The batch is worth Bt23 billion and due to open in 2020.

Firstly, the route will be extended to the North from Mo Chit to Kukot via Saphan Mai and then will be extended South from Bearing to Samut Prakan.

Total budget is Bt84.52 billion.

The committee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, instructed The Krungthep Thanakom Co Ltd, a state enterprise under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, to conduct the process of finding an operator for the two extended routes, said BMA Governor Pol General Aswin Kwanmuang.

The operator will not bear the cost until the BMA is able to pay back the company, starting from 2029, he said.

Previously, the Bangkok Metropolitan Council decided to not approve BMA’s proposal asking for a budget for asset transfer of the Green Line’s extensions from Mass Rapid Transit Authority.