{"id":5718,"date":"2026-07-27T09:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T09:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/?p=5718"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:14:47","slug":"learning-about-electric-power-generation-and-the-environment-through-hands-on-experience-with-egat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/?p=5718","title":{"rendered":"Learning about Electric Power Generation and the Environment Through Hands-on Experience with EGAT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Department of Environmental Engineering took a large group of fourth-year undergraduate students to the EGAT Learning Center on 23 July 2026 as part of the course 01210442 Nuclear Waste Management Technology, taught by Associate Professor Dr. Cheema Soralump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/8.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/en.eng.ku.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/9.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This study trip gave students the opportunity to learn about the mission, roles, and expertise of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) in electric power generation. 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