TABLE-Thai EGCO Q1 net profit up, beats forecasts

BANGKOK, May 12 (Reuters) - Three months to March 31, 2008

(in millions of baht unless stated)

First Quarter

2008 2007

Shr (baht) profit 5.35 vs profit 4.81

Net profit 2,817.20 vs profit 2,531.33

Notes: Results are consolidated and unaudited. Electricity
Generating PCL EGCO.BK is Thailand's second largest power
producer.

Two analysts polled by Reuters had forecast an average net
profit of 2.6 billion baht ($81 million).
($1 = 32.10 baht)
(Reporting by Khettiya Jittapong, Editing by Darren
Schuettler)