Introduction

Sime O&M (Thailand) Co Ltd (SOMT), a subsidiary of Sime Darby Energy & Utilities, is the operation and maintenance service provider for Laem Chabang Power Plant and Sime LCP Power Plant in Thailand.

SOMT functions from its operational centre at Laem Chabang Industrial Estate with more than 40 employees to carry out all operation and maintenance works of two cogeneration power plants and serves more than two dozen electrical and steam customers throughout out the industrial estate.

Historically, the operation and maintenance company was formed in September 1998. It was then known as IVOGS Hin Krut Company Limited and later renamed as Fortum Energy Solution. Fortum (Finland) owned the Laem Chabang Power Company Limited (LCP).

In 2002 Sime Darby acquired Laem Chabang Power Company Limited. A few years later, as plans to build another power plant at Laem Chabang began to materialise, a decision was made to buy over the company with the aspiration to extend the operation and maintenance portfolio to the new plant. Thus, in July 2006, Fortum Energy Solution was bought over by Sime Darby and renamed Sime O & M (Thailand) Company Limited.

In April 2008, both SOMT and LCP were accredited and certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 international standards. SOMT workforce was instrumental in the accreditation of both companies. The company also achieved a reduction in the number of internal disturbances of more than 50 per cent.

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