Energy Conservation Policy

At present, the domestic demand on energy, including electricity consumption gradually increases due to rising population and industrial and economic expansion that cuts down the energy reserve. Meanwhile, more severe global warming problem has intensified the climate change globally which leads to natural disaster affecting human lives and assets. Therefore, relevant sectors have earnestly joined hands to seek measures and set procedures to relieve the said impact.

As a leading independent power producer in Thailand, RATCH Group PCL. (“the Company”) aims at creating corporate value based on the sustainable growth in terms of economic, social and environment dimensions. Since its inauguration, the Company has expanded its investment in core businesses together with developing social and environmental contribution activities according to its commitment to minimize such problems as well as promoting and supporting the energy efficiency, including the energy conservation of the office building and power plants for the concrete solutions. This effort will be beneficial to overall economy, society and environment. Particularly, it helps decrease the greenhouse gas which is the main cause of global warming problem and climate change. To enhance the effectiveness of energy management, the Company stipulates the Energy Conservation Policy as follows.

To operate and develop appropriate energy management system. It is regarded that energy conservation and management is a part of the Company’s business operations and it has to be implemented in accordance with relevant laws and regulations which will lead to sustainable development.
To earnestly comply with the law relating to energy conservation and management and to continuously improve the energy efficiency in order to meet the nature of business, production technology and internationally accepted best practice.
To set the Company’s annual plan and goal for the energy conservation and communicate with all employees for accurate understanding and compliance.
To arrange the monitoring and evaluation programs for energy management as well as revising, analysing and correcting any error and weakness of energy management at least once a year during the appropriate period in order to ensure the complete compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
The Company regards that the energy conservation is the duty and responsibility of all executives and employees at all levels and that they are required to deliver their cooperation to comply with the energy conservation measures, to monitor and report relevant issue to the Energy Management Committee.
To support the necessary resources, including personnel, budget, time as well as the training courses in order to promote the energy conservation for all employees, to enhance efficient energy conservation and management, and to encourage all employees’ participation through presenting their suggestions that are beneficial to the development of energy conservation and management of the Company.
Executives and Energy Management Committee shall revise the energy policy, goal and plan on annual basis.
The energy management report shall be prepared and submitted to the Company's executives and relevant information shall be annually disclosed to its stakeholders.
To promote and encourage the Company’s subsidiaries to comply with the energy conservation policy, relevant regulations and the best practice for energy conservation and management.

Appointment of Energy Management Committee

To facilitate and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the energy conservation and management according to the energy management law for controlled buildings and to the energy conservation policy of RATCH Group Public Company Limited (“the Company”), the Company thereby appointed the Energy Management Committee as follows.

The Energy Management Committee comprises:

Vice President and Head of Office Management Division was appointed as the Chairperson. The members of the Committee include a representative of Business Development Discipline, a representative of Asset Management Discipline, a representative of Finance Discipline, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Relations Division, Senior Manager- Facility Management Department and Manager- Facility Management Department.

The Energy Management Committee shall perform duties and have responsibilities as follows.

To operate the energy management in compliance with the Company’s Energy Conservation Policy and energy management methods.
To work in collaboration with relevant units in compliance with the Company’s Energy Conservation Policy and energy management methods.
To propose to the top executives to consider stipulating the energy conservation goal and plan, energy management methods, training programs and activities to instill energy conservation awareness to all employees.
To perform in compliance with the energy conservation goal and plan, to continuously arrange the training course or activities in order to promote the energy conservation to all employees for good understanding and practices in complying with the policy.
To supervise and provide the audit and analysis of the practices in compliance with the energy conservation goal and plan as well as controlling, checking, monitoring and evaluating the energy management. The Company shall also revise, analyze and correct any error of energy management on an annual basis at the appropriate time.
To communicate with all employees to create better understanding about energy management goal, plan and methods, the results of energy conservation and management and the results of meeting, revision, analysis and correction of any errors relating to the energy management.
To deliver recommendations about stipulation and revision of Energy Conservation Policy and energy management methods to the top executives for their consideration annually.
To promote and encourage the subsidiaries to comply with the Energy Conservation Policy, relevant regulations and the best practice for energy conservation and management.
To prepare the energy management report and the Company’s energy management certification report and submit them to the top executives and relevant government authorities as well as annually disclosing information to the Company's stakeholders.
To perform other duties as designated.

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