Bangkok: State enterprises have successfully disbursed nearly 80 billion baht in investment budgets for the first half of the fiscal year 2025, according to the latest figures. Mr. Thibdee Wattanakul, Director of the State Enterprise Policy Committee Office (SOE), highlighted that the disbursement of investment budgets, which involve 43 state enterprises under the close monitoring of the SOE, is categorized into two groups: those using fiscal year accounting and those using calendar year accounting.
According to Thai News Agency, the investment budget framework for 2025 stands at 258,372 million baht. As of the end of March 2025, the accumulated disbursement results reached 79,173 million baht, amounting to 106 percent of the intended disbursement plan. This includes disbursements by 34 fiscal year state enterprises from October 2024 to March 2025, totaling 56,496 million baht, which is 101 percent of the plan. Additionally, nine calendar year state enterprises have disbursed 22,676 million baht from January 2025 to March 2025, or 121 percent of the plan. Among fiscal year state enterprises, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), and the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority led in disbursement, while the Provincial Electricity Authority, PTT Public Company Limited, and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand topped the list for calendar year enterprises.
Ms. Piyawan Lamkitja, State Enterprise Development Advisor, noted that major investment projects exceeding their disbursement plans included the Purple Line electric train project, Tao Poon - Rat Burana section of MRTA, the Den Chai - Chiang Rai - Chiang Khong railway construction project of SRT, and the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, phase 1 (Bangkok - Nakhon Ratchasima section) of SRT, all achieving 100 percent disbursement.
Mr. Thibodi emphasized that the overall investment budget disbursement in the second quarter for fiscal year enterprises and the first quarter for calendar year enterprises aligns with the target of more than 95 percent of the investment plan, totaling nearly 80 billion baht. The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC) will continue to monitor these disbursements closely to ensure that investments meet targets and contribute to stimulating the nation's economy.