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In March 2015 the Thailand Government’s Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) rejected the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report on the Ban Klong Rua coal seaport and the Krabi coal-fired power plant. A panel reviewing the EIA said it "does not present comprehensive information, nor does it incorporate all concerns from every sector." The Protect Krabi Network presented ONEP with 44,000 signatures from those who support the protection of the area where the coal seaport and coal-power plant would be located.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0FKCJm3sOmUJ:www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Krabi-coal-plant-Environmental-Impact-Assessment-rejected/52561+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us#sthash.bIlde7rj.dpuf "Krabi coal plant Environmental Impact Assessment rejected,"] Phuket Gazette, March 14, 2015</ref>
After a well-publicized hunger strike against the plant, the Thai government agreed in July 2015 to set up a joint committee to review the environmental and health assessment of the project and consider renewable energy alternatives. While the coalition opposing the plant also wanted a freeze on a tender for the project's construction by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, the government said bidding would proceed but promised that no contracts would be signed during the project's review.<ref>[http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Prayut-puts-Krabi-plant-on-hold-30265127.html "Prayut puts Krabi plant on hold,"] The Nation Multimedia, July 24, 2015</ref> On August 5, 2015, two private consortiums submitted bids to construct the plant in Krabi province. One was a consortium comprising Italian-Thai Development Plc and Power Construction Corp of China, and the second was a joint venture between Alstom (Thailand) and Marubeni of Japan. Egat deputy governor Rattanachai Namwong said he expected the winning bidder would be announced in about four months.<ref>[http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/645100/2-groups-bid-on-krabi-coal-plant "2 groups bid on Krabi coal plant,"] Bangkok Post, Aug. 5, 2015</ref>
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