A spokesman for the Royal Thai Air Force reveals a solution to the problem of the engine driving the generator for the submarine.
On June 9, Lt. Gen. Karnakorn Monthatpalin, spokesman for the Royal Thai Navy. Revealed the results of the meeting to find a solution to the problem of the engine driving the generator between the Navy and CSOS, with Admiral Thaloengsak Sirisawat, Chief of Staff of the Royal Thai Navy. As chairman of the submarine procurement project management committee as the chairman of the Thai division and Mr. Liu Song, the vice president of CSOC, as the chairman of the Chinese division. and has a deputy assistant ambassador for the military at the Chinese Embassy/Bangkok participate in the meeting which provides at the meeting room Naval Headquarters Building Wang Nantha Park area Bangkok Noi Bangkok, where CSOC announced that it had made an effort to negotiate with MTU, the Federal Republic of Germany, both at the company-company level. Government-government and diplomatic channels To supply the engine to drive the generator. but unable to proceed in accordance with the agreement
CSOC offered the CHD 620 diesel-powered generator to the Navy as a replacement for the MTU 396. The Navy has confirmed the need for use. The diesel engine drives the MTU 396 generator according to the agreement, as the CHD620 engine offered by CSOC has never been used in any country’s submarines.
Police Lieutenant Colonel went on to say that The Navy has informed CSOC of the important issues concerning diesel engine-powered generators in accordance with the requirements specified in the agreement to CSOC as follows: 1. Must be certified for actual use in submarines. Actual use 3. There is a guarantee. after sales service And maintenance 4. Meet the needs of the Navy’s operational operations.
In order to meet the conditions set forth in the agreement, the Navy requests CSOC to provide a proposed guidance, timing and action plan. as well as set a time limit for the delivery of submarines to the Navy for consideration within 60 days (within 9 August 2022).