State Enterprises Accelerate Year-End Investment to Stimulate Economy
Thailand's State Enterprise Policy Office is urging nine major state-owned enterprises to speed up investment spending in the final quarter of 2026 to meet a 95% disbursement target and inject over 40 billion baht into the economy. A November 6 meeting with executives from firms including PTT, EGAT, and Airports of Thailand confirmed most are on track to exceed last year's disbursement rates. Officials also discussed 2027 investment plans and ways to remove bureaucratic bottlenecks.
Because timely disbursement of state enterprise investment budgets plays a crucial role in propelling the national economy — through infrastructure investment, public service development, and injecting liquidity into the financial system — SEPO is closely monitoring and pushing for accelerated spending in the last quarter (October–December 2026) of all nine calendar-year state enterprises. The goal is for each to disburse remaining funds at full efficiency, meeting the government's target of no less than 95%. As of the final quarter of 2026, these nine enterprises collectively have 40,615 million baht in investment budgets still in process and awaiting disbursement into the economy.
On November 6, 2026, SEPO convened a meeting to track and accelerate the disbursement performance of all nine calendar-year state enterprises, to assess progress and acceleration plans for the remainder of the year, discuss the 2027 investment budget framework and disbursement plans, and hear problems, obstacles, and suggestions for SEPO support to enhance operational and disbursement efficiency. The meeting was attended by Natthawut Phisanwatana, SEPO Deputy Secretary-General serving as Advisor on State Enterprise Development; Phitaya Uthaisang, Director of the State Enterprise Policy and Planning Office; five other SEPO officials; and senior executives from all nine calendar-year state enterprises: the Provincial Electricity Authority, the Metropolitan Electricity Authority, the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, PTT Public Company Limited, CAT Telecom Public Company Limited, Thailand Post Company Limited, the Forest Industry Organization, Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited, and SARA Public Company Limited.
The meeting concluded that nearly every state enterprise will be able to accelerate investment in line with government targets, with disbursement rates rising significantly higher than in 2025.
