[3] The EEI was established to strengthen the competitiveness of the Thai electrical and electronics industry n international markets.

In addition to the MOI, it has shown to have working relationships with The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) (which transferred some of its activities to it in 1999), the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) and The Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

[6][7] In September 2020, the Bangkok Post reported that the EEI was jointly conducting a study with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), the Pollution Control Department, and the Federation of Thai Industries to create a business model for electronic waste management to better cope with the surge of hazardous rubbish in Thailand.

[8] The EEI activities cover the following areas:[4] The EEI also arranges mutual recognition agreements (MRA) on electrical and electronic products as well as proposes Thai national standards of electrical and electronics products through TISI.

The EEI also creates forecasts and other data related reports for Thailand's electrical and electronics (E&E) industry.