Programmes and agreements / prg-th-egat-ustda-smr-feasibility-study

EGAT SMR feasibility study funded by the US Trade and Development Agency (about 600 MWe)

On 14 September 2026 EGAT and USTDA signed an agreement for a US-funded feasibility study on deploying US SMR technologies in Thailand, assessing locations, costs and regulatory steps for about 600 MWe. The vendor-neutral study is to consider designs from seven US companies. It is a study, not a site or technology selection.

Not a deployment project. SMR plans, agreements, studies and government programmes that are not (yet) a single deployment project. They are listed separately and are never counted as projects or reactors.

Type

Feasibility or siting study

Countries concerned

Thailand

Participants and roles

• Host or customer: Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
• Government: US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)

Designs named

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Scale as stated

study of SMR deployment generating about 600 MWe (vendor-neutral, seven US designers considered)

Announced or first reported

14 Sep 2026

Status

Active
Grant agreement signed, USTDA to issue an RFP for the study contractor. No site or design selected.

Confidence

low

Last checked

2026-10-14 (record review date, not proof of current activity)

Related deployment projects

• No related deployment project is recorded here.

Sources

• US funding for Thai SMR feasibility study (reputable_press, published 16 Sep 2026, accessed 2026-10-14)