited detailed as follows :COMPANY’S NAME AGREEM<strong>EN</strong>T DATE FEES (BAHT)Glow Energy Public Company Limited M<strong>ar</strong>ch 14, 20<strong>08</strong> 163,072,795Glow SPP 2 Company Limited M<strong>ar</strong>ch 14, 20<strong>08</strong> 28,955,184Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 21, 20<strong>08</strong> 1,061,750,682The fees <strong>ar</strong>e recorded as advance received in the balance sheet and will be recognized as income over the agreement period.In addition, GHECO-One Company Limited shall pay the annual fees to the Company, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited and Glow SPP3 Company Limited in the amount stipulated in the agreement.Emission credit assignment agreementOn August 20, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited entered into an Emission Credit Assignment Agreement withGHECO-One Company Limited whereby GHECO-One Company Limited shall pay the fees for the emission reduction equipments tothe Company and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited of USD 2.5 million and USD 7.5 million, respectively. The fees were paid onDecember 4, 20<strong>08</strong> and recorded as advance received in the balance sheet and will be recognized as income over agreementperiod.In addition, GHECO-One Company Limited shall pay the annual fees to the Company and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited in theamount stipulated in the agreement.150 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


23. COMMITM<strong>EN</strong>TS AND CONTING<strong>EN</strong>T LIABILITIESThe Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies have commitments and contingent liabilities as follows :23.1 COMMITM<strong>EN</strong>TS23.1.1 Significant power purchase agreementsThe Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies entered into Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with the Electricity GeneratingAuthority of Thailand (EGAT). Each of the agreements is effective commencing from the month in which electricitywas sold to EGAT. The Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies have provided letters of gu<strong>ar</strong>antee issued by banks togu<strong>ar</strong>antee their performance as specified in the PPAs as below :COMPANY’S NAME DATE OF NUMBER OF AGREEM<strong>EN</strong>T BANKAGREEM<strong>EN</strong>T AGREEM<strong>EN</strong>TS TERM GUARANTEEYEARS MILLION BAHTGlow Energy Public Company Limited Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 7, 1998 2 21 326.2Glow SPP 1 Company Limited Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 1996 2 23 199.3Glow SPP 2 Company Limited December 23, 1997 2 25 217.4Glow SPP 3 Company Limited December 23, 1997 2 25 455.8Glow IPP Company Limited November 19, 1997 1 25 Not requiredGHECO-One Company Limited September 10, 20<strong>08</strong> 1 25 330.023.1.2 Power, steam and water supply agreements among the group of companiesOn December 25, 2006, Glow SPP 1 Company Limited, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited, Glow SPP 3 Company Limitedand the Company jointly entered into Back-up Agreements for supply of electricity, steam, cl<strong>ar</strong>ified water anddemineralized water among them. Such agreements shall be effective for the period of 25 ye<strong>ar</strong>s st<strong>ar</strong>ting fromJanu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 2004.23.1.3 Gas supply agreements23.1.3.1 The Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies entered into Gas Supply Agreements with PTT Public Company Limited(PTT) detailed as follows :COMPANY’S NAME DATE OF NUMBER OF TERM / R<strong>EN</strong>EWAGREEM<strong>EN</strong>T AGREEM<strong>EN</strong>TS YEARSGlow Energy Public Company Limited November 22, 1999 1 21/ 4Glow SPP 1 Company Limited October 1, 1998 1 21/ 4Glow SPP 2 Company Limited September 28, 1999 1 21/ 4Glow IPP Company Limited December 12, 1997 1 25Under the agreements, the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies <strong>ar</strong>e committed to purchase gas at a specifiedquantity and price st<strong>ar</strong>ting from the Gas Commercial Utilization Date.23.1.3.2 On Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 19, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into a Gas Supply Agreement and its Supplement<strong>ar</strong>yAgreement with PTT to purchase gas for its new cogeneration power plant (Phase 5) at a quantity andprice as stipulated in the Agreement for a period of 10 ye<strong>ar</strong>s st<strong>ar</strong>ting from the Gas Commercial UtilizationDate.23.1.3.3 On September 7, 2005, the Company entered into a Memorandum of Purchase of Natural Gas with PTT topurchase gas for power plant expansion project 1 and 2 of the Company at a quantity and price asstipulated in the Memorandum for a period of not less than 15 ye<strong>ar</strong>s st<strong>ar</strong>ting from December 1, 2004 (GasCommercial Utilization Date of Expansion Project 1).Glow Energy Public Company Limited151


On Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 19, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into a Gas Supply Agreement with PTT to supersede theabove Memorandum. The Agreement is for a period of 15 ye<strong>ar</strong>s st<strong>ar</strong>ting from Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 20<strong>08</strong>, renewablefor another 4 ye<strong>ar</strong>s.23.1.3.4 On Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 15, 2004, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited entered into a Gas Supply Agreement with PTT topurchase gas at the quantity and price as stipulated in the Agreement for a period of 5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s st<strong>ar</strong>ting fromJanu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 2004.On Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 15, 2007, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited and PTT agreed to terminate the above Gas SupplyAgreement and entered into a new Gas Supply Agreement to purchase gas at the quantity and price asstipulated in the Agreement for a period of 5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s st<strong>ar</strong>ting from November 1, 2006.On July 27, 2007, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited, PTT and the Company entered into an assignmentagreement to assign all rights and obligations under the Gas Supply Agreement to the Company, wherebythe assignment was effective st<strong>ar</strong>ting from June 25, 2007.23.1.3.5 On October 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into a Gas Supply Agreement with PTT to purchase gas for itssteam generation process at the quantity and price as stipulated in the agreement for a period of 5 ye<strong>ar</strong>sst<strong>ar</strong>ting from the First Utilization Date which shall be during May 1, 2010 to July 31, 2010.23.1.4 Coal supply agreements23.1.4.1 Glow SPP 3 Company Limited is committed under Coal Supply Agreement dated December 17, 1997,Amendment No.1 dated April 8, 1999, Amendment No.2 dated September 6, 2002 and Amendment No. 3dated December 15, 2006 to purchase coal from a local company at a specified quantity and price untilDecember 31, 2014, renewable for another 10 ye<strong>ar</strong>s.23.1.4.2 Glow SPP 3 Company Limited entered into a coal supply agreement dated November 22, 2007 with anoverseas company to purchase coal at the quantity and price as stipulated in the agreement for theperiod of 3 ye<strong>ar</strong>s commencing from Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 20<strong>08</strong> to December 31, 2010.23.1.4.3 On September 22, 20<strong>08</strong>, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited entered into a coal supply agreement with anoverseas company to purchase coal at the quantity and price as stipulated in the agreement for theperiod from Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010.23.1.4.4 On October 16, 2007, GHECO-One Company Limited entered into three of Head of Agreements for CoalSupply Agreements with overseas companies to agree that they will enter into Coal Supply Agreements inthe case that the GHECO-One Company Limited is aw<strong>ar</strong>ded a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with EGAT.These Head of Agreements were terminated on October 1, 20<strong>08</strong>.23.1.4.5 GHECO-One Company Limited entered into two coal supply and transportation agreements dated August15, 20<strong>08</strong> and August 25, 20<strong>08</strong> with two overseas companies to purchase coal at the quantity and price asstipulated in the agreements for the period of 4 ye<strong>ar</strong>s each commencing from the Commercial OperationDate.23.1.5 Woodchips supply agreementsGlow SPP 3 Company Limited entered into an agreement for purchase and sale of woodchips dated August 18, 20<strong>08</strong>with a local company to purchase woodchips at the quantity and price as stipulated in the agreement for theperiod from Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 2009 to December 31, 2012.152 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


23.1.6 Back-up power purchase agreementsGlow SPP 2 Company Limited, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited and the Company entered into Back-up PowerPurchase Agreements with EGAT to purchase back-up power at the quantity and price as stipulated in theagreements. The agreements <strong>ar</strong>e for a period of 1 ye<strong>ar</strong>, renewable every ye<strong>ar</strong> and <strong>ar</strong>e detailed as follows :COMPANY’S NAME AGREEM<strong>EN</strong>T DATE EFFECTIVE DATE NUMBER OFAGREEM<strong>EN</strong>TGlow Energy Public Company Limited Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2, 2004 October 1, 2003 2Glow SPP 2 Company Limited M<strong>ar</strong>ch 22, 2002 Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 2001 2Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2, 2004 October 1, 2003 2On September 30, 2004, Glow SPP 1 Company Limited, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited, Glow SPP 3 Company Limitedand the Company jointly entered into an agreement with EGAT to settle the dispute reg<strong>ar</strong>ding the interconnectionof the power and steam systems of the Group. Under the agreement, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited, Glow SPP 3Company Limited and the Company agreed to purchase additional back-up power from EGAT at a quantity specifiedin the agreement. Subsequently, on Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 2, 2005, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited, Glow SPP 3 Company Limitedand the Company made amendments to the Back-up Power Purchase Agreements with EGAT to revise the quantityof back-up power and to purchase the back-up power over the periods as follows :COMPANY’S NAME PROJECT PERIOD UP TOGlow Energy Public Company Limited 1 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 31, 20172 September 30, 2017Glow SPP 2 Company Limited 1 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 28, 20242 April 25, 2024Glow SPP 3 Company Limited 1 August 31, 20242 M<strong>ar</strong>ch 19, 2025In the event the PPAs <strong>ar</strong>e terminated before the above date, the back-up power purchase agreements will beconsequently terminated.23.1.7 Pipe rack agreements23.1.7.1 On August 30, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with PTT Public Company Limited for rightof use of structure for piping of PTT for its pipeline system for a period of 15 ye<strong>ar</strong>s commencing Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1,2007 to December 31, 2021. The right of use fee, which is calculated following the calculation formulastipulated in the agreement, is to be paid semi-annually, of which the amount is approximately Baht 0.2million, increase by 3 percent every ye<strong>ar</strong>.23.1.7.2 On September 1, 2004, the Company entered into a pipe rack agreement to lease the space in the pipingsupport system from a local company for a period from June 1, 2005 to December 31, 2020, with anannual rental of Baht 4.5 million adjusted every ye<strong>ar</strong> by 5 percent.23.1.7.3 On September 29, 2005, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited entered into an agreement with PTT PublicCompany Limited for right of use of structure for piping of PTT for its pipeline system for a period of 15ye<strong>ar</strong>s commencing September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2020. The right of use fee, which is calculatedfollowing the calculation formula stipulated in the agreement, is to be paid semi-annually, of which theamount is approximately Baht 0.3 million, increase by 3 percent every ye<strong>ar</strong>.23.1.7.4 Glow SPP 1 Company Limited entered into a pipe rack agreement dated May 28, 1999, superseded thepipe rack usage agreement dated September 25, 1998, to lease the space in the piping support systemfrom a local company for a period of 15 ye<strong>ar</strong>s from October 1, 1998 to September 30, 2013. The right ofGlow Energy Public Company Limited153


154 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>use fee of Baht 8.6 million was paid and recorded as deferred right of pipe rack usage. In addition, GlowSPP 1 Company Limited is liable to pay a semi-annual rental fee of approximately Baht 3 million, increaseby 5 percent every ye<strong>ar</strong>. On September 1, 2002 and September 28, 2006, Glow SPP 1 Company Limitedentered into amendments No.1 and No.2, respectively, to the pipe rack agreement to lease more spaceand extend the period for another 8 ye<strong>ar</strong>s.23.1.8 Construction and development23.1.8.1 As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies have outstanding commitments inrespect of construction and improvement as follows :Unit : Million BahtCOMPANY’S NAME COMMITM<strong>EN</strong>TS AMOUNT20<strong>08</strong> 2007Glow Energy Public Company Limited Construction of new w<strong>ar</strong>ehouse 735.7 520.2and transmission line, and Improvementof power plant systemGlow SPP 2 Company Limited Improvement of power plant system 1.2 -Glow SPP 3 Company Limited Improvement of power plant system 12.8 5.5Glow IPP Company Limited Improvement of power plant system 5.0 19.0GHECO-One Company Limited Engineering service for new 660 MW 86.8 -Coal Fired Power Plant construction23.1.8.2 On August 7, 2000, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited entered into a joint agreement with the Industrial EstateAuthority of Thailand (IEAT) to develop an <strong>ar</strong>ea to construct a shipping berth at Map Ta Phut IndustrialEstate. The construction of the dedicated berth for use in handling of coal, other raw materials andnecess<strong>ar</strong>y goods has been completed and it commenced the operation on December 7, 2001. Glow SPP 3Company Limited has the right to utilize this <strong>ar</strong>ea for a period of 30 ye<strong>ar</strong>s, with the following benefits paidto IEAT :- Right of way fee for coal conveyor construction at Baht 1.3 million per annum, adjusted every 10 ye<strong>ar</strong>sby 10 percent.- Water front fees of Baht 23.6 million payable within 1 ye<strong>ar</strong>, and fees of Baht 9.9 million per annumpayable from 2001 to 2030.- Fee payable at a rate stipulated in the agreement for actual shipments made through the berth, and,from 2002, a minimum of at least an amount equivalent to 500,000 tons per ye<strong>ar</strong> being shippedthrough the berth is to be paid.In addition, the ownership of the dedicated berth will be transferred to IEAT in the fifteenth ye<strong>ar</strong> from thedate of commencing the operations, without any compensation.23.1.8.3 On Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 22, 2007, the Company entered into Offshore Supply Contract and Onshore ConstructionContract with an overseas company for construction of a new 115 MW CFB Power Plant, of which thecontract prices <strong>ar</strong>e USD 124.9 million and Baht 1,584.5 million, respectively. As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, theCompany had outstanding commitments of USD 13.0 million and Baht 392.2 million.23.1.8.4 On April 18, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into Offshore Supply Contract and Onshore ConstructionContract with a consortium of an overseas company and a local company for construction of a newcombined cycle cogeneration Power Plant, of which total contract prices <strong>ar</strong>e USD 157.4 million, EUR 80.7million and Baht 1,481.7 million. As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company had outstanding commitmentsof USD 69.0 million, EUR 66.2 million and Baht 1,018.6 million.


23.1.8.5 On May 15, 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-One Company Limited entered into Procurement Contract and Engineering,Procurement and Construction Contract with an overseas company for construction of a new 660 MWCoal Fired Power Plant, of which the contract prices <strong>ar</strong>e USD 660.5 million and Baht 4,935.9 million,respectively. As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong>, GHECO-One Company Limited had outstanding commitments ofUSD 564.7 million and Baht 4,072.1 million.23.1.9 Lease agreements23.1.9.1 The Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies entered into land lease agreements with the Industrial Estate Authorityof Thailand (IEAT) for the construction of power plants and power substation and to operate electricityand steam generation business as follows :COMPANY’S NAME DATE OF TERM/ LEASE/ GUARANTEEAGREEM<strong>EN</strong>T R<strong>EN</strong>EW YEAR CASH BANKGUARANTEEYEARS MILLION MILLION MILLIONBAHT BAHT BAHTGlow Energy Public Company Limited, December 19, 2007 30 7.6 7.6 7.6Glow SPP 2 Company Limited andGlow SPP 3 Company LimitedGlow Energy Public Company Limited June 5, 2007 13 1.0 1.0 1.0Glow Energy Public Company Limited April 4, 1994 26 / 20 0.5 0.5 0.5Glow SPP 2 Company Limited August 13, 1998 28 0.5 0.5 0.5(st<strong>ar</strong>ted September 30, 1996)Glow SPP 2 Company Limited December 6, 1996 28 30.9 - 46.4and Glow SPP 3 Company LimitedLease agreement dated December 19, 2007On April 11, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited and GHECO-One Company Limited entered into an addendum attached to the lease agreement to add GHECO-OneCompany Limited as a co-lessee of the lease agreement (see Notes 12.4 and 22).Lease agreement dated December 6, 1996On July 11, 2003, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited and the Company enteredinto an addendum attached to the lease agreement to add the Company as a co-lessee of the leaseagreement.On April 11, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company, Glow SPP 2 Company Limited, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited and GHECO-One Company Limited entered into an addendum attached to the lease agreement to add GHECO-OneCompany Limited as a co-lessee of the lease agreement (see Note 22).23.1.9.2 On M<strong>ar</strong>ch 17, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into an agreement with IEAT for the right of use of the land forlaying its underground power transmission line for a period from Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 2, 20<strong>08</strong> to November 30, 2024,with an annual fee of Baht 0.2 million, adjusted by 10 percent every 5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s.23.1.9.3 On Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 23, 2007, the Company and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited jointly entered into an agreementwith IEAT for right of use of the land for laying their power transmission line for a period of 30 ye<strong>ar</strong>scommencing Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 15, 1996 to November 30, 2024, renewable for another 20 ye<strong>ar</strong>s, with an annual feeof approximately Baht 2.2 million, adjusted by 10 percent every 10 ye<strong>ar</strong>s. The fee for the period fromJanu<strong>ar</strong>y 15, 1996 to Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 14, 20<strong>08</strong> of Baht 27.2 million was paid in Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 2007.Glow Energy Public Company Limited155


23.1.9.4 On Febru<strong>ar</strong>y 15, 2005, Glow SPP 3 Company Limited entered into a land lease agreement with PTT PublicCompany Limited to lease the land where its network of power transmission line systems <strong>ar</strong>e erected fora period of 20 ye<strong>ar</strong>s st<strong>ar</strong>ting from Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 2005 to December 31, 2024 with an annual rental fee of Baht5.4 million, adjusted every ye<strong>ar</strong> by 2 percent after the tenth ye<strong>ar</strong> of the lease agreement.23.1.9.5 On June 1, 2007, Glow Company Limited entered into two agreements with a company for lease andservice of building space for a period of 2 ye<strong>ar</strong>s commencing June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2009 with amonthly fee of Baht 1.5 million.23.1.9.6 As at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies had outstanding commitments inrespect of softw<strong>ar</strong>e license, lease of vehicles, and other services agreements totaling approximately Baht166.2 million and Baht 146.5 million, respectively.23.1.10 Maintenance service agreements23.1.10.1 On April 20, 2004, the Company and Glow SPP 2 Company Limited entered into the Long Term P<strong>ar</strong>ts andLong Term Service Agreements (LTSAs) with a local company in order for provision of p<strong>ar</strong>ts andmaintenance services of Gas Turbine Units and their associated equipment. The term of the LTSAs isdetermined by the number of hours that such Cover Unit is operated (Factored-Fired Hour) and numberof Major Inspection as specified in the agreements. The provision of services commenced in Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 2005.The contract prices consist of a fixed Thai Baht monthly fee and v<strong>ar</strong>iable monthly fee in both USD andBaht currency as specified in the agreements. These prices <strong>ar</strong>e subject to escalation in accordance withthe terms of the LTSAs.23.1.11 Support service agreements23.1.11.1 On May 3, 2005, the Company and six subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies (“Glow Group”) jointly entered into Support ServicesAgreement and Engineering Services Agreement with Suez-Tractebel S.A. (“Suez”), whereby Suez shallprovide consulting services in respect of engineering, operational, financial and auditing system,investment, project finance, insurance, etc. The service fee shall be in Euro currency. The serviceagreements will be determined in the hourly rate depend on the type of services. The term of theagreements is 5 ye<strong>ar</strong>s from the execution date, automatically renewed for successive one-ye<strong>ar</strong> termunless termination is notified by either p<strong>ar</strong>ty. Nevertheless, the agreements shall be terminated on thedate that Suez holds directly or indirectly less than 25 percent of the sh<strong>ar</strong>es of Glow Group.23.1.11.2 On July 11, 2000, Glow IPP Company Limited entered into a technical support agreement with Suez-Tractebel S.A. for the operation and maintenance of its facility. Glow IPP Company Limited has to pay anannual fixed service fee and monthly v<strong>ar</strong>iable service fees based on actual costs incurred. The agreementwill be terminated when each p<strong>ar</strong>ty has notified of the termination in written form.23.1.12 Utilities agreementsGlow IPP Company Limited entered into a utility agreement with a local company for the service on basicinfrastructure, purchase of raw water, potable water, process waste water and other services for the period of 25ye<strong>ar</strong>s commencing from the commercial operation date, which was Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 31, 2003. Glow IPP Company Limitedhas to pay service fees as specified in the agreement.23.1.13 Purchase of sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>tsIn 2007, Glow IPP Company Limited issued purchase orders to an overseas supplier to purchase sp<strong>ar</strong>e p<strong>ar</strong>ts to beused for major maintenance in 20<strong>08</strong> and 2009 in the amount totaling CHF 54.7 million. An advance payment of CHF12.9 million was paid in 2007. The remaining amount shall be paid when the p<strong>ar</strong>ts <strong>ar</strong>e ready for delivery and afterreceipt of the p<strong>ar</strong>ts. The outstanding commitment as at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> is CHF 0.5 million.156 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>


23.1.14 Acquisition of a foreign subsidi<strong>ar</strong>yOn October 29, 20<strong>08</strong>, the extraordin<strong>ar</strong>y general sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders’ meeting No. 1/20<strong>08</strong> of the Company passed <strong>ar</strong>esolution for the Company to enter into the transaction in accordance with the Related P<strong>ar</strong>ty Transaction under theNotification No.Tor.Chor. 21/2551 announced by Capital M<strong>ar</strong>ket Supervisory Bo<strong>ar</strong>d which approved the executionand deliver all relevant transaction documents in connection with the Glow Company Limited’s acquisition ofsh<strong>ar</strong>es in and subsequent restructuring of Houay Ho Thai Company Limited and Houay Ho Power CompanyLimited and the financing of such acquisition.On December 19, 20<strong>08</strong>, Glow Company Limited entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to purchase thefollowing sh<strong>ar</strong>es :1) 4,296,810 ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es (49 percent of the issued sh<strong>ar</strong>es) of Houay Ho Thai Company Limited (HHTC) fromSuez Energy Asia Company Limited at the price of USD 1.3 million, being subject to adjustment under certainconditions in the agreement.2) 300,000 ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es (60 percent of the issued sh<strong>ar</strong>es) of Houay Ho Power Company Limited (HHPC), acompany operates a 150 MW hydro power plant in Laos, from Stopper Finance B.V., a company registered inNetherlands, at the price of USD 37.8 million.The transactions shall be completed upon all conditions as stipulated in the agreement have been fulfilled,provided that the completion date shall not be e<strong>ar</strong>lier than Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 1, 2009.On the same date, Glow Company Limited entered into another Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell 25,000ordin<strong>ar</strong>y sh<strong>ar</strong>es of HHPC to HHTC at the price of USD 3.2 million. As a result, Glow Company Limited and HHTC shallown 55 percent and 25 percent, respectively, in HHPC.On Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 15, 2009, Glow Company Limited entered into a Subscription Agreement to agree that it will subscribefor the increased sh<strong>ar</strong>es in HHTC in an amount sufficient for HHTC to :- repay loan in full to Suez Tractebel S.A. on the date which is not later than M<strong>ar</strong>ch 31, 2010. The loan price onM<strong>ar</strong>ch 31, 2009 is USD 10.0 million.- pay the purchase price of USD 3.2 million above to Glow Company Limited.The allotment of the increased sh<strong>ar</strong>es shall be on a pro rata basis in accordance with the intended ownership ofHHTC sh<strong>ar</strong>es, being 49 percent owned by Glow Company Limited.23.1.15 Facility AgreementOn December 18, 20<strong>08</strong>, the Company entered into a Facility Agreement with a local financial institution for a Baht3,000 million loan, repayable on the date which is 7 ye<strong>ar</strong>s after the date of the first drawdown and c<strong>ar</strong>rying interestat THBFIX plus a certain percentage per annum. The loan is gu<strong>ar</strong>anteed by Glow SPP 1 Company Limited, Glow SPP2 Company Limited and Glow SPP 3 Company Limited. The Facility Agreement stipulates certain covenants such asthe maintenance of tangible net worth, net debt to equity ratio and debt service coverage ratio. As at December 31,20<strong>08</strong>, the loan has not been drawn down.Glow Energy Public Company Limited157


23.2 CONTING<strong>EN</strong>T LIABILITIES23.2.1 Letters of gu<strong>ar</strong>anteeAs at December 31, 20<strong>08</strong> and 2007, there were outstanding letters of gu<strong>ar</strong>antee issued by banks on behalf of theCompany and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies in respect of certain performance bonds as required in the normal course of businessof the Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies as follows :Unit : Million BahtCOMPANY’S NAMEAMOUNT20<strong>08</strong> 2007Glow Energy Public Company Limited 439.0 812.2Glow SPP 1 Company Limited 203.3 203.3Glow SPP 2 Company Limited 240.6 240.6Glow SPP 3 Company Limited 489.2 489.0Glow IPP Company Limited 6.8 6.8Glow Company Limited 0.4 -Glow IPP 2 Holding Company Limited and another sh<strong>ar</strong>eholder - 330.0GHECO-One Company Limited 330.0 -Glow Energy Public Company Limited and six subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies 2.0 2.0158 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>The above bank gu<strong>ar</strong>antee of Glow IPP 2 Holding Company Limited of Baht 330 million is gu<strong>ar</strong>anteed by theCompany in the amount not exceeding Baht 214.5 million and was returned on October 9, 20<strong>08</strong>.The above bank gu<strong>ar</strong>antee of GHECO-One Company Limited of Baht 330 million is gu<strong>ar</strong>anteed by the Company inthe amount not exceeding Baht 214.5 million.23.2.2 Others23.2.2.1 Glow IPP 3 Company Limited has an obligation under the Land Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June29, 2007 and Amendment No. 1 dated May 22, 20<strong>08</strong> (see Note 11), to purchase approximately 4 rais ofthe land at the price of Baht 2 million per rai in the event that the land will not be used for EGAT powerline installation. In case EGAT still has not made decision until the end of 2012, Glow IPP 3 CompanyLimited shall enter into the Land Purchase and Sale Agreement within 90 days from the end of 2012.In addition, Glow IPP 3 Company Limited shall be responsible for the cost of engineering expenses andconstruction of raw water pipeline, and process waste water facility and waste water collection pipelinesystem in excess of the stand<strong>ar</strong>d capacity.23.2.2.2 Glow IPP Company Limited has performed an offline water wash at a 1-3 month interval and EGAT hasduly paid for the Availability Payment during the period of such operations. The Availability Paymentduring the offline water wash operations, received from EGAT st<strong>ar</strong>ting from the commercial operation dateup to May 2005, was approximately Baht 30 million. However, EGAT has made a new interpretation of thePPA and has <strong>ar</strong>gued that EGAT is not entitled to pay the Availability Payment. Accordingly, EGAT has notpaid for the Availability Payment since invoice of June 2005 up to December 20<strong>08</strong> totaling Baht 40.6million. Glow IPP Company Limited has sent a letter to EGAT requesting for payment of the over duebalance with interest. EGAT has refused to pay.Glow IPP Company Limited believes that it is cle<strong>ar</strong>ly stated in p<strong>ar</strong>agraph 22 of Schedule 2 of the PPA thata reduction in output or availability due to offline water washing during the allowed transient period shallnot result in deductions from the Full Availability Payment.


Due to the difference interpretation as aforementioned, both p<strong>ar</strong>ties agreed to bring the matter to<strong>ar</strong>bitration in an amicable manner. If Glow IPP Company Limited loses the case in <strong>ar</strong>bitration, it will loseavailability payment on a recurrent basis of approximately Baht 30 million per ye<strong>ar</strong> until the PPA isterminated.24. FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY SEGM<strong>EN</strong>TThe Company’s and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies’ operations involve a single industry segment, the production and distribution of electricity,steam and water for industrial use and being c<strong>ar</strong>ried on in the single geographic <strong>ar</strong>ea being Thailand. As a result, revenues,operating profits and identifiable assets as reflected in these financial statements pertain to the aforementioned industry segmentand geographic <strong>ar</strong>ea.25. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ANNOUNCED BUT NOT EFFECTIVEThe Federation of Accounting Professions issued Notifications of Federation of Accounting Professions No. 86/2551 datedNovember 12, 20<strong>08</strong> reg<strong>ar</strong>ding the following accounting stand<strong>ar</strong>ds that were announced in the Royal Gazette, but were not ineffect in 20<strong>08</strong> :TAS 36TAS 54(Revised 2007) Impairment of Assets(Revised 2007) Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued OperationsThe accounting stand<strong>ar</strong>ds will supersede previously issued accounting stand<strong>ar</strong>ds when they become effective. The managementhas assessed the impact of these accounting stand<strong>ar</strong>ds, when they <strong>ar</strong>e effective, for financial periods beginning on or after Janu<strong>ar</strong>y1, 2009 and does not expect them to have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.26. CAPITAL MANAGEM<strong>EN</strong>TThe Company and its subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies’ (“Group Company”) objectives in respect of managing capital <strong>ar</strong>e as follows:- To safegu<strong>ar</strong>d the Group Company’s ability to continue as a going concern so that it can continue to provide returns tosh<strong>ar</strong>eholders and benefits to other stakeholders and,- In order to provide adequate returns to sh<strong>ar</strong>eholders, the projects invested by the Companies in the Group shall be prudentlyconsidered on the appropriate risk level.The Group Company undertakes the capital management by setting a t<strong>ar</strong>get to maintain the credit rating of the Group Companyby not less than A minus following the principle of Credit Rating performed by TRIS. The Group Company manages its capital inrelation to the proportional risk and manages the capital structure by sep<strong>ar</strong>ate funding to each type of project. The funding ofIndependent Power Producer Project (IPP) is sep<strong>ar</strong>ately managed from other projects in term of Project Financing. For theCogeneration project, Group Company’s source of fund shall pass through Glow Energy Public Company Limited by raising fundand grants the loan to the companies in the group for their projects.Monitoring the capital of the Cogeneration project is considered based on the financial ratio of Group Company’s performanceexcluding Independent Power Producer’s operating result. The financial ratios comprised Debt to Equity Ratio, Debt ServiceCoverage Ratio and Interest Coverage Ratio.Monitoring the capital of the Independent Power Producer is in accordance with the covenant on financial ratio stipulated in aloan agreement of each project.Glow Energy Public Company Limited159


27. EV<strong>EN</strong>T AFTER BALANCE SHEET DATEOn Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 20, 2009, the Bo<strong>ar</strong>d of Directors’ meeting of the subsidi<strong>ar</strong>ies passed a resolution to distribute an interim dividend asfollows :COMPANY’S NAME BAHT PER SHARE AMOUNT(MILLION BAHT)DIVID<strong>EN</strong>DPAYM<strong>EN</strong>T DATEGlow SPP 1 Company Limited 1.16 249.4 Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 22, 2009Glow SPP 2 Company Limited 0.60 296.5 Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 22, 2009Glow SPP 3 Company Limited 1.62 1,194.5 Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 22, 200928. APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL STATEM<strong>EN</strong>TSThese financial statements have been authorized for issue by Finance Executive Management on Janu<strong>ar</strong>y 30, 2009.160 Annual Report 20<strong>08</strong>

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